''In Radiant Decay'' is the second studio album by

Christ Analogue Christ Analogue was an American industrial rock group started in 1995 by frontman and producer Wade Alin. History Christ Analogue was devised in 1995 by programmer/vocalist Wade Alin. After Markus Von Prause joined on guitar, the duo debuted ...

, released on April 8, 1997, by

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and

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. Compared to the band's punk-styled live performances, the album displays more of the band's talent for combining industrial,

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and

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into an

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format.

Production and music

The technology used to record ''In Radiant Decay'' included Digidesign's Pro Tools software, an Akai S3000, E-mu Emax II and Morpheus, Korg Prophecy, Kurzweil K2000, and Roland Juno-1 06. When asked about how producing the album compared to the band's experience working previously,

Wade Alin Christ Analogue was an American industrial rock group started in 1995 by frontman and producer Wade Alin. History Christ Analogue was devised in 1995 by programmer/vocalist Wade Alin. After Markus Von Prause joined on guitar, the duo debuted ...

stated:

Reception

''Aiding & Abetting'' gave ''In Radiant Decay'' a negative review, calling "a middling rehash" and that "Christ Analogue has very little new ideas to bring to the cold wave (or is it cybercore? I get so confused) table." Larry Dean Miles at ''Black Monday'' described the album as "a direction of industrial music evolution that doesn't compromise in sound or soul as so many others have." ''

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'' disagreed, calling the music "rich with emotion and intensity but devoid of the typical distortion and calamity" and "extensive use of sequencers and industrial beats combined with organic instruments create a 21st Century pastiche of sounds that escapes a tight pigeonhole." ''Sonic Boom'' also gave the album a positive review, calling it an "album of maturity and a summation of all the trials and tribulations that Christ Analogue was exposed to since its inception" while noting that "the use of lo-fi sound elements has taken its toll on the composite sound quality of the final mix down."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''In Radiant Decay'' liner notes. Christ Analogue *

– lead vocals,

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, guitar, bass guitar, production,

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* Rey Guajardo –

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, programming, vocals, assistant engineering * Markus Von Prause – synthesizer, sampler, programming, vocals, assistant engineering Additional musicians * Tracy Moody – guitar Production and design * Dana Brett – photography * Jason Graham – photography * Immaculate –

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* Shawn McClough – photography * Robert Sydow – live engineering

Release history

References

External links

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* {{Authority control 1997 albums Christ Analogue albums Cargo Music albums Re-Constriction Records albums Albums produced by Wade Alin