''TMOTD'' is the second studio album by

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, released on April 15, 1997 by

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Music

''TMOTD'' contained further tracks recorded during the sessions that produced the Scar Tissue's debut. The music displayed the band consciously shifted away from percussive oriented pieces towards electronic compositions with increased use of vocal samples and keyboard rhythms. Composer Steve Watkins has called "A Million Screens" his favorite from the album.

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, illustrator for the comic ''

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'', to create the band's logo on ''TMOTD''. The front illustration was created by musician and sound engineer Nathan Moody, who designed the album covers for the band's entire

output.

Reception

''Aiding & Abetting'' praised the atmosphere and ambition of ''TMOTD'', describing the music as "almost sound construction posing as songs." Tom Schulte of

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awarded the album four out of five possible stars, calling it a masterpiece of the genre and saying "Scar Tissue takes the most chances in this category of electronica, and therefore takes listeners the furthest" and that their music "the most elaborate and schizophrenic representatives of the darkwave genre." ''Sonic Boom'' praised the band's ability to improvise and said the album "breaks new ground without sacrificing all of the lessons learned previously, thereby making it a much more cohesive effort." ''Last Sigh Magazine'' also commended the band's musical prowess and said "there are also a great deal of harmonic surges on this release which add depth and intensity to the rhythms and beats within, and great choices of vocal/film sampling."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''TMOTD'' liner notes. Scar Tissue * Philip Caldwell –

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, bass guitar, percussion * Steve Watkins – lead vocals, sampler, sequencing, bass guitar, percussion, production,

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Additional performers * Jen Slatten – violin (9) * Seann Vowell (Dofino) – tape (12) * Alex Yang (as Theatre of Cruelty) – tape (12) Production and design * Nathan Moody –

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, design * Jhonen Vasquez – design

Release history

References

External links

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