Clock DVA Unveil 'Thirst' Reissue | The Quietus

Clock DVA Unveil ‘Thirst’ Reissue

The band's second album is getting an updated release to mark its 45th anniversary

Clock DVA’s 1981 album Thirst is getting reissued.

Marking 45 years since its original release, the band’s second studio LP has been newly remastered especially for the updated edition. The reissue will also include live and alternate versions of tracks from the record.

Speaking about Thirst, Clock DVA’s Adi Newton said in a statement: “We set out to form a new sound combination; to combine acoustics and electronics, merging the German electronic wave with the edge of The Stooges, the avant-garde of the French GRM musique concrète, and the pioneering audio-visual creativity of The Velvet Underground. To create a harder form of electronic music with real energy.”

Listen to the remastered ‘4 Hours’, which was the sole single to be released from Thirst, below.

The new release of Thirst follows the reissue late last year of the band’s debut album, White Souls In Black Suits.

Mute will release Thirst on 5 June 2026.

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