Crimes of the Future (album)

Crimes of the Future
Studio album by SMP
Released	April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)
Recorded	Seattle, WA
Genre	Industrial rock
Length	56:14
Label	Music Ration Entertainment
SMP chronology
Hacked (2002) Crimes of the Future (2004) The Treatment (2007)

Crimes of the Future is the fourth studio album by SMP, released on April 19, 2004 by Music Ration Entertainment. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

DJ Arcanus of Lollipop Magazine called Crimes of the Future the band's greatest achievement, calling it "danceable, aggressive, diverse, and complex" and "nearly every song is an intense and effective punch in the gut." ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Bazinet.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Perfect Day"	3:52
2.	"Beautiful"	3:02
3.	"Three O'Clock"	3:36
4.	"Trip"	3:26
5.	"Retro Human"	4:33
6.	"X"	4:49
7.	"Corporate Culture"	3:55
8.	"Slag"	3:38
9.	"Bloodstains"	1:38
10.	"I'm Tired of Life"	1:55
11.	"Food Slot"	4:29
12.	"The Cage"	3:52
13.	"24 Hours"	4:13
14.	"Exit Wound"	2:13
15.	"Hacker Like Me"	3:47
16.	"Soylent Green"	3:14

Personnel

Adapted from the Crimes of the Future liner notes. ^[4]

SMP

• Jason Bazinet  – lead vocals, drums, programming

Additional performers

• Wade Alin  – additional programming, mixing (1–6, 8–10, 12, 14)
• Paul J. Furio – programming, additional keyboards, additional vocals and mixing (15)
• Dee Madden  – additional vocals (16)
• Chris Roy – guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10)

Production and design

• Rob Anonymous – recording (1–6, 8 to 10, 12, 14)
• Garrick Antikajian – cover art, illustrations, design, mixing and additional programming (7, 11, 13)
• Roger Sprague – mastering
• The Sultan – mixing (16)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2004	Music Ration Entertainment	CD	MRE101

References

1. "SMP: The Treatment > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
2. Yücel, Ilker (January 31, 2012). "SMP InterView: Production Renewed". ReGen. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. Wa (November 22, 2004). "SMP: The Treatment". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
4. Crimes of the Future (booklet). SMP. Music Ration Entertainment. 2004.

External links

• Crimes of the Future at iTunes
• Crimes of the Future at Discogs (list of releases)