Underrated Silence

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Underrated Silence
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Studio album by
Released3 February 2012
Recorded York, London
Genre Indietronica, ambient techno
Length48:38
Label Bureau B
Producer Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters
Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters chronology
Underrated Silence
(2012)
Tomorrow Is Another Day
(2013)
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Underrated Silence is the debut collaborative release by German electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss and Engineers' Mark Peters, released on 3 February 2012 through Bureau B. [6]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Messiah Is Falling"3:39
2."Long Distance Call"2:47
3."Forgotten"4:08
4."Yesterday Didn't Exist"5:22
5."Rosen im Asphalt"5:29
6."The Child or the Pigeon"3:38
7."Ekaterina"5:22
8."Amoxicillin"4:14
9."Gift Horse's Mouth"7:14
10."Underrated Silence"6:45
11."Balcony Sunset (iTunes bonus song)"4:44

Personnel

Musicians

Producers

Other appearances

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References

  1. The Times review
  2. "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  3. Q Magazine review
  4. The Line of Best Fit review
  5. https://www.allmusic.com/album/underrated-silence-mw0002278159
  6. "Underrated Silence - Bureau B" . Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  7. "Unseen Music - For Nihon" . Retrieved 30 June 2014.