Tracklist
| A1 | The Diesquad | 3:54 |
| A2 | Im / Ex | 0:22 |
| A3 | Climatic Nouveaux | 3:56 |
| A4 | Conversation Between Units | 0:30 |
| A5 | Geometry | 7:24 |
| A6 | Staticarnival | 1:17 |
| B1 | Symphony Of Shudders | 2:17 |
| B2 | A Grey Man | 1:55 |
| B3 | Footsteps In The Fog | 3:55 |
| B4 | Ringing In The Sane | 2:54 |
| B5 | Trio | 1:13 |
| B6 | Gestures | 3:28 |
| B7 | Little Tune (Warlike) | 1:59 |
| B8 | Dig That Crazy Beat | 0:37 |
| C1 | Theatre Matrix | 4:15 |
| C2 | A Pale View Of Hills | 4:50 |
| C3 | A Song For Laurie | 4:32 |
| C4 | Between Two Frequencies | 6:12 |
| C5 | Binary | 4:31 |
| D1 | Sampling The Blast Furnace | 4:28 |
| D2 | Clocks | 4:45 |
| D3 | Dark Rain | 2:06 |
| D4 | Stadium | 7:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Brett Wickens
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Roger Humphreys
- Copyright (c) – Brett Wickens
- Copyright (c) – Roger Humphreys
- Designed At – MetaDesign
Credits
- Art Direction – Brett Wickens
- Design, Photography By [Additional] – Winston Wier
- Photography By [Cover Photography] – Todd Hido
- Producer – Brett Wickens (tracks: A1 to B8)
- Written-By – Wickens* (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B1, B3, B4, B6, C1 to D4), Humphreys* (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B2, B5, B7, B8, C1)
Notes
Side A+B: Re-release of the first LPSide C+D: Demo sketches recorded in London, England between 1981 and 1984 for an unreleased second LP except track C1 which was the B-side of the Climatic Nouveaux 7", the only single release from the original LP.
The track "Sampling The Blast Furnace" was a track from the unrealised project "The Partnership" with Andy McCluskey of O.M.D. on vocals and also Martha Ladly. It was produced by William Orbit.
Art direction at MetaDesign.
Comes in gatefold sleeve.
This is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANLP1 | Ceramic Hello | The Absence Of A Canary (LP, Album) | Mannequin Records | MANLP1 | Canada | 1980 |
| SUCTION024 | Ceramic Hello | The Absence Of A Canary (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM) | Suction Records | SUCTION024 | Canada | 2012 |
| SUCTION024 | Ceramic Hello | The Absence Of A Canary (CD, Album, RE) | Suction Records | SUCTION024 | Canada | 2012 |
| VOD 30 | Ceramic Hello | The Absence Of A Canary V1.1 (LP, Album, RE + LP + Ltd, S/Edition) | Vinyl-on-demand | VOD 30 | Germany | 2006 |
| SUCTION024 | Ceramic Hello | The Absence Of A Canary (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Gre) | Suction Records | SUCTION024 | Canada | 2012 |
