2. The Low End (Bass Guitar) Refused used a Fender Precision Bass through a Sunn amp. On lossy formats, the sub-frequencies are often blurred or cut to save bandwidth. In 24-bit FLAC, you can hear the split between the pick attack and the string resonance. Listen to "The Deadly Rhythm"—the bass line is a lead instrument. In FLAC, it drives through your subwoofer like a piston.
But by the time “The Refused Party Program” blasted through, with its manifesto spoken over a blistering riff, Marcus understood. They weren’t playing punk. They were dissecting it. The strings on “Tannhäuser / Derivè”? A fucking string section. The drum’n’bass breakdown on “New Noise”? Pure futurism. The eleven-minute closer, “The Apollo Programme Was a Hoax”? It was post-rock before post-rock was a word. Refused - The Shape Of Punk To Come -FLAC-
Genre: Hardcore Punk / Post-Hardcore / Electronic / Jazz-infused Punk Refused — The Shape of Punk to Come (FLAC) Overview
