''Technical Difficulties'' is the third studio album by

Hate Dept. Hate Dept. is an American industrial/ punk rock band, formed in 1991 by Steven Seibold. Seibold is a multi-instrumentalist who writes, records and releases Hate Dept. albums with minimal outside help. He formed Hate Dept. in 1991 in reaction to fi ...

, released in June 1999 by

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Reception

Steve Huey of

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called ''Technical Difficulties'' arguably "their most accessible release to date" and the band "may sound like an industrial band – clanking drum machines, synthesizers, and loud, crusty guitars – but Hate Dept. are alt-rockers at heart, emphasizing traditional song structure and punk lyrical attitude over sonic experimentation and abrasiveness." ''

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'' said "slamming rock intensity into the looming keyboard progressions of

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, while adding jazzy horns and

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-worthy power ballads, ''Technical Difficulties'' is easily the most diverse and robotic weapon in Hate Dept.'s arsenal." The magazine listed ''Technical Difficulties'' as one of the magazine's top choices for the month of June.

Track listing

Accolades

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Technical Difficulties'' liner notes. Hate Dept. * Marc Greco – guitar, backing vocals * Charles Hunt – drums, backing vocals, additional programming (2) *

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– lead vocals, programming, production, mixing * Jeff Smith – synthesizer, backing vocals Additional performers *

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– additional production (1, 4) * Tracey Hooker – trumpet (3) * Royden Vigilance – additional vocals (3) Production and design * Mon Agranat – mixing * The Gerrixx –

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, photography * Bill Kennedy – mixing, additional production (7, 8) * Dustin Moore – photography * Jenessa Nye – photography * Eddy Schreyer – mastering * Jon St. James – mixing, additional production (3)

Release history

References

External links

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