| Separator | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 13, 1996 [1] | |||
| Genre | Electro-industrial | |||
| Length | 71:10 | |||
| Label | 21st Circuitry | |||
| Producer | Steve Watkins | |||
| Scar Tissue chronology | ||||
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Separator is the debut studio album of Scar Tissue, released on August 13, 1996 by 21st Circuitry. [2] It contained mostly tracks recorded for the demo the band recorded previous to joining the label. [3] The band's former lead singer departed before recording sessions for the album began. [4]
Aiding & Abetting praised the band for creating effective emotional atmosphere, saying "years after the fact, Scar Tissue has created a perfect soundtrack for Bladerunner ." [5] A critic at Last Sigh Magazine gave the album a mostly positive review, calling it "dark, threatening and heavily clad" and further saying that "there are many dark ominous sections within the releases here that flirt with a semi-lighter side of the electronic technology of sound." [6] Sonic Boom also commended the material and said "Scar Tissue is a band not content to be contained within the fragile shell of a single musical style, preferring to exhibit their musical skills across a menagerie of genres." [3] The album peaked at the twentieth position on CMJ's Dance Top 25. [7] [8]
All tracks are written by Scar Tissue.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Powerclone" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Our Disease" | 5:25 |
| 3. | "Recline" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Failure" | 5:31 |
| 5. | "Pain Pinched Features" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Laundered" | 6:32 |
| 7. | "Cold" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Asthmatic" | 1:28 |
| 9. | "Chatter" | 1:49 |
| 10. | "Splinterland" | 2:15 |
| 11. | "Tamheran" | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Gobstopper" | 3:13 |
| 13. | "Stance" | 6:15 |
| 14. | "Soil" | 4:12 |
| 15. | "Choking on Fate" | 5:43 |
| 16. | "Feeler" | 4:00 |
| 17. | "Our Disease" (16 Volt Remix) | 6:45 |
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | CMJ New Music Monthly | United States | "Dance Top 25" | 20 | [7] [8] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
Adapted from the Separator liner notes. [9]
Scar Tissue
Additional performers
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | 21st Circuitry | CD | 21C.17 |
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