On the Wires of Our Nerves

On the Wires of Our Nerves
Studio album by Add N to (X)
Released	19 May 1998
Genre	Electronica [1] noise rock [1]
Label	Satellite Records; Mute; Soul Jazz Records
Producer	Add N to (X) Dean Honer
Add N to (X) chronology
Vero Electronics (1996) On the Wires of Our Nerves (1998) Avant Hard (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Muzik	7/10 [4]
NME	8/10 [5]
Pitchfork	9.0/10 [6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	9/10 [8]

On the Wires of Our Nerves is the second studio album by English electronic music band Add N to (X), released in 1998 by Soul Jazz Records subsidiary label Satellite Records in the UK and Mute Records in North America. Soul Jazz reissued it as a limited edition silver vinyl double LP in 2021.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steven Claydon, Ann Shenton and Barry Smith, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Are Add N to X"		2:14
2.	"Murmur One"		7:06
3.	"Sound of Accelerating Concrete"		4:01
4.	"Gentle Germans"		2:30
5.	"The Black Regent"	Claydon Shenton Smith Rob Allum	6:57
6.	"Planet Munich"		2:04
7.	"Nevermind"		6:27
8.	"King Wasp"	Claydon Shenton Smith James Moore	3:35
9.	"Orgy of Bubastus"	Claydon Shenton Smith Allum	5:15
10.	"Grey Body, Green Gun"		5:02
11.	"On the Wires of Our Nerves"		5:28
12.	"Hit Me"		6:00
13.	"Sir Ape"	Claydon Shenton Smith Allum	4:45

"Nevermind" is a bonus track on the Satellite CD and the Soul Jazz reissue double LP.
Sample credits

• "King Wasp" contains elements from "I'm a King Bee", performed by Slim Harpo.

Personnel

Add N to (X)

• Steven Claydon
• Ann Shenton
• Barry Smith

Additional musicians

• Rob Allum
• Dean Honer – additional keyboards

Production

• Add N to (X) – production, engineering
• Dean Honer – production, engineering

Artwork and design

• Simon Perriton – photography
• Adrian Self – design
• Sparky Hydrofoil – design

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "On the Wires of Our Nerves – Add N to (X) (CD – Mute #69053)". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 March 2020.
2. Raggett, Ned. "On the Wires of Our Nerves – Add N to (X)". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 March 2020.
3. O'Reilly, John (6 March 1998). "Moog swing". The Guardian .
4. Wyatt, Kieran (April 1998). "Add N to X: On the Wires of Our Nerves (Satellite)". Muzik . No. 35. p. 77.
5. Cameron, Keith (31 January 1998). "Add N To X – On The Wires of Our Nerves". NME . Archived from the original on 17 August 2000.
6. Richard-San, Mark (July 1998). "Add N to (X): On the Wires of Our Nerves". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 10 August 2004.
7. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (25 June 1998). "Add N to X: On the Wires of Our Nerves". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 18 August 2001.
8. Eshun, Kodwo (April 1998). "Silver Apples: Beacon / Add N to X: On the Wires of Our Nerves". Spin . Vol. 14, no. 4. pp. 126–27.