Effector (album) explained

Effector
Type:	Album
Artist:	Download
Cover:	Effector-Download.jpg
Released:	October 23, 2000
Recorded:	1999–2000 (Subconscious Studios, Hollywood)
Genre:	IDM
Length:	46:03
Label:	Nettwerk, Subconscious Communications
Producer:	cEvin Key, Phil Western
Prev Title:	III
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Inception: The Subconscious Jams 1994-1995
Next Year:	2002

Effector is an electronica album by Canadian electronic music group Download.

Track listing

1. "Carrier Tone" – 4:02
2. "Muscaria" – 5:09
3. "Vagator" – 6:12
4. "Ego Dissolve" – 5:31
5. "The Guide" – 5:27
6. "Chrysanthemum" – 5:03
7. "Ayahuasca" – 3:55
8. "Two Worlds Collide" – 6:44
9. "Affirmed" – 4:04

All songs by cEvin Key & Phil Western,^[1] except for "Ego Dissolve" and "Ayahuasca" by Key, Western & Van Rooy.^[2]

Personnel

• cEvin Key
• Phil Western

Guests

• William van Rooy - additional electronics (4, 7)

Notes

The cover is a photograph of an amusement ride in Dresden, taken by Anthony Valcic^[3] using a very slow shutter speed.

"Muscaria" begins with a backwards-masked sample from Quebec blues-rock band Offenbach's "Promenade sur Mars".

Reference List

1. Web site: Download - Effector (album review) Sputnikmusic. www.sputnikmusic.com. 2017-08-22.
2. Web site: Effector - Download Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2017-08-22.
3. Web site: Anthony Valcic Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2017-08-22.