Or So It Seems

Or So It Seems is an album by Graham Lewis, Bruce Gilbert and Daniel Miller under the pseudonym Duet Emmo (an anagram of Dome and Mute), released in 1983 by Mute Records.

Or So It Seems
Studio album by Duet Emmo
Released	August 1983 (1983-08)[1]
Recorded	1981–1982
Studio	Blackwing Studios, London
Genre	Minimal wave experimental
Length	43:04
Label	Mute
Producer	Bruce Gilbert Daniel Miller Graham Lewis John Fryer Eric Radcliffe
Singles from Or So It Seems
"Or So It Seems" Released: March 1983[1]

The title track was also released as a 12" single and it’s b-side "Heart of Hearts" was included as a bonus track on CD releases of the album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic called it "less a seamless marriage of the collaborators' aesthetics than an awkward cohabitation of abstruse Dome material with more accessible and melodic synth-oriented fare".[2] Trouser Press wrote: "Or So It Seems fluctuates between atonal, electronic sound collages and stiff, monotonous synth-funk reminiscent of D.A.F., with no track ever getting off the ground. Fun studio noodling no doubt, but not of lasting import."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bruce Gilbert, Daniel Miller and Graham Lewis.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hill of Men"	4:36
2.	"Or So It Seems"	8:55
3.	"Friano"	3:39
4.	"The First Person"	4:46

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"A.N.C."	1:48
6.	"Long Sledge"	16:39
7.	"Gatemmo"	1:03
8.	"Last's Card"	1:38
Total length:		43:04

CD bonus track

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Heart of Hearts"	8:04

References

1. "1-4+5 - DOME - Editions Mego". editionsmego.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
2. Neate, Wilson. "Or So It Seems – Duet Emmo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
3. Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David. "TrouserPress.com :: Dome". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

External links

• Or So It Seems at Discogs (list of releases)