A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine

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"A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine"
A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine (Venetian Snares album - cover art).jpg
Single by Venetian Snares
ReleasedOctober 30, 2002
Genre Breakcore
Length15:34
Label Hymen
Producer(s) Venetian Snares
Venetian Snares singles chronology
"2370894"
(2002)
"A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine"
(2002)
"Nymphomatriarch"
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cyclic Defrost link
Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) 1/23/2003 link

A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine is a 2002 Venetian Snares single released on the Hymen label, consisting of one fifteen-and-a-half minute long experimental breakcore track (the track happens to have a 15/4 time signature). The packaging consists of a jewellery box-style case containing a 3" CD and a working television-shaped View-Master with a slide show of artwork from Hymen label owner Stefan Alt, AKA Salt. The single was limited to small number of copies and sold out within a week after its release.

Track listing

  1. "A Giant Alien Force More Violent & Sick Than Anything You Can Imagine" – 15:34


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