The band was never intended to be a live outfit and only ever came together in the studio.
A second single "A Circuit Like Me/Closed Circuit" was released in 1980,the first album "Multiple Choice" soon after.The then-cutting-edge Roand DR-55 (Doctor Rhythm) drum machine and a few triggered synths were the sum total of devices available.
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Listen to 'Bad Timing' from Multiple Choice
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In 1985 they got together in between other commitments and recorded a second album "Regular Guys". The album was unique at the time in that it was mixed and mastered using PCM technology, digitally recorded onto video tape, giving an amazingly clean sound with almost zero background noise.
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Listen to '18 Creature' from Regular Guys
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"Ash's ingenuity in creating something out of very little was the key to the Metronomes sounding as 'produced' as they did" - Al Webb. The group was an integral part of the early electronic music scene in Australia.
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2004 - a new CD
Listen to 'Today' from Today |
and 2016 for it Records
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