In Camera, IV Songs (12" EP)

In Camera were an early 80s English band with post-punk and vaguely goth tendencies.  Side A of their 1980 12" IV Songs contains two instrumentals.  The first is built around a heavily processed piano and sparse drumming, and the second introduces the rock band line-up.  The songs on Side B add dead-pan vocals that are stylized and typical of the era.  The drum sound is very tight and clear, and the bass is sometimes high-passed at a surprisingly high frequency, creating a tinny sound and an eerie amount of space at the bottom (even with the repeating kick drum).  The piano instrumental is the most unusual and distinctive track on the EP—it's vaguely comparable to Colin Newman's Provisionally Entitled the Singing Fish.  The stark front cover photo and simple design fit the style of the era as perfectly as the vocal songs do.