{"product_id":"wir-aka-wire-vien-reissue","title":"WIR (AKA WIRE) - Vien + (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD EP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the departure of \u003cstrong\u003eWire\u003c\/strong\u003e’s drummer \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1990 \u003cstrong\u003eWIR\u003c\/strong\u003e had risen phoenix like from the ashes of the acclaimed UK post-punk band after and were created to fulfil the final phase of Wire’s \u003cstrong\u003eMute Records\u003c\/strong\u003e contract. With a more sequence based sound, WIR saw the band breaking all their own rules by creating a new sparse electronic music with \u003cstrong\u003eGraham Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e singing most of the vocals and even cannibalising their own catalogue by sometimes sampling their own older material. WIR was, however, not a long-term project and besides completing their only album, \u003cem\u003eThe First Letter\u003c\/em\u003e, their only other activities were a very small number of gigs and two multi-artist “conceptual happenings” under the name \u003cem\u003eI Saw You\u003c\/em\u003e. One of these was in Clapham in April 1992 on election night and the other in Vienna in Feb 1993. On that Vienna trip, in addition to playing the gig, the band recorded a radio session for the Austrian national broadcaster \u003cstrong\u003eORF\u003c\/strong\u003e which was organised by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Rehberg\u003c\/strong\u003e - later the person behind \u003cstrong\u003eMEGO\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; sadly no longer with us. This was released in 1996 by \u003cstrong\u003eTouch\u003c\/strong\u003e on CD and consisted of two long tracks with a running time of almost 25 minutes. Once the short run of CDs had sold out, the rights technically fell to the band, and pinkflag released it - digital only - in 2007 ..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe remastered 2025 vinyl \/ CD \/ digital edition adds a newly recorded, Taylor Swift style re-recording of what is undoubtedly WIR’s most pop moment, the dark brooding shadows of \u003cem\u003eSo and Slow\u003c\/em\u003e. The version released here is based on how the band played it live, so, in spite of being instantly recognisable, it does not follow the arrangement of any previously released version.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pink Flag","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":54520985846105,"sku":"SDZ-43262","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/WIR__AKA_WIRE_-_Vien_plus_-_CD_-_2025.jpg?v=1745937219","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/wir-aka-wire-vien-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}