Survival & Resistance

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Survival & Resistance
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Studio album by
Released21 August 2012 (2012-08-21)
RecordedOn-U Sound Studios, London, UK
Genre Electro, dub
Length39:43
Label On-U Sound
Producer Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood chronology
Dub Setter
(2009)
Survival & Resistance
(2012)
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Survival & Resistance is the third solo album by British producer Adrian Sherwood. It was released on 21 August 2012 on On-U Sound Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Balance" Adamski, Adrian Sherwood 3:21
2."Trapped Here"Adrian Sherwood3:59
3."U.R.Sound" Timothy Leary, Adrian Sherwood4:03
4."Starship Bahia" Guilherme Arantes, Adrian Sherwood5:25
5."Effective" Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood4:06
6."We Flick the Switch"Ken Downie, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood4:19
7."Bossa 2"Adrian Sherwood3:40
8."Two Semitones and a River"Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood4:47
9."Last Queen of England"Adrian Sherwood3:01
10."Greenleaves"Adrian Sherwood3:02

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 2012 On-U Sound CD ONULP1022
United Kingdom2012On-U Sound LP ONULP1022
Japan 2012 Beat CDBRC-342

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References

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  2. columnist (2012). "Adrian Sherwood - Survival & Resistance". Mojo : 94.