Commandments for the Molecular Age

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Commandments for the Molecular Age
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EP by
ReleasedMay 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)
StudioGrimpen Ward Studios
Genre Electro-industrial
Length53:45
Label Alfa Matrix
Producer Gary Dassing
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
Vengeance Is Mine
(2001)
Commandments for the Molecular Age
(2006)
Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst
(2007)
Alternative cover
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Radio edition cover

Commandments for the Molecular Age is an EP by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on May 30, 2006 by Alfa Matrix. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Marc Tater of Chain D.L.K. commended Gary Dassing's compositional technique. [4] Similarly Industrial Reviews awarded the album three out of five stars praised Dassing's multi-layered industrial music compositions and complex programming. [5] Terrorverlag commended the band for remaining energetic and danceable and said the longform tracks were worth the listeners time to engage with. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Dassing.

No.TitleLength
1."Brute Force Uploading" (Mescalero Mix)7:50
2."Brief But Violent Illness" (Puking, Blackouts and Pain)13:16
3."My Fondest Drug Related Memory" (Chimora Mix)5:58
4."Commandments for the Molecular Age" (Critical Mass of Enlightenment Mix)13:46
5."Opening the Bandwidth for the Cosmic Signal" (Fine-Tuning and Frequency)12:55
Radio edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Brute Force Uploading" (Mescalero Radio Edit)5:37
2."Brief But Violent Illness" (Radio Blackout Re-Edit)5:24
3."Commandments for the Molecular Age" (Critical Mass Radio Broadcast Edit)5:31
4."Opening the Bandwidth for the Cosmic Signal" (AM Frequencies Radio Edit)3:54

Personnel

Adapted from the Commandments for the Molecular Age liner notes. [7]

Mentallo & The Fixer

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Belgium2006 Alfa Matrix CD, DL am1075epcd
am1020 DJ
2015DL

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References

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  7. Commandments for the Molecular Age (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Brussels, Belgium: Alfa Matrix. 2006.CS1 maint: others (link)