Life Transmission
| Life Transmission | ||||
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| Released | 23 April 1981 | |||
| Recorded | January – April 1981 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 7:54 | |||
| Label | Fálkinn/Eskvímó Cat. No.: EF 1 | |||
| Producer | Þeyr and Tony Cook | |||
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Life Transmission, also known in Icelandic as Útfrymi (Ectoplasm) was a single released by Icelandic band Þeyr in 1981 through label Eskvímó.
It was formed by two songs: "Life Transmission", which was originally conceived as a "word sculpture" around the phrase "Life Transmission", although it is the final result of automatic writing and it was also the first song in English by the band. "Heima er Bezt", which means "Home is Best", was sung in Icelandic and is loaded with the reichian ravings of a young man trying to have sex with his female partner.
The tracks of this single were featured on Northern Lights Playhouse, a compilation released by label Fálkinn.
The record was dedicated to Ian Curtis of Joy Division (the title itself can be referred back to the Joy Division lyric "Radio...live transmission" from their own debut single).