Released - December 1995

Way back in !994/5 Opus released the first of the Opus series. Being 8 years old now [ in 2003 ], its become a bit of a collectors item as only 500 copies were ever pressed. Opus Collective Volume 1 stands as a great reminder of the amount of electronic talent coming out of Melbourne at that time, surviving in what was then a very 'grunge rock' dominated period.

The Following is a write up given to the CD from Transmission Communications, an independent Australian record label specialising in progressive innovative electronica -

The Opus Collective are a batch of like-minded electronic based artists based in Melbourne. It's a cross-generational thing too, Real Life [ authors of 80’s gigantaur Send Me An Angel ] release their first new song in a number of years. This Digital Ocean get dancing industrial-style, Sine do everything David Bowie attempted on his current album, Subliminal Playground do the house thing, Voiteck serves up some acid techno, Josh Abrahams [ FSOM ] speeds things up as the Pagan, while Ikon flashback to the early 80's with their doom-laden visions. Also features First World, LND, Foil, Xaeja, Ease, Mutagenic Mind and Shockwave.