Telecommunication Breakdown

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
Released1995
Recorded1995
GenreElectronic
Length53:13
LabelTVT
ProducerJack Dangers
Professional ratings
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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

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The 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

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  1. "search" – 0:59
  2. "Electronic Behavior Control System" – 4:33
  3. "go to" – 0:12
  4. "Sexual Orientation" – 3:06
  5. "Station Identification" – 4:40
  6. "Get Down Ver. 2.2" – 3:45
  7. "Shoot the Mac-10" – 4:03
  8. "You Have 5 Seconds to Complete This Section" – 3:06
  9. "Super Zen State (Power Chant No.3)" – 6:50
  10. "State Extension" – 1:15
  11. "interruption" – 0:23
  12. "Dream Induction" – 3:20
  13. "transition" – 0:06
  14. "Electronic Behavior Control System Ver. 2.0" – 2:24
  15. "We Must Have the Facts" – 3:05
  16. "interference" – 0:14
  17. "3:7:8" – 3:43
  18. "Beginning of the End" – 2:45
  19. "Homicidal Schizophrenic (A Lad Insane)" – 4:08
  20. "end of audio program" – 0:45

Video track listing

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  1. "Electronic Behavior Control System" - 5:33
  2. "3:7:8" – 3:42
  3. "Homicidal Schizophrenic (A Lad Insane)" – 4:17

References

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  1. ^ "Telecommunication Breakdown - Emergency Broadcast Network | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Emergency Broadcast Network's mutated ads". EW.com.
  3. ^ Taves, Scott (September 1, 1995). "Meet Your New Playmate". Wired – via www.wired.com.
  4. ^ "The Cutting Edge: COMPUTERS / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION : It's Truly Techno Pop : 'Enhanced CD' Provides More Than Music". Los Angeles Times. April 12, 1995.
  5. ^ "Emergency Broadcast Network".
  6. ^ Gillen, Marilyn A. (March 11, 1995). "EBN Expands the Multimedia Landscape". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 10. p. 60.
  7. ^ "Telecommunication Breakdown > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
  8. ^ Burr, Ty (November 19, 1995). "The CD Takes the Leap Into the Great Beyond of Visuals". The New York Times.