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Genres
  
Post-punk

Labels
  
Tortch, Cherry Red, LD

Active from
  
1979

Record label
  
Cherry Red Records

Years active
  
1979 (1979)–?

Associated acts
  
The Sound

Genre
  
Post-punk

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Past members
  
Adrian Borland Graham Bailey

Members
  
Adrian Borland, Graham Bailey

Albums
  
Second Layer, Flesh as Property E.P.

Similar
  
The Outsiders, The Sound, Honolulu Mountain Daffodils, White Rose Transmission, Colvin Mayers

Second layer fixation


Second Layer was a post-punk musical act formed in 1979 by Adrian Borland (vocals, guitar) and Graham Bailey (keyboards, bass guitar, drum programming), both of The Sound.

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Second layer courts or wars


History

Their first release was the EP Flesh as Property in 1979 through Tortch Records. This was followed by another EP the following year, State of Emergency. The band's only studio album, World of Rubber, was recorded in France. It was released in 1981 through record label Cherry Red Records.

Musical style

Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote that the band "retained some of [the] feel" of The Sound, "albeit in a slightly detached fashion that's to be expected when synths and drum machines replace more human elements".

Discography

Studio albums
  • World of Rubber (1981)
  • EPs
  • Flesh as Property E.P. (1979)
  • State of Emergency E.P. (1980)
  • Compilation albums
  • Second Layer (1987)
  • Songs

    I Need Noise
    Definition of HonourWorld of Rubber · 1981
    Courts Or WarsFlesh as Property EP · 1979

    References

    Second Layer Wikipedia