''Electra 2000'' is the second studio album by the American

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band Hum. Originally released in 1993 by 12 Inch Records, the first run was limited to 1,000 copies had the band's name printed in black lettering. The album also included "Monty Python Organ Grinder," an instrumental

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song included as a

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. The second release contains the same track listing as the first, but slightly different cover art, with red lettering rather than black. The album was released for a third time in 1997 by Martians Go Home and contains "Diffuse" as the final track. The song was recorded during the ''Electra 2000'' sessions, but was initially released on the various artists compilation ''Feast of the Sybarites''. A music video was produced for "Iron Clad Lou."

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, ''

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'' called ''Electra 2000'' "the group’s heaviest and most relentless album." ''

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'' called the album "bracingly loud but generically obvious in its attack: simple melodies kicked along with a brisk backbeat and covered in sizzling sensual guitar aggression."

Track listing

All tracks written by Hum. #"Iron Clad Lou" – 5:51 #"Pinch & Roll" – 3:26 #"Shovel" – 4:30 #"Pewter" – 4:09 #"Scraper" – 3:20 #"Firehead" – 3:30 #"Sundress" – 3:57 #"Double Dip" – 5:16 #"Winder" – 14:18 On the original release "Winder" lasts 5:44, with a hidden track, "Monty Python Organ Grinder", beginning at 6:08. This was omitted from subsequent pressings. Re-release bonus track #

"Diffuse" – 4:34

Personnel

;Hum *Jeff Dimpsey –

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*Tim Lash –

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*Bryan St. Pere –

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*Matt Talbott – guitar,

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;Additional personnel *Andy Hodge – artwork *Mike Starcevich – photography *

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References

External links

Twelve Inch Records on ''Electra 2000''
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