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's second and final album. On this album they continue their robotic crusade to free machines from their human oppressors and convince humans to voluntarily become cyborgs. The only alternate option given is death.

Overview

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article entitled "Hunter Soldier from Future Warns: Beware the Digital Pets", which appeared in the August 13, 1997 issue.

Track listing

* Untitled – 0:31 * "Erotomatica" – 2:09 * "Serve, Obey, Guard Men from Harm" – 2:00 * "I Sing! The Body Cybernetic" – 3:07 * "Embryo Electro" – 2:06 * "Pet Machine" – 1:52 * "Phonetic Lecture" – 3:09 * "The Human Virus" – 3:27 * "Tri-Star Wheel Groove" – 3:16 * "

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, Congratulations" – 2:25 * "Join the Evolution" – 2:49 * "Indeterminate Reconstruction" – 2:43

Servotron Mobile Pop Infantry (Second Division)

* Machine #1: Z4-OBX: Multi-media metronomic stimulation of human muscular systems – initiating movement and inertia, also various torture tone waveforms. * Machine #2: Proto Unit V-3: Visual female representation, general electronic melody polyphony, and higher toned vocalization vectors. * Machine #3: 00zX1: Preferred devices for channelization, information, and entertainment towards unsuspecting human subjects. * Machine #4: Andro 600 Series: Direction of vibrating large gauged wire, amplifying the source, storing it digitally and presenting the results through a pure binary format.

Other credits

* Digital Guitar Replicators: Cyborgs – Matt May, Chris Fahey, Art Mitchell, Andy LeMaster, Jim Marrer, Mike McHugh, and Andy Baker * Analog Keyboard Replicators: Cyborg – Brian Kehew (under the Moog and Roland corporate flag), also remix performance sequence on Spare Parts mini-product * Studio R/R Maintenance: Jamie Reeling * Waveform Recapitulation Procedures: Cyborg – Mike McHugh * Digital Storage Procedures: Cyborgs – Jim Marrer, Mike McHugh, Andy Baker * Digital Unit Order Enhancement: Cyborg – Brad Taylor * Photographic Images: Cyborgs – Chris Bradie, Dave Maud * Visual Design Format: Cyborg – Shag * Human/Cyborg Relations: Cyborg – Mike McWhertor * Cybernetic Product Production Actualization: Cyborg – Cathy Bauer * Robotic Accommodation Services: Thais Cyborg Division

References

{{Authority control 1998 albums Servotron albums