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Algorythum

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Algorythum
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 1999 (1999-02-16)[1]
Studio
Various
    • Proxima Base
    • Scott Leever (Austin, Texas)
GenreElectro-industrial
Length69:21
LabelMetropolis
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
Systematik Ruin
(1999)
Algorythum
(1999)
Love Is the Law
(2000)

Algorythum is the fifth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on February 16, 1999, by Metropolis Records.[2][3][4] It was the band's first release without founding member Dwayne Dassing and was dedicated to his sister Danielle Dassing.[5][6][7]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]

Steve Huey of AllMusic said "although the group's overall sound hasn't changed much without Dwayne, since Gary composed most of their best-known songs, there is a slightly more adventurous quality to the record, even if there are no radical rethinkings."[8] Last Sigh Magazine called the album a "peaceful overall work of music with a touch of noise, a good deal of programming on the more gentle side of things and some experimental in terms of how the release congeals in continuity to bring about a new direction for Mentallo & The Fixer."[7] Ink 19 commended the band's new direction despite losing a member.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gary Dassing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"4:27
2."Systematik Ruin"5:50
3."Gamma Ray Antenna"2:56
4."Proxima"6:20
5."Unearthed"5:19
6."Choice Flaw"6:30
7."Carbon Based"7:08
8."Stumbled"8:26
9."Revelry"5:51
10."Luminaries"4:34
11."Resonant Echo"3:56
12."Remnants Past"6:35
13."Theme"1:29

Personnel

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Adapted from the Algorythum liner notes.[10]

Mentallo & The Fixer

Additional musicians

Production and design

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1999 Metropolis CD MET 123
Germany Off Beat O-133, SPV 085-49092

References

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  1. ^ Barnhart, Becky (1999). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 173. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Mentallo & the Fixer: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Levatic, Danijel (November 1999). "Mentallo & The Fixer: Interview with Gary Dassing". Elektronski Zvuk. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Zlaya Zgombic, Zlatko (August 28, 2017). "Mentallo and The Fixer – Rearranging Molecules: Interview With Gary Dassing of Mentallo and The Fixer". Wire Trap. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Litts, Daryl (March 13, 1999). "Mentallo & The Fixer". In_Faction. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. ^ South, Evan (November 1999). "Mentallo & The Fixer Interview". The New Empire. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Alexander, Kim Ann (March 13, 1999). "Mentallo & the Fixer: Algorythum". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Mentallo & the Fixer: 'Algorythum' Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Baumgartner, Geoff (May 19, 1999). "Mentallo & the Fixer: Algorhythum". Ink 19. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  10. ^ Algorythum (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Chicago, Illinois/Horster Str., Gelsenkirchen: Metropolis Records/Off Beat. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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