Transmissions from Uranus

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Transmissions from Uranus
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Studio album by
Hanzel und Gretyl
ReleasedMay 27, 1997
RecordedKinderland Studios, New York City
1995–1997
Genre Industrial rock, electro-industrial
Length52:25
Label Energy Records
Producer Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl chronology
Ausgeflippt
(1995)		Transmissions from Uranus
(1997)		 Über alles
(2003)

Transmissions from Uranus is the second full-length album by American industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl. It was released in 1997 via Energy Records. It followed the pace set by the band's debut release, Ausgeflippt , as its style was very electronically oriented. The album enjoyed significant success, with the song "9D Galactic Center" included on the soundtrack to Mortal Kombat Annihilation . [1] This was the band's last release on Energy Records, as the company went out of business in 1998. It was also the band's last release with a focus on machines and space and the last album to feature any song performed in a language other than German or English, with the song "Astronafti" performed in Greek, as their image changed radically upon the release of their third album, Über alles , which was a satire of totalitarian regimes.

Contents

The CD contained a video game named "The Alienator", which could be installed and played on computers at the time of its release. The objective was to transform the two band members into alien-like space creatures. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Black Forest Galaxy"1:58
2."9D Galactic Center"1:20
3."Pleiadian Agenda"3:42
4."Take Me to Your Leader"3:55
5."Zeta Reticula"0:33
6."Komet Ride"4:29
7."Trance Planet Vortex"6:48
8."Robot Logik"3:57
9."Helium Popsicles"1:40
10."Starfucker"3:12
11."Hyper Erotic Joy Helmet"0:42
12."Mutant Starseed Creation"4:57
13."Fireball XL5"2:22
14."Hallo Berlin"1:38
15."Astronafti"3:37
16."Om Zentrale Station"7:35
Total length:52:25

Credits

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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CMJ New Music Monthly and Sonic Options Network both gave the album positive reviews. [6] [7] Lollipop Magazine noted that the album was heavier than the previous album, Ausgeflippt, with "the guitars mixed higher and the beats played harder." [8] Maximum Volume Music said that the album "was praised for its progressive musical stylings and groundbreaking technological advances." [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) - IMDb , retrieved January 16, 2020
  2. ↑ "HANZEL UND GRETYL + DEADCELL + ZIYOS". licklist.co.uk. October 17, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Transmissions from Uranus - Hanzel und Gretyl". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Bromley, Adrian (July 6, 1997). "Hanzel Und Gretyl - _Transmissions from Uranus_". chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Transmissions from Uranus". darkside.ru. November 6, 2002. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Lydia (August 1997). CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 14. ISSN   1074-6978.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Jerome (1997). Option. Sonic Options Network. p. 98.
  8. ↑ Marburger, Lex (October 1, 1997). "Hanzel Und Gretyl – Transmissions from Uranus – Interview | Lollipop Magazine" . Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ Thorley, Andy (July 10, 2018). "BAND OF THE DAY: HANZEL UND GRETYL". Maximum Volume Music. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
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