“In the Flat Field” features one of my favorite choruses of all time. The pitched down vocal passages before the choruses are a great production choice. The layout of the second track “Double Dare” is much the same as the first: the rhythm section follows a singular simple pattern throughout, while the guitar sets atmosphere with dissonant, delayed, palm-muted picking while Peter Murphy gives a highly impassioned vocal performance. The guitars are there for atmosphere, and Daniel Ash is a master at setting atmosphere. The album opener “Dark Entries” features a similar drum beat and bass line throughout the entire song, giving Peter Murphy, as well as guitarist Daniel Ash, a lot of room to breathe. The rhythm section tends to lock into a Philip Glass, or non-Western, level of repetition. It’s the mixture of his voice over the backdrop of such unique music that makes Bauhaus truly something else. Peter Murphy’s voice is what truly sets this band apart. When I sit and think about the bands where the vocalist really takes their bands work to the next level, Bauhaus are always at the front of my mind.