''Suspension of Disbelief'' is the lone release by American

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AP2, put out by

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in 2000. AP2 was a "sequel" to the band Argyle Park, who released their only album ''

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'' in 1995. Argyle Park had consisted of Buka and

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, while AP2 featured primary players Buka and

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, with Klayton producing the record. In the winter of 2000, Tooth & Nail cut AP2 due to the low sales of this album. Since Buka had only wanted AP2 to release albums for Tooth & Nail, AP2 ended as a band after Tooth & Nail dropped the

''Suspension of Disbelief'' is as every bit as experimental as its precursor, including elements of Gabber, gabber techno,

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, ambient techno, R&B, punk rock, and

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. The opening track, "The End", contains vocal samples from two of the old Argyle Park songs, giving the album some sense of closure to that era of the band before diving headlong into the new material.

Track listing

#"The End" (Level, Buka) – 4:40 #* samples: "Leave Me Alone" and "A Burden's Folly" by Argyle Park #"Heroin Hate" (Level, Buka) – 5:32 #"My Sympathies" (Klayton, Mark Salomon, Buka, Level) – 5:26 #* guest vocals: Mark Salomon, Klayton #"A Thousand Terrible Things" (Level, Buka) – 2:26 #"Silhouette of Rage" (Level, Buka) – 3:58 #* guest vocals: Daren "Klank" Diolosa #"A New Wound" (Level) – 5:54 #"The Red Shirt Conspiracy" (Level, Buka, Joel Timothy Bell) – 2:36 #* guest vocals: Joel Timothy Bell #"The Pact" (Level, Buka) – 5:05 #* vocals: Sage #"Resurrection of the Ravens" (Klayton, Level) – 4:14 #* guest vocals: Klayton #"Goodbye" (Level) – 4:46 #"The Only Man I Know" (Level) – 4:22 #* drums: J.M. Zaletel #"Cold Breath of Sorrow" (Level, Buka) – 1:32

Guest appearances

– producer of album and writer of songs "My Sympathies" and "Resurrection of the Ravens" * Daren "Klank" Diolosa of Klank, Circle of Dust, and

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* Mark Salomon of Stavesacre and The Crucified * Joel Timothy Bell of Ghoti Hook * Sage * J.M. Zaletel of Klank

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suspension Of Disbelief (Argyle Park Album) Argyle Park albums 2000 albums Tooth & Nail Records albums