![]() Walking in the Opposite Direction from Adrian Borland on Vimeo. He was working on his sixth when he was struck by a train in April 1999. Borland spent time in the Netherlands, releasing a series of five solo albums between 19. ![]() It’s just as experimental and edgy as Suicide, The Normal and Tuxedomoon, and a precursor to coldwave that would regain popularity decades later. ![]() ![]() The bulk of his best work was with The Sound from 1979 to 1987, though he and bandmate Graham Baily also released two EPs and an album, World Of Rubber (Virgin, Dark Entries, 1981) of minimal wave synth-punk as Second Layer. Borland’s punk band The Outsiders were the first to self-release a record ( Calling On Youth) on their own label in May 1977. You’d had to have ignored every single thing that I’ve written about 1980-84 era post-punk, as I reference The Sound all the time as one of my all-time favorites. It’s perfectly understandable if you don’t have a clue who Adrian Borland is, unless you’re a longtime Fast ‘n’ Bulbous reader. It was quietly given a digital worldwide release in April. Walking In The Opposite Direction, the documentary about Adrian Borland, has been on my radar of nearly a decade.
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