''Cut'' is the second

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, released on 15 February 2000 by

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. The album was ranked #25 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) Top 50 Albums of 2000. On 5 October 2018 the album was reissued as a

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with an additional track titled "Until We Disappear" and written by

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Reception

Niklas Forsberg of

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awarded the album six out of ten, describing the music as "almost exclusively overdone in the sense that the aggressiveness became too dominant" and saying "the one thing making me give ''"Cut"'' a grade above average is due to the participation of veteran, almost

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declared artist

Jean-Luc De Meyer Jean-Luc De Meyer (born 1957 in Brussels) is a vocalist and lyricist who is best known as the lead vocalist of the Belgian EBM group Front 242. He started singing in the experimental group "Under Viewer" with Patrick Codenys. Both joined Front ...

." Regen said "In many ways, ''Cut'' is an improvement on '' Darker'' – the production is cleaner and has a more modern sheen" and "the palette of sound is more consistent, making it a more cohesive album." The critic went on to claim "it also feels like it plays it, if not safe, at least safer, leaning more toward traditional

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sounds and beats... but a really solid version of those sounds."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Cut'' liner notes. C-Tec *

Jean-Luc de Meyer Jean-Luc De Meyer (born 1957 in Brussels) is a vocalist and lyricist who is best known as the lead vocalist of the Belgian EBM group Front 242. He started singing in the experimental group "Under Viewer" with Patrick Codenys. Both joined Front ...

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Ged Denton Crisis n.T.i. was the music project of United Kingdom-based composer Ged Denton, known for his work in The Cyber-Tec Project. Under the moniker Denton released the album '' The Alien Conspiracy'' for Fifth Colvmn Records in 1995. History Crisi ...

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– synthesizer,

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'Additional performers *

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, additional synthesizer *

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* Doug Martin –

, additional guitar,

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Production and design * Peter Anderson –

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* Patrick Bird – mastering * Greg Jakobek –

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* Jim Marcus –

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(reissue) * Jules Seifert –

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ing (reissue)

Release history

References

External links

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