''Separator'' is the debut studio album of

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, released on August 13, 1996, by

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. It contained mostly tracks recorded for the demo the band recorded previous to joining the label. The band's former lead singer departed before recording sessions for the album began.

Reception

''Aiding & Abetting'' praised the band for creating effective emotional atmosphere, saying "years after the fact, Scar Tissue has created a perfect soundtrack for '' Bladerunner''." A critic at ''Last Sigh Magazine'' gave the album a mostly positive review, calling it "dark, threatening and heavily clad" and further saying that "there are many dark ominous sections within the releases here that flirt with a semi-lighter side of the electronic technology of sound." ''Sonic Boom'' also commended the material and said "Scar Tissue is a band not content to be contained within the fragile shell of a single musical style, preferring to exhibit their musical skills across a menagerie of genres." The album peaked at the twentieth position on CMJ's Dance Top 25.

Track listing

Accolades

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Separator'' liner notes. Scar Tissue * Philip Caldwell – guitar * Steve Watkins – bass guitar,

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, percussion, production,

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, guitar (14), vocals (17) Additional performers * Seann Vowell (Dofino) – vocals (2, 3, 7, 15), tape (16) * Alex Yang (as Theatre of Cruelty) – tape (16) Production and design * Nathan Moody –

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, design

Release history

References

External links

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