Propaganda Secret Wish CD

With guests including David Sylvian, Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory, and Steve Howe, A Secret Wish is synth-rock with an eye toward orchestrated pop as well as a bit of sampler experimentation in the grand ZTT tradition of Art of Noise. There's a distinct lack of songwriting on the album, and though the synth-grooves are tight enough to keep it flowing for most of its length, A Secret Wish occasionally falls flat from its own weight. ~ Keith Farley

With guests including David Sylvian, Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory, and Steve Howe, A Secret Wish is synth rock with an eye toward orchestrated pop as well as a bit of sampler experimentation in the grand ZTT tradition of Art of Noise. There's a distinct lack of songwriting on the album, and though the synth grooves are tight enough to keep it flowing for most of its length, A Secret Wish occasionally falls flat from its own weight. [This 2005 edition has been remastered.] ~ Keith Farley

Audio Mixer: S.J. Lipson.

Photographer: Anton Corbijn.

Propaganda: Michael Mertens, Suzanne Freytag, Claudia Bruken, Ralf Dorper.

Personnel: David Sylvian, Glenn Gregory, Jonathan Sorrell, Andrew Richards, S.J. Lipson, Steve Howe, Trevor Horn, Ian Mosley (vocals).

Uncut (3/04, p.108) - 5 stars out of 5 - "A SECRET WISH was New Pop's swan song....[With] monumental symphonic arrangements..."