Like a lot of bands that impressed me on college radio circa the early-'90s, I didn't immediately follow up on Positive Noise, simply due to a sheer lack of resources (say, like the internet). By the time I actually thumbed across their records in the wild, I had completely forgotten the track in particular that exposed me to them. Upon seeing this for $2 I decided to take a stab at the band's debut 45, "Positive Negative." Oddly enough, the song in question came out as the same year, 1981, as their debut LP,
Heart of Darkness, but didn't appear on it. That's actually logical, as "Positive Negative" presented itself as bubbly new romantic synth pop. Nothing egregious mind you, just a bit generic for it's niche. The flip, "Energy" fared better. Albeit not too far removed from it's aforementioned A-side, "Energy" nonetheless boasts a chillier façade, situating itself in a more natural construct, dovetailing more appropriately with what I encountered on
...Darkness.
A. Positive Negative
B. Energy
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