Telecommunication Breakdown is an album by Emergency Broadcast Network.[2][3][4] It was released in 1995 by TVT Records.[5] The CD includes three video tracks in addition to the audio, and a floppy disc includes an interactive press kit.[6]
| Telecommunication Breakdown | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Recorded | 1995 |
| Genre | Electronic |
| Length | 53:13 |
| Label | TVT |
| Producer | Jack Dangers |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The music was produced by Jack Dangers, as a side project from his group Meat Beat Manifesto. The album features a number of guest performers: Brian Eno on "Homicidal Schizophrenic," with Jamie West-Oram of The Fixx on guitar; Bill Laswell contributed to "Shoot the Mac-10," with Grandmaster Melle Mel rapping.[7]
Critical reception
editThe New York Times wrote: "Outrageous and aggressive, Breakdown is guaranteed to have you either laughing, dancing or running from the room in terror ... Emergency Broadcast Network has a CD-ROM vision that matches and, to an extent, deepens its sonic attack."[8]
Track listing
edit- "search" – 0:59
- "Electronic Behavior Control System" – 4:33
- "go to" – 0:12
- "Sexual Orientation" – 3:06
- "Station Identification" – 4:40
- "Get Down Ver. 2.2" – 3:45
- "Shoot the Mac-10" – 4:03
- "You Have 5 Seconds to Complete This Section" – 3:06
- "Super Zen State (Power Chant No.3)" – 6:50
- "State Extension" – 1:15
- "interruption" – 0:23
- "Dream Induction" – 3:20
- "transition" – 0:06
- "Electronic Behavior Control System Ver. 2.0" – 2:24
- "We Must Have the Facts" – 3:05
- "interference" – 0:14
- "3:7:8" – 3:43
- "Beginning of the End" – 2:45
- "Homicidal Schizophrenic (A Lad Insane)" – 4:08
- "end of audio program" – 0:45
Video track listing
edit- "Electronic Behavior Control System" - 5:33
- "3:7:8" – 3:42
- "Homicidal Schizophrenic (A Lad Insane)" – 4:17
References
edit- ^ "Telecommunication Breakdown - Emergency Broadcast Network | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Emergency Broadcast Network's mutated ads". EW.com.
- ^ Taves, Scott (September 1, 1995). "Meet Your New Playmate". Wired – via www.wired.com.
- ^ "The Cutting Edge: COMPUTERS / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION : It's Truly Techno Pop : 'Enhanced CD' Provides More Than Music". Los Angeles Times. April 12, 1995.
- ^ "Emergency Broadcast Network".
- ^ Gillen, Marilyn A. (March 11, 1995). "EBN Expands the Multimedia Landscape". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 10. p. 60.
- ^ "Telecommunication Breakdown > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ Burr, Ty (November 19, 1995). "The CD Takes the Leap Into the Great Beyond of Visuals". The New York Times.
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