Human Desolation

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Human Desolation
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Studio album by
Released1993
Recorded1993
Genre Electro-industrial
Length50:33
Label Zoth Ommog, Cleopatra Records
Producer Sevren Ni-arb (André Schmechta)
X Marks the Pedwalk chronology
Freaks
(1992)
Human Desolation
(1993)
The Killing Had Begun
(1994)
Alternative covers
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Human Desolation is the second full-length album by German band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was released by Zoth Ommog in Europe as both an LP and CD, and in North America by Cleopatra Records as a CD.

Contents

According to André Schmechta, Human Desolation is X Marks the Pedwalk's best-selling release.

Track listing

  1. "I See You" – 3:48
  2. "The Relapse" – 3:40
  3. "Desolation" – 7:08
  4. "Repulsion" – 6:14
  5. "Criminal Disharmony" – 3:55
  6. "Paranoid Illusions" – 4:10
  7. "Experience" – 6:22
  8. "The Trap" – 4:29
  9. "Taciturnity" – 2:52
  10. "...Call You..." – 4:05
  11. "Don't Fall Asleep" – 3:47

Personnel

The music and lyrics on Human Desolation were written by André Schmechta (also known as Sevren Ni-arb) and performed by both André and Thorsten Schmechta (a.k.a. Raive Yarx). Human Desolation was recorded and mixed at T.G.I.F. studios in Germany.

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