''Big Sounds of the Drags'' is the second album by the Dutch electronic musician Junkie XL, released on

Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. History The label was launched in 1980 in t ...

in 1999.

Reception

The tracks "Synasthesia", "Dance USA" and "Future in Computer Hell (Part II)" were included in the video games '' Test Drive: Overdrive'' (2002), and "Action Radius" in '' Need for Speed: Underground'' (2003). "Action Radius" was released as a single upon its re-release in 2000. "Zerotonine" was played over the end credits of the 2002 motion picture '' Buying the Cow''.

Track listing

1999 edition

# "Check Your Basic Groove" (5:09) # "Action Radius" (3:53) # "Synasthesia" (7:41) # "Power of Big Slacks" (3:25) # "Zerotonine" (4:01) # "Love Like Razorblade" (6:08) # "Legion" (4:36) # "Dance USA" (3:23) # "Gettin' Lost" (6:18) # "Black Jack" (3:07) # "Next Plateau" (5:00) # "Future in Computer Hell (Part II)" (21:45)

2000 edition

# "Check Your Basic Groove" (5:07) # "Synasthesia" (7:42) # "Power of Big Slacks" (3:25) # "Zerotonine" (4:02) # "Love Like Razorblade" (6:07) # "Legion" (4:36) # "Disco 2000" (4:26) # "Future in Computer Hell (Part II)" (7:16) # "Bon Voyage" (7:05) # "Power of Big Slacks (Reprise)" (11:06) # "Gettin' Lost" (7:14) # "Black Jack" (3:08) # "Next Plateau" (4:51)

Personnel

Junkie XL

* Tom Holkenborg – producer, writer (except for tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11), engineering, mixing, programming, keyboards, samples, bass *

Patrick Tilon Patrick "Rudeboy" Tilon (born 1964, Suriname) (also Rudeboy Remington, Silver Surfering Rudeboy, Microphone Nazi, Sir Antagonist) is a Dutch musician, best known as the singer of the rap rock band Urban Dance Squad, which he led from 1986 to 2000 ...

(Silver Surfering Rudeboy) – lead vocals, writing ("Action Radius", "Power of Big Slacks", "Zerotonine", "Love Like Razorblade", "Legion", "Next Plateau")

Additional musicians

* Rene van der Zee - guitars * John Themis - guitars * Keeling Lee - guitars *

Max Cavalera Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera (; born August 4, 1969) is a Brazilian musician. He co-founded the heavy metal band Sepultura in 1984 with his brother Igor Cavalera, and was the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist until his departure i ...

- guitars, keyboards * Dino Cazares - guitars * Klaas Ten Holt – guitars, strings ("Synthasesia", "Future in Computer Hell (Part 2)") * Greg Wilson - turntables * Baz Mattie – drums *

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- drums * Sander van der Heide – mastering (except for "Power of Big Slacks (reprise)") * Tim Young – mastering ("Power of Big Slacks (reprise)")

References

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