''Or So It Seems'' is an album by

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and Daniel Miller under the pseudonym Duet Emmo (an anagram of

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and Mute), released in 1983 by

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. The title track was also released as a 12" single and its b-side "Heart of Hearts" was included as a bonus track on CD releases of the album.

Reception

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called it "less a seamless marriage of the collaborators' aesthetics than an awkward cohabitation of abstruse

material with more accessible and melodic synth-oriented fare". ''

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'' wrote: "''Or So It Seems'' fluctuates between atonal, electronic sound collages and stiff, monotonous

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reminiscent of D.A.F., with no track ever getting off the ground. Fun studio noodling no doubt, but not of lasting import."

Track listing

References

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* {{Authority control 1983 debut albums Wire (band) Albums produced by John Fryer (producer)