''Self-Titled Long-Playing Debut Album'' is the first album released by
+/-. It was written, performed and recorded almost entirely by former
Versus
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* ''Versus'' (2016 film), a Russian sports drama film
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guitarist James Baluyut, with his Versus bandmate Patrick Ramos playing additional drums on the album. Baluyut used the recording of the album to experiment with techniques such as
5-4 time and sampling. Upon release the album was acclaimed for its fusion of
indie-rock
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song structures with
electronica
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production techniques, and it was compared favourably to work by
The Microphones
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and
The Notwist
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.
The track "All I do" was later featured in the
soundtrack
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for the film
Wicker Park.
Track listing
#"All I Do" – 2:34
#"Crestfallen" – 2:37
#"The Queen of Detroit" – 3:52
#"Beverley Road" – 3:26
#"Manifest Destiny (In General)" – 1:27
#"The Declaration of Independence" – 3:10
#"Setting Your Head on Fire" – 2:56
#"The Industrial Revolution" – 3:38
#"Yo Yo Yo (Please Don't Fall in Love)" – 2:46
#"I Sleep Forever" – 3:45
#"All I Have to Do Is Make You" – 2:18
#"Ill Advised" – 2:47
#"The Separation of Church and State" – 3:45
*Includes a
Flash
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** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
video clip for "A Million Pieces on the Ground."
External links
+/- official discography
References
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2002 debut albums
+/- (band) albums