Intelligence and Sacrifice

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Intelligence and Sacrifice
Alecempire-intelligenceandsacrifice.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2001
Recorded2001
Label Digital Hardcore Recordings
Producer Alec Empire
Alec Empire chronology
Alec Empire vs. Elvis Presley
(1999)
Intelligence and Sacrifice
(2001)
Death Favours the Enemy
(2002)
Singles from Intelligence and Sacrifice
  1. "New World Order EP"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Addicted to You"
    Released: 2002
  3. "The Ride"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME (8/10) [1]

Intelligence and Sacrifice is a 2001 album by German recording artist Alec Empire. While by no means his first solo album, it was his first full album since the demise of his former band Atari Teenage Riot, and he regarded it as a new beginning, stating that it "feels like this is my first real album". [2] This recording consists of two CDs, each with a significantly different sound. CD 1 is somewhat consistent with the ATR formula while the second disc (printed on the album cover as CD²) is entirely electronic with negligible use of vocals.

Contents

Track listing

CD 1 - Intelligence and Sacrifice

  1. "Path of Destruction" – 4:29
  2. "The Ride" – 3:49
  3. "Tear It Out" (Remix) – 1:56
  4. "Everything Starts with a Fuck" – 4:28
  5. "Killing Machine" – 5:11
  6. "Addicted to You" – 3:51
  7. "Intelligence and Sacrifice" – 3:39
  8. "Death Favours the Enemy" – 3:50
  9. "Buried Alive" – 3:06
  10. "...And Never Be Found" – 4:21
  11. "New World Order" – 13:53

CD2

  1. "2641998" – 29:57
  2. "The Cat Women of the Moon" – 7:27
  3. "Two Turntables and a Moog" – 3:54
  4. "Parallel Universe" – 5:23
  5. "Vault Things of the Night" – 5:22
  6. "Silence and Burning Ice" – 5:34
  7. "Alec's Ladder" – 4:55
  8. "Electric Bodyrock" – 6:19
  9. "2641998" – 4:01

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Notes

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