Credits:This HeatDescription:Thistwo-songEPfrom1980showcaseswhatThisHeatdidsobrilliantly,ifsofarbelowtheradarthatitisonlyposthumouslythatthegroundbreakingBritishtriogetsrecognized:somehowtheymanagetobeastronomicallyinfluentialyetpolarizinginthesamebreath.Theeight-minuteA-side,"HealthandEfficiency"(titledfromabandmember'sin-jokeaboutthebenefitsofbicyclingtotherecordingstudio)isaninsistentandpulsatingKrautrockprojectile,hurtlingforwardanthemicallyonherky-jerkydiscordantguitarsplatterandapummeledandabuseddrumkit.It'sanobviousprecedenttolatter-dayexperimentalrockerslikeSonicYouthandLeFlyPanAm.The11-minuteB-side,"Graphic/Varispeed,"isanepicsprawlofbarelyshiftingdronethatcanjustaseasilyhypnotizethelistenerasprovokethemtoripitfromtheturntableinafury.Graciously,thelistenerwasoriginallyencouragedtoplayitatthespeedoftheirchoice,16,33-1/3,45,or78rpm.Theband'sassertionthat"itsoundsgreatatallspeeds"leavesituptothelistenertoagreeorrebut.~B