Half-Mute

Half Mute
Studio album by Tuxedomoon
Released	1980
Recorded	1979 at Audios Amigos Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Post-punk, Industrial
Length	43:10
Label	Ralph
Producer	Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon chronology
Scream with a View (1979) Half Mute (1980) Desire (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Half Mute, released in 1980, was Californian post-punk group Tuxedomoon's first full–length album, after two EPs, 1978's No Tears and 1979's Scream with a View. The album was rereleased on CD in 1997, bundled together with Scream with a View. Cover art is by Patrick Roques.

Track listing

All tracks by Steven Brown, Peter Principle and Blaine L. Reininger, except where noted

1. "Nazca" – 3:03
2. "59 to 1" – 3:54
3. "Fifth Column" (Reininger) – 2:55
4. "Tritone (Musica Diablo)" – 2:45
5. "Loneliness" – 2:48
6. "James Whale" – 2:39
7. "What Use?" – 3:54
8. "Volo Vivace" – 2:44
9. "7 Years" – 3:05
10. "KM / Seeding the Clouds" – 11:28

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[2]	10

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.