Attack Decay Sustain Release

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Attack Decay Sustain Release
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Studio album by
Simian Mobile Disco
Released18 June 2007
Genre Electro house, tech house
Length36:53
Label Wichita, Interscope
Producer Jas Shaw, James Ford
Simian Mobile Disco chronology
Attack Decay Sustain Release
(2007)		 Simian Mobile Disco EP
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B− [4]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [10]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Attack Decay Sustain Release is the debut album from Simian Mobile Disco. It was released on June 18, 2007 on Wichita Recordings and reached #59 in the UK album charts.

Contents

History

The title of the album is a reference to the ADSR envelope, a component of many synthesizers, samplers, and other electronic musical instruments the function of which is to modulate some aspect of the instrument's sound—often its volume—over time.

Five of the album's ten tracks ("Hustler", "Tits & Acid", "I Believe", "Hotdog" and lead single "It's The Beat") were available prior to the album's release.

A double-disc version of the album contains six alternate versions on a separate CD.

Initial copies bought from Rough Trade Shops came with a bonus 4-track rarities CD.

Legacy

The Swedish heavy metal band Ghost covered "I Believe" for their Popestar EP, which consisted mainly of covers. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J. Shaw and J. Ford except noted.

Original track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sleep Deprivation" 4:59
2."I Got This Down" 4:09
3."It's the Beat"
3:22
4."Hustler"
3:42
5."Tits & Acid" 4:03
6."I Believe"
3:18
7."Hotdog"
  • Shaw
  • Ford
  • Ninja
3:16
8."Wooden" 3:50
9."Love"
3:02
10."Scott" 3:12
U.S. bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Clock" 
12."System" 
Bonus CD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Got This Down" (instrumental version) 
2."It's the Beat" (Dube for Annie Mac) 
3."Hustler" (club version) 
4."I Believe" (SMD Space Dub) 
5."Hot Dub" 
6."Wooden" (uncut) 
Rough Trade Shops Bonus CD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Clock" 
2."I Believe" (Pinch's "I Believe in Bass Therapy" remix) 
3."It's the Beat" (Masseymix) 
4."It's the Eat" 

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References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Attack Decay Sustain Release by Simian Mobile Disco". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Bush, John. "Attack Decay Sustain Release – Simian Mobile Disco". AllMusic . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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  5. ↑ Strew, Roque (12 September 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release | Interscope". The Boston Phoenix . Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Greenblatt, Leah (7 September 2007). "Attack Decay Sustain Release". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Macpherson, Alex (15 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco, Attack Decay Sustain Release". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Simpson, Claire (18 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco – Attack Decay Sustain Release". MusicOMH . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Naylor, Tony (18 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco". NME . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Harvell, Jess (21 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". Pitchfork . Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  11. ↑ Reeves, Mosi (October 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". Spin . 23 (10): 110–12. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ghost Explains Unexpected Covers on Chart-Topping 'Popestar' EP". Billboard .


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