Music

Optimo 1983

dance-punk, no wave EP 4 tracks 99 Records

Optimo is the third EP by American dance-punk band Liquid Liquid. It was released through 99 Records in 1983, becoming the band's final release until the 1997 compilation album Liquid Liquid. The EP includes Liquid Liquid's best-known song "Cavern", which was the subject of a dispute after being used for Grandmaster Melle Mel's "White Lines ".

dance-punk no wave

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Character

Grave, spare, character-led and open-ended.

gravecomic
sparerichly built
character-ledplot-driven

Tracks

A1Optimo
A2Cavern
B1Scraper
B2Out

About the album

Artist: Liquid Liquid
Label: 99 Records
Released: 1983
Type: EP
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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