''Hygene Atoms'' is a 2002
alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising " hip hop groups that refuse to confor ...
and
electronica
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album by Australian duo
The New Pollutants (Mister Speed and DJ Tr!p), also known as
Benjamin Speed
Benjamin Peter Speed (born 27 June 1979) is an Australian musician who composes scores for film, television and theatre. He performs and records as Mister Speed and was vocalist and songwriter in the Australian alternative, electronic and hi ...
and Tyson Hopprich. It is the band's debut album.
Track listing
# "New Pollutant Rumours" – 0:35
# "Sign Code (New Pollutants Manifesto Parts 1-4)" – 5:12
# "The Muse" – 3:33
# "Mathematical 1" – 1:11
# "How Big Birds Got Their Colours" – 2:29
# "The New Pollutants Theme Song (feat. Mecca)" – 4:26
# "Turbo" – 1:46
# "Online Celebrity (hyphenated.mod)" – 3:45
# "Ghouls And Ghosts" – 3:54
# "It's All My Fault" – 2:22
# "Dream" – 4:37
# "Become Flesh (New Pollutants Manifesto Parts 5-8)" – 4:28
# "Paperback Horror" – 0:26
# "Sign Code (Discogreen Remix)!" – 3:09
# "Abducting (with Stickyfingers & Mecca)!" – 30:57
A 'secret track' at the end of the album is a news article about an exploding whale.
2002 debut albums
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