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Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | August 1981 | |||
Genre | Post-punk, new wave, electronic, synthpop | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
Agentss chronology | ||||
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Agentss is an extended play by the homonymous Brazilian new wave band Agentss. It was released independently in 1981, [1] and was their first official release.
The track "Agentss" opens with a dialogue in German between an unnamed woman and a man named Ralf (portrayed by Sabine Bartlewski and Roberto Wendel respectively). The dialogue goes as follows:
According to the band's frontman, Kodiak Bachine, the name "Ralf" is an allusion to Ralf Hütter, the lead singer of krautrock band Kraftwerk. Kraftwerk is one of Bachine's major influences. [2] Years later, in 2005, this track would appear in the German compilation Não Wave.
The track "Angra" is a satire regarding the Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro.
All tracks are written by Kodiak Bachine unless noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Agentss" | 4:51 |
2. | "Angra" (Miguel Barella) | 2:25 |
Agentss | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | August 1981 | |||
Genre | Post-punk, new wave, electronic, synthpop | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
Agentss chronology | ||||
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Agentss is an extended play by the homonymous Brazilian new wave band Agentss. It was released independently in 1981, [1] and was their first official release.
The track "Agentss" opens with a dialogue in German between an unnamed woman and a man named Ralf (portrayed by Sabine Bartlewski and Roberto Wendel respectively). The dialogue goes as follows:
According to the band's frontman, Kodiak Bachine, the name "Ralf" is an allusion to Ralf Hütter, the lead singer of krautrock band Kraftwerk. Kraftwerk is one of Bachine's major influences. [2] Years later, in 2005, this track would appear in the German compilation Não Wave.
The track "Angra" is a satire regarding the Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro.
All tracks are written by Kodiak Bachine unless noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Agentss" | 4:51 |
2. | "Angra" (Miguel Barella) | 2:25 |