Big Sounds of the Drags explained
Big Sounds of the Drags |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Junkie XL |
Cover: | Big Sounds of the Drags.jpg |
Released: | October 14, 1999 July 24, 2000 (reissue) |
Recorded: | 1999 |
Label: |
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Producer: | Junkie XL |
Prev Title: | Saturday Teenage Kick |
Prev Year: | 1997 |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Big Sounds of the Drags is the second album by the Dutch electronic musician Junkie XL, released on Roadrunner Records in 1999.
Reception
The tracks "Synasthesia", "Dance USA" and "Future in Computer Hell (Part II)" were included in the video games (2002), and "Action Radius" in (2003). "Action Radius" was released as a single upon its re-release in 2000. "Zerotonine" was played over the end credits of the 2002 motion picture Buying the Cow.
Track listing
1999 edition
- "Check Your Basic Groove" (5:09)
- "Action Radius" (3:53)
- "Synasthesia" (7:41)
- "Power of Big Slacks" (3:25)
- "Zerotonine" (4:01)
- "Love Like Razorblade" (6:08)
- "Legion" (4:36)
- "Dance USA" (3:23)
- "Gettin' Lost" (6:18)
- "Black Jack" (3:07)
- "Next Plateau" (5:00)
- "Future in Computer Hell (Part II)" (21:45)
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2000 edition
- "Check Your Basic Groove" (5:07)
- "Synasthesia" (7:42)
- "Power of Big Slacks" (3:25)
- "Zerotonine" (4:02)
- "Love Like Razorblade" (6:07)
- "Legion" (4:36)
- "Disco 2000" (4:26)
- "Future in Computer Hell (Part II)" (7:16)
- "Bon Voyage" (7:05)
- "Power of Big Slacks (Reprise)" (11:06)
- "Gettin' Lost" (7:14)
- "Black Jack" (3:08)
- "Next Plateau" (4:51)
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Personnel
Junkie XL
- Tom Holkenborg – producer, writer (except for tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11), engineering, mixing, programming, keyboards, samples, bass
- Patrick Tilon (Silver Surfering Rudeboy) – lead vocals, writing ("Action Radius", "Power of Big Slacks", "Zerotonine", "Love Like Razorblade", "Legion", "Next Plateau")
Additional musicians
- Rene van der Zee - guitars
- John Themis - guitars
- Keeling Lee - guitars
- Max Cavalera - guitars, keyboards
- Dino Cazares - guitars
- Klaas Ten Holt – guitars, strings ("Synthasesia", "Future in Computer Hell (Part 2)")
- Greg Wilson - turntables
- Baz Mattie – drums
- Guy Moon - drums
- Sander van der Heide – mastering (except for "Power of Big Slacks (reprise)")
- Tim Young – mastering ("Power of Big Slacks (reprise)")
Notes and References
- Web site: Junkie XL - Big Sounds Of The Drags. Discogs. en. 2017-06-16.