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| Released | May 15, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Futurepop | |||
| Label | Metropolis Records | |||
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APBL98 (short for Apoptygma Berzerk Live 1998) is Apoptygma Berzerk's first live album containing live recordings from concerts all across Europe. It was mainly recorded with DAT-tape recorders borrowed from Stephan's father, Jan Groth and has been described by Stephan as a "commercial bootleg album" due to its quality.
All tracks by Stephan Groth . Except track 18.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roll the Tape" | 0:56 |
| 2. | "Deep Red" (Location: Cactus Club / Bruges) | 4:01 |
| 3. | "We're Going On Now!" | 0:09 |
| 4. | "Bitch" (Location: LaLocomotive / Paris) | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Love Never Dies" (Location: Kick / Herford) | 5:20 |
| 6. | "I Smashed the Monitors Today" | 0:19 |
| 7. | "Mourn" (Location: Dynamo / Zürich) | 7:41 |
| 8. | "Nightliner Interview" | 1:51 |
| 9. | "Stitch" (Location: Linentreu / Berlin) | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Paranoia" (Location: Zeche Carl / Essen) | 8:28 |
| 11. | "The Greatest German Joke Ever" | 0:21 |
| 12. | "Backdraft" (Location: Shelter / Vienna) | 4:07 |
| 13. | "Cooler Than Ringo" | 1:48 |
| 14. | "Burning Heretic" (Location: Baroeg / Rotterdam) | 5:37 |
| 15. | "Welcome to Rotterdam" | 0:44 |
| 16. | "Non-Stop Violence" | 6:37 |
| 17. | "Belgium is That Way" | 0:32 |
| 18. | "Enjoy the Silence / Excerpts From Leipzig" (Location: ArvikaFestivalen) | 10:07 |
The album also contained an interactive CD-ROM disc that could be played on either a PC or a Macintosh, that contained an extensive documentary of the tour filmed with a handheld camera, an interview about the Mourn track, a music video for Deep Red, a sort of "live" music video for Enjoy the Silence and an interactive menu.
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