Disconnection (album)

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Disconnection
Strange Parcels - Disconnection.jpeg
Studio album by
Released16 August 1994 (1994-08-16)
Genre Industrial hip hop
Length54:50
Label On-U Sound
Producer Tackhead
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly A− [2]

Disconnection is the debut album of Strange Parcels, released on August 16, 1994, by On-U Sound Records. [3] Bill Tilland of the music journal Option said gave the album a positive review, saying "There's enough ear candy here to satiate even the sweetest audio sweet tooth, and it's served up with a combination of outrageous musical humor and impeccable taste." [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Badman Land" Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood,6:10
2."Pride" Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Jesse Rae 6:37
3."Sorry Bootsy" 4:11
4."The Danger"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish4:16
5."Disconnection"David Harrow, Adrian Sherwood, Mark Stewart 4:56
6."All Souls"Skip McDonald, Jesse Rae, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish5:52
7."Strangeland"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish4:29
8."Control Breakdown"Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish4:59
9."No Hands on the Wheel"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish3:01
10."Funk Dog"Keith LeBlanc5:07
11."Outsider"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood5:11

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 1994 On-U Sound CD ON-U CD 57
United Kingdom1994On-U Sound LP ON-U LP 57
United States 1994 Restless CD7 72778-2

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References

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  2. Aaron, Charles (September 9, 1994). "Disconnection". Entertainment Weekly (239). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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