| Man-Amplified | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Anterior Digital Research Station (Sheffield, UK) | |||
| Genre | EBM, electro-industrial | |||
| Length | 54:58 | |||
| Label | Contempo | |||
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Man-Amplified is the fifth studio album by Clock DVA, released in 1991 by Contempo Records. [1] [2]
All tracks are written by Robert Baker, Dean Dennis and Adi Newton.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Man-Amplifiers" | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Techno Geist" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Axiomatic and Heuristic" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "NYC Overload" | 6:29 |
| 5. | "Transitional Voices" | 7:30 |
| 6. | "Bitstream" | 5:55 |
| 7. | "Fractalize" | 5:06 |
| 8. | "Final Program" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Dark Attractor" | 5:16 |
| 10. | "Memories of Sound" | 4:39 |
Adapted from the Man-Amplified liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Italy | 1992 | Contempo | CD, CS, LP | CONTE 182 |
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