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Autopilot – Rapid Eye Movements (NM/VG+) – 2xLP, UK 1981
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Rapid Eye Movements is an LP by Autopilot from 1981 released on the Chrysalis label.
About this album
Rapid Eye Movements is a striking 1981 album that sits neatly between synth-pop sheen and pop-rock drive. Autopilot use electronic textures, clipped rhythms and melodic hooks to build a set that feels both polished and slightly uneasy, giving the record a distinct early-80s character. Its title sequence of numbered movements suggests a conceptual flow, and that ambition helps the album stand out from more straightforward pop releases of the period. For listeners drawn to early electronic crossover records, Rapid Eye Movements offers a concise snapshot of a style finding new ways to combine machines, melody and song form.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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A1 R.E.M. #1 (Weather And Closedown)
A2 R.E.M. #2 (George Goes Solo)
A3 R.E.M. #3 (Pictures On A Video Screen)
A4 R.E.M. #4 (New Terrain)
B1 R.E.M. #5 (Why Do I Feel So Good?)
B2 R.E.M. #6 (The Face / The Woman In The Fairground)
B3 R.E.M. #7 (Midnight Sun)
C1 R.E.M. #8 (A Hiding To Nothing)
C2 R.E.M. #9 (A Place With No Emotion)
C3 R.E.M. #10 (Approach To The City)
C4 R.E.M. #11 (The Ears Of The City)
D1 R.E.M. #12 (Won'T Give In)
D2 R.E.M. #13 (George Rides Again)
D3 R.E.M. #14 (Something In The Shadows)
D4 R.E.M. #15 (Escaping From A Maze)