Implode (album)

Implode
Studio album by Front Line Assembly
Released April 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)[1]
Recorded 1999 (1999), Hippo-sonic Studios
Genre Electro-industrial, electronica, trip hop, IDM
Length 65:22
Label Metropolis, Zoth Ommog, Energy
Producer Bill Leeb, Chris Peterson, Dan Handrabur
Front Line Assembly chronology
Monument
(1998)Monument1998		 Implode
(1999)		 Cryogenic Studio, Vol. 2
(2000)Cryogenic Studio, Vol. 22000
Singles from Implode
  1. "Prophecy"
    Released: May 4, 1999[2]
  2. "Fatalist"
    Released: October 5, 1999[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
BarcodeMixed[5]
CMJ New Music MonthlyMixed[6]
Exclaim!Mixed[7]
OutburnFavorable[8]
Prospective7/10[9]
Release7/10[10]
Rock Sound[11]
Side-Line8.5/10[12]

Implode is the thirteenth album by industrial group Front Line Assembly. The album was released through Metropolis on April 27, 1999.[1]

Musical style

Implode uses samples on a number of songs. "Prophecy" contains samples from the Kraftwerk song "Uranium" and from The Future Sound of London song "Central Industrial".[13] "Unknown Dreams" samples the Fatboy Slim song "Song for Lindy" and the Massive Attack song "Mezzanine".[14]

Release and promotion

Implode was released on digipak CD[15] and via Zoth Ommog on gatefold cover sleeve double vinyl with limited circulation of 2,000.[16] The track "Torched" is featured in the 2002 horror film Resident Evil but not on the accompanying soundtrack.[17]

Originally, Implode was supposed to be the last Front Line Assembly release for Metropolis.[18]

Singles

Implode was followed by the release of two singles. The single Prophecy includes the original version, a radio edit and a remix of the title track. "Unknown Dreams" is also featured as radio edit. "Paralysis" is a non-album track.[19] The second single, Fatalist, was released in different versions in Europe and North America. German label Zoth Ommog issued a four-track single that contains remixes of "Fatalist" (Rhys Fulber), "Retribution" (Front 242) and "Prophecy" (Haujobb) as well as non-album track "Deception".[20] The six track version was released for the Scandinavian countries through Energy and in the United States through Metropolis.[21] Additional tracks on this version are two remixes of "Fatalist" by Aqualite and Tribal Techno.

Touring

Front Line Assembly went on North America tour in October and November 1999 with Dutch rock band and label colleagues Clan of Xymox as support.[22]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bill Leeb and Chris Peterson.

No.TitleLength
1."Retribution"5:28
2."Fatalist"5:43
3."Prophecy"6:23
4."Synthetic Forms"8:05
5."Falling"5:32
6."Don't Trust Anyone"4:19
7."Unknown Dreams"6:01
8."Torched"5:59
9."Machine Slave"6:58
10."Silent Ceremony" (The song "Silent Ceremony" ends at 6:10. After one minute of silence, at 7:10, begins the hidden track "Stalker".)10:54

Personnel

Front Line Assembly

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

  • Dan Handrabur – additional programming, additional production
  • Greg Reely – mixing, editing
  • Sean Thingvold – assistant editing
  • Ted Jansen – mastering
  • Dave McKean – design, photography, illustration
  • Max McMullin – 3-D programming

References

  1. 1 2 "Upcoming Releases". CMJ New Music Report. New York: The CMJ Network. 58 (615): 42. April 26, 1999. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Prophecy" at Discogs
  3. ↑ "Upcoming Releases on Metropolis". Side-Line. August 18, 1999. Archived from the original on February 17, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ Farley, Keith. Front Line Assembly: Implode > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ T., D. "Front Line Assembly - Implode". Barcode Magazine (1). |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. ↑ Jarman, David (August 1999). "Front Line Assembly: Implode". CMJ New Music Monthly. College Media (72): 44. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Mernagh, Matt (September 1999). "Front Line Assembly - Implode". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ Bialek, Adam (1999). "Front Line Assembly - Implode (Metropolis)". Outburn (10).
  9. ↑ Marcussen, A. "Front Line Assembly - Implode". Prospective Magazine. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ↑ Kahrle, Mikael (June 1, 1999). "Front Line Assembly: Implode". Release Musik & Media. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ Whitehead, Alex. "Front Line Assembly - Implode (Zoth Ommog)". Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  12. ↑ TSP (1999). "Front Line Assembly - Implode (CD Zoth Ommog)". Side-Line (27).
  13. ↑ "Prophecy by Front Line Assembly". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Unknown Dreams by Front Line Assembly". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  15. ↑ Implode at Discogs
  16. ↑ Implode at Discogs
  17. ↑ Anderson, Paul W. S. (Director) (2002). Resident Evil (Motion Picture). Germany, United Kingdom, France: Anderson, Paul W. S.
  18. ↑ Leeb, Bill (2001). "Bill Leeb Interview" (Interview). Barcode Magazine. Archived from the original on June 17, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  19. ↑ Front Line Assembly: Prophecy > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Front Line Assembly 'Fatalist'". www.zoth-ommog.de, A Zoth Ommog Tribute Page (in German). Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Front Line Assembly > Fatalist". Mindphaser.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Front Line Assembly/Clan of Xymox Dates". Side-Line. September 27, 1999. Archived from the original on February 18, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
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