Transmissions from Uranus

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Transmissions from Uranus
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 1997
RecordedKinderland Studios, New York City
1995–1997
Genre Industrial rock, electro-industrial
Length55:01
Label Energy Records
Producer Hanzel und Gretyl
Hanzel und Gretyl chronology
Ausgeflippt
(1995)
Transmissions from Uranus
(1997)
Über alles
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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 . [2] 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.

Track listing

  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

Credits

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References

  1. "Transmissions from Uranus - Hanzel und Gretyl". AllMusic.
  2. Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) - IMDb , retrieved January 16, 2020