The Brotherhood of the Bomb

The Brotherhood of the Bomb
Studio album by Techno Animal
Released	11 September 2001
Genre	Illbient industrial hip hop experimental hip hop
Length	61:07
Label	Matador
Producer	Justin Broadrick Kevin Martin
Techno Animal chronology
Symbiotics (1999) The Brotherhood of the Bomb (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
Daily Nexus	Mixed [3]
Drowned in Sound	9/10 [4]
PopMatters	Favorable [5]
Stylus Magazine	B [6]

The Brotherhood of the Bomb is the fourth album by the illbient band Techno Animal, released on 11 September 2001 through Matador Records. It was reissued by Relapse Records in 2023.

While earlier Techno Animal recordings had been largely instrumental, Brotherhood of the Bomb features vocals from underground rap artists.

Track listing

All music is composed by Techno Animal.

No.	Title	Lyrics/Vocals	Length
1.	"Cruise Mode 101"	Rubberoom	4:48
2.	"Glass Prism Enclosure"	Beans, High Priest, M. Sayyid	4:23
3.	"Hypertension"		6:14
4.	"DC-10"	Rob Sonic	4:33
5.	"Robosapien"		5:45
6.	"Freefall"		5:03
7.	"Monoscopic"		5:54
8.	"Piranha"	Toastie Taylor	4:58
9.	"Sub Species"		4:18
10.	"We Can Build You"	El-P, Vast Aire	4:16
11.	"Blood Money"		5:22
12.	"Hell"	dälek	5:33
Total length:			61:07

Personnel

Credits adapted from The Brotherhood of the Bomb liner notes ^[7]

Techno Animal

• Justin Broadrick (credited as JK Flesh) – production
• Kevin Martin (credited as The Bug) – photography, design, production

Additional musicians

• Rubberoom – vocals (track 1)
• Antipop Consortium – vocals (track 2)
• Rob Sonic – vocals (track 4)
• Fred Ones – scratches (track 4)
• Toastie Taylor – vocals (track 8)
• El-P – vocals (track 10)
• Vast Aire – vocals (track 10)
• dälek – vocals (track 12)

Technical personnel

• Simon Heyworth – mastering
• Magus Designs – photography, design

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Techno Animal – The Brotherhood of the Bomb". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 October 2018.
2. columnist (January 2001). "Techno Animal: The Brotherhood of the Bomb (Matador)". Alternative Press . p. 96.
3. Bell. "Techno Animal: The Brotherhood of the Bomb: Matador". Daily Nexus . Retrieved 22 October 2018.
4. Rawcliffe, Jonathan. "Techno Animal – The Brotherhood of the Bomb". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved 22 October 2018.
5. Hart, Jeremy (20 September 2001). "Techno Animal: The Brotherhood of the Bomb". PopMatters . Retrieved 9 June 2013.
6. Mueller, Gavin (1 September 2003). "Firewater: The Man on the Burning Tightrope". Stylus . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
7. The Brotherhood of the Bomb (CD liner notes). Techno Animal. Matador Records. 2001. OLE 482-2.

External links

• The Brotherhood of the Bomb at Discogs (list of releases)