{"product_id":"startled-insects-the-antenna-years-lp","title":"Startled Insects 'The Antenna Years' LP","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order. Due 31st July.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWRWTFWW Records presents the first ever vinyl release for the Startled Insects’ 1984-1985 abstract\/synth-pop\/post-punk\/electronic run compiled into one album : \u003cem\u003eThe Antenna Years\u003c\/em\u003e. The Bristol music must-have comes as a limited edition LP with astonishing artwork, liner notes and a heavyweight sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Antenna Years\u003c\/em\u003e compiles the independent EPs\/mini-LPs the Startled Insects released in 1984 (self-titled) and 1985 (Underworld\/Black Spring), with two bonus unreleased tracks that were only ever played in their live shows (W.W.W and What A Waste, both amazing).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAstonishingly futuristic when they landed in 1984, the Startled Insects sounded like they came from another planet while staying rooted in Bristol’s underground. Abstract electronic, leftfield synth-pop, dub science, gamelan heat, post-punk edge, cinematic atmosphere : The Antenna Years delivers one beautifully odd voyage into the sonic unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 90s, the band released two albums, including the classic Curse Of The Pheromones via Antilles New Directions (Island Records), then evolved into The Insects: film composers for BBC\/National Geographic, Emmy winners, and key architects of the 90s Bristol orbit, working with Massive Attack, Goldfrapp, Tricky, and members of Portishead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour decades on, \u003cem\u003eThe Antenna Years\u003c\/em\u003e still hits like a transmission from the future. Dive in with no fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: WRWTFWW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SRD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62207790055811,"sku":"WRWTFWW110","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/6872\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-28at11.30.59.png?v=1785234678","url":"https:\/\/beartreerecords.com\/products\/startled-insects-the-antenna-years-lp","provider":"Bear Tree Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}