''Mutants of Sound'' is the first
album
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by
DJ? Acucrack
DJ? Acucrack is an electronic music duo based in Chicago, Illinois. DJ? Acucrack was formed by Jason Novak and Jamie Duffy as an Acumen Nation drum n' bass side project. The duo initially created the side project to "kill time" between releases ...
, released in 1998. The album appeared on the
CMJ
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RPM year-end charts for 1998.
Critical reception
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The Plain Dealer
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'' thought that "though tracks like 'Lust in Space', 'Bitch Universal' and the fidgety 'Get in Me' are so airy in parts that they seem free of gravity, they've also got a vigor that gives away the duo's industrial roots."
AllMusic
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wrote: "Pulling sounds from a variety of different styles, from drum'n'bass to ambient and big beat, they assemble the bits and pieces in a reasonably appealing fashion, yet with no real understanding of the form."
Track listing
# "High" – 1:00
# "Allegra" – 6:18
# "Swollen with Glee" – 6:32
# "Lust in Space" – 4:43
# "Nation State" – 10:54
# "Bitch Universal" – 7:54
# "Road Speed Governor" – 2:29
# "Get in Me" – 6:47
# "You're Not the Fastest Ship" – 6:14
# "Strobe" – 2:48
# "Scientists Playing God" – 4:28
References
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1998 albums
DJ? Acucrack albums