description Gary Numan - Telekon Overview
Telekon is a studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released in 1980 through Beggars Banquet Records. Serving as the follow-up to his successful record The Pleasure Principle, it maintains the synthesizer-driven, electronic rock sound Numan is known for. The album incorporates darker atmospheric elements, featuring Numan's heavy reliance on analogue synthesizers alongside complementary acoustic instruments like the viola and piano. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
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How is Telekon different from The Pleasure Principle?
Telekon retains Gary Numan's synthesizer-led sound but brings guitars and viola more visibly back into the arrangements. It followed The Pleasure Principle in 1980 and presents a darker, more claustrophobic mood.
Which Gary Numan singles are associated with Telekon?
We Are Glass and I Die: You Die are closely associated with the Telekon period. They appeared on some editions and reissues even though the original UK album configuration treated the singles separately.
Why is the Telekon song I Dream of Wires significant?
The song imagines an obsolete technician longing for the equipment he once serviced. Its title later supplied the name of the electronic-music documentary I Dream of Wires.
Did Telekon reach number one in the United Kingdom?
Yes. Released by Beggars Banquet in 1980, Telekon topped the UK Albums Chart. It followed the chart success of Numan's The Pleasure Principle and Tubeway Army's Replicas.
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