Killervision

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Killervision
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Studio album by
Released13 May 1999
Label EMI
Salmonella Dub chronology
Calming of the Drunken Monkey
(1997)
Killervision
(1999)
Dub Tomfoolery (re-release)
(2000)
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Killervision is the third studio album by New Zealand dub group, Salmonella Dub released in 1999.

The album received several awards at the 1999 New Zealand Music Awards.

Track listing

  1. "Dragon"
  2. "For The Love of It"
  3. "Drifting"
  4. "Crazy 80's"
  5. "Peyote Dub"
  6. "Justice"
  7. "Johnny"
  8. "No Worries 2000"
  9. "Savage"
  10. "Kaikoura Rim"

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References

  1. Anderson, Rick. Killervision at AllMusic