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Ministry: With Sympathy

19 January 1983 · 44 YEARS

With Sympathy

Ministry

The production is dominated by the polished, drum-machine sound of early eighties new wave. It captures a specific moment when the group leaned into catchy, lighthearted electronic compositions.

Though the band later moved in a much harder direction, this record serves as an interesting document of their initial electronic experiments. It is an exploration of danceable, synthesized melodies that feel distant from their later output.

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