The Very Long Fuse Explained

The Very Long Fuse
Type:	ep
Artist:	Breaking Circus
Cover:	The_very_long_fuse_Layer_1.jpg
Released:	1985
Genre:	Post-punk
Label:	Homestead Records
Producer:	Iain Burgess^[1]
Next Title:	The Ice Machine
Next Year:	1986

The Very Long Fuse is the debut EP by American post-punk band Breaking Circus.^{[2] [3] [4]} It was released in 1985 by on Homestead Records.^[5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the EP "terse, post-punk vitriol set to a banging dance-beat drum machine."^[5]

Track listing

1. "Precision"
2. "(Knife in the) Marathon"
3. "Lady in the Lake"
4. "Soul of Japan"
5. "The Imperial Clawmasters' Theme"
6. "Monster's Sanctuary"
7. "Christian Soldiers"
8. "Morning"

Personnel

• Steve Björklund - guitar, bass, Roland TR-606 drum machine
• Steve Albini - cover artwork

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spins. SPIN. SPIN Media. LLC. September 3, 1985. SPIN Media LLC. Google Books.
2. Web site: Breaking Circus Maximus. SPIN. SPIN Media. LLC. July 3, 1987. SPIN Media LLC. Google Books.
3. Web site: Never found in the '80s: Breaking Circus. Tampa Bay Times.
4. Web site: DeLorean: Breaking Circus - "(Knife in the) Marathon" (1985). Tiny Mix Tapes.
5. Web site: Breaking Circus . Trouser Press . 3 August 2020.