Where is Martin Swope? Where is he!? Post-punk legends sounded tame. The weirdness brought by Swope’s off-stage tape and sound manipulation seemed to be missing from the mix (or maybe he’s just not here, literally) and it felt like the band was slightly neutered. Regardless, neutered for Mission of Burma still means there’s a wall of guitar noise and pulsing drums! Cutting seamlessly between tracks from their first go around in the early 80s to tunes from their current reunion, the band continues to deserve the praises sung by critics and fans alike.
