Polytravellers

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Polytravellers
Vektroid Polytravellers cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2011 (2011-05-12)
Genre
Length52:46
Label
  • PrismCorp
Producer Ramona Andra Xavier
Vektroid chronology
Telnet Erotika
(2010)
Polytravellers
(2011)
Starcalc
(2011)
Alternate cover
Polytravellers alt cover.jpg

Polytravellers is the debut studio album by American electronic musician Vektroid released on May 12, 2011. [1] [2] The album was released as a prelude to the album Starcalc. The album has good reviews. [3] [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A1"6:47
2."A2"10:04
3."A3"9:44
4."B1"3:17
5."B2"2:17
6."B3"11:47
7."B4"8:47

Alternate titles

  1. Giza
  2. Polytravellers A
  3. Polytravellers B
  4. Prismatic
  5. Tesselation A
  6. Tesselation B
  7. Wildlife Diskette

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