Information Overload Unit
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Information Overload Unit is the 1981 debut full-length album by the Australian industrial
band SPK
. Originally released in 1981 by Side Effects, it was re-released twice; in 1985 by Normal, and in 1992 by The Grey Area.
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
band SPK
SPK (band)
SPK, formed in 1978 in Sydney, Australia, was a 1980s and early 1990s industrial music and noise music group. One member, Graeme Revell, would later go on to become a successful Hollywood movie composer.-History:...
. Originally released in 1981 by Side Effects, it was re-released twice; in 1985 by Normal, and in 1992 by The Grey Area.
Side A (aka Face ULTRA)
- "Emanation Machine R. Gie 1916" – 5:24
- "Suture Obsession" – 5:06
- "Macht Schrecken" – 5:19
- "Beruftverböt" – 5:31
Side B (aka Face HYPER)
- "Ground Zero: Infinity Dose" – 4:18
- "Stammheim Torturkammer" – 4:33
- "Retard" – 4:26
- "Epilept: Convulse" – 2:33
- "Kaltbruchig Acideath" – 4:32
Personnel
According to the band's official website- Operator: (synthesizers, rhythms, treatments, vocals)
- Wilkins: (guitar, bass, tapes, vocals)
- Tone Generator : (synthesizers, treatments)
- Mr. Clean: (technician)
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
1981 | Side Effects | LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
SER 01 |
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1985 | Normal | LP | Normal 9 |
| United Kingdom | 1991 | Side Effects | LP | SER 01 |
| United Kingdom | 1992 | Mute Mute Records Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:... /The Grey Area |
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SPK 1CD |