A Split Second - Ballistic Statues
A Split Second - Ballistic Statues
Label : Mecanica
Format : 2 LP - Album - Reissue - Black Vinyl
Release : 01/05/2026
Style : Electro - EBM - New Beat
Info
Belgian electronic body-music pioneers A Split-Second deliver an expanded reissue of their influential 1987 debut Ballistic Statues, a landmark of the New Beat and EBM movement. Blending dark electronics, cold-wave tension and precision-driven sequencing, the album helped define a pivotal moment in the late-80s European underground.
This new edition brings together all tracks from the original album and enhances them with essential recordings from the same era, including the band’s complete 1986 debut EP (A Split-Second), the cult Smell of Buddha, and additional period material.
Ballistic Statues remains a defining statement—raw, innovative and far ahead of its time. This reissue brings together the core foundations of A Split-Second in one essential collection making it ideal for both long-time followers and new listeners discovering the band.
Remastered by Nicolás Zúñiga. Layout by Stefan Alt. Band photos by Inge Bekkers.
Tracklist
A1. Rigor Mortis
A2. Drinking Sand
A3. Neurobeat
A4. Close Combat
A5. Cybernetics And Pavlovian Warfare
B1. Check It Out
B2. Ballistic Statues
B3. Burn Out
B4. Bodycheck
C1. On Command
C2. Flesh
C3. Colonial Discharge
C4. Taste (The Suburban Whiplash)
D1. Drinking Sand (Remix)
D2. Rigor Mortis (Extended)
D3. Flesh (Remix)
D4. On Command (Live '89)
D5. Burn Out (Between the Sheets)
