Techno Animal Versus Reality

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Techno Animal Versus Reality
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Studio album and Remix album by
Released30 March 1998
Genre Illbient
Length60:51
Label City Slang
Producer Justin Broadrick, Kevin Martin
Techno Animal chronology
Re-Entry
(1995)
Techno Animal Versus Reality
(1998)
Radio Hades
(1998)
Professional ratings
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Techno Animal Versus Reality is a remix album by the Illbient band Techno Animal, released on 30 March 1998 through City Slang.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleRemixerLength
1."Demonoid" 6:49
2."Demonoid" (remix) Porter Ricks 6:30
3."Deceleration" 5:35
4."Deceleration" (remix) Ui 3:43
5."Baka" 8:31
6."Baka" (remix) Spectre 6:08
7."Bionic Beatbox" 6:33
8."Bionic Beatbox" (remix) Tortoise 5:18
9."Atomic Buddha" 6:00
10."Atomic Buddha" (remix) Alec Empire 5:44

Personnel

Techno Animal
Additional musicians and production

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References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Versus Reality". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2013.