Formula (album) explained

Formula
Type:Studio
Artist:OLD
Border:yes
Released:October 24, 1995
Length:50:06
Label:Earache
Producer:Bruce Hathaway, James Plotkin
Prev Title:The Musical Dimension of Sleastak
Prev Year:1993

Formula (released 1995) is an album by industrial/metal band OLD (Old Lady Drivers). It is their last full-length to date, and the group was condensed to a duo, with James Plotkin handling all instruments and Alan Dubin handling all vocals.

The album is a rather drastic departure from OLD's earlier works, abandoning much of their extreme metal roots to instead explore techno, IDM and electro, with Dubin's vocals processed through a Vocoder.

According to Terrorizer Magazine (article named "Lost Classics & Follies"), it is allegedly the lowest-selling album in the history of Earache Records. Though not well received at the time of its release, retrospective reviews are more positive. Allmusic referred to the album as a notable precursor of industrial techno.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Dubin/Plotkin.

  1. Last Look  - 10:58
  2. Break (You)  - 5:57
  3. Devolve  - 5:53
  4. Under Glass  - 7:54
  5. Thug  - 4:59
  6. Rid  - 5:44
  7. Amoeba  - 8:17

Personnel