Technical Difficulties (Hate Dept. album)
Technical Difficulties | ||||
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Released | June 1999[1] | |||
Studio | Various
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Genre | Industrial rock | |||
Length | 49:35 | |||
Label | Restless | |||
Producer | Steven Seibold | |||
Hate Dept. chronology | ||||
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Technical Difficulties is the third studio album by Hate Dept., released in June 1999 by Restless Records.[2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Steve Huey of allmusic called Technical Difficulties arguably "their most accessible release to date" and the band "may sound like an industrial band – clanking drum machines, synthesizers, and loud, crusty guitars – but Hate Dept. are alt-rockers at heart, emphasizing traditional song structure and punk lyrical attitude over sonic experimentation and abrasiveness."[3] CMJ said "slamming rock intensity into the looming keyboard progressions of Front 242, while adding jazzy horns and Nine Inch Nails-worthy power ballads, Technical Difficulties is easily the most diverse and robotic weapon in Hate Dept.'s arsenal."[4] The magazine listed Technical Difficulties as one of the magazine's top choices for the month of June.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Steven Seibold
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Superdrama" | 4:18 |
2. | "Coming Down" | 4:31 |
3. | "Wait" | 4:32 |
4. | "Anger Impulse" | 3:56 |
5. | "Little Let Down" | 3:24 |
6. | "Release It" | 3:30 |
7. | "Gone" | 3:59 |
8. | "Hit Back" | 4:23 |
9. | "Leaving" | 5:02 |
10. | "Fireflies" | 4:09 |
11. | "Seedling" | 4:13 |
12. | "Fiend" | 3:37 |
Accolades
[edit]Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
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1999 | CMJ New Music Monthly | United States | "CMJ Radio 200" | 35 | [5] |
"*" denotes an unordered list. |
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the Technical Difficulties liner notes.[6]
Hate Dept.
- Marc Greco – guitar, backing vocals
- Charles Hunt – drums, backing vocals, additional programming (2)
- Steven Seibold – lead vocals, programming, production, mixing
- Jeff Smith – synthesizer, backing vocals
Additional performers
- Joe Chiccarelli – additional production (1, 4)
- Tracey Hooker – trumpet (3)
- Royden Vigilance – additional vocals (3)
Production and design
- Mon Agranat – mixing
- The Gerrixx – cover art, photography
- Bill Kennedy – mixing, additional production (7, 8)
- Dustin Moore – photography
- Jenessa Nye – photography
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Jon St. James – mixing, additional production (3)
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1999 | Restless | CD | 01877-72959-2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 114. 2000. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Hate Dept. > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Hate Dept.: Technical Difficulties > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Hart, Ron (May 10, 1999). "Hate Dept.: Technical Difficulties". CMJ New Music Monthly. 58 (617). CMJ Network, Inc.: 26. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "CMJ Radio 200". CMJ New Music Monthly. 59 (624). CMJ Network, Inc.: 20 June 28, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Technical Difficulties (booklet). Hate Dept. Los Angeles, California: Restless Records. 1999.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Omnipresent at Discogs (list of releases)