Desolate (album)

Desolate
Desolate
Studio album by Alien Faktor
Released	1995
Studio	The Womb Studio; (Milwaukee, WI)
Genre	Industrial
Length	52:30
Label	Decibel
Producer	Tom Muschitz
Alien Faktor chronology

Desolate is the second studio album by American electro-industrial group Alien Faktor, released in 1995 by Decibel.^[1]^[2]

Reception

A critic for Sonic Boom praised Desolate appreciated the musical diversity of the album and said "each track depicts a single discrete scene but listened to as a whole the listener can begin to appreciate the full effect of the experience."^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tom Muschitz, except "Dysphoria" by Leif Hansen; all music is composed by Tom Muschitz.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"No One Can Make Me Do Anything I Don't Want to Do Anyway"	2:32
2.	"Ego Death"	4:09
3.	"Ocean Space"	10:36
4.	"Ode to Fetus"	3:12
5.	"Dysphoria"	4:33
6.	"Termites and Maggots"	5:21
7.	"Obey"	4:29
8.	"Blip 3 in 3D"	5:19
9.	"Monkey Business"	1:50
10.	"The Perpetual Machine"	1:41
11.	"Dirge"	4:28
12.	"Volt Meter (See You Next Tuesday)"	4:20

Personnel

Adapted from the Desolate liner notes.^[4]

Alien Faktor

Tom Muschitz – vocals, programming, production, engineering, recording, mixing, mastering

Additional musicians

Peter Balestrieri – saxophone (3)
Lars Hansen – vocals and programming (5),
Leif Hansen – programming (5)
Mike Hunsberger – guitar (6, 7), sampler (2)
Dan Kucza – guitar (1)
Karl J. Paloucek – fretless bass (1)
Terry Reed (as Warlock) – vocals and arrangements (3)
Bill Stace – drums (7)

Production and design

Daniel Streng – cover art, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Decibel	CD	DEC005

References

^ "Alien Faktor: Desolate > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ Finkler, Ed (June 17, 1997). "Interview with Alien Faktor". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ Christian, Chris (January 1996). "Alien Faktor: Desolate". Sonic Boom. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ Desolate (booklet). Alien Faktor. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Decibel. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Desolate at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] "Alien Faktor: Desolate > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[sonicboomint-2] Finkler, Ed (June 17, 1997). "Interview with Alien Faktor". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[sonicboomdesolate-3] Christian, Chris (January 1996). "Alien Faktor: Desolate". Sonic Boom. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[linearnotes-4] Desolate (booklet). Alien Faktor. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Decibel. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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