''Spirit in the System'' is the second studio album from British band
The Qemists
The Qemists are an English electronic music group, hailing from Brighton, England. They are signed to Amazing Record Co., an independent record label, indie record label based in the UK. The band have a separate deal with Beat Records for dist ...
. The album was released on 7 July 2010 under record label
Ninja Tune
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Inspired by a visit ...
.
On 26 May 2010, the band announced the album was complete.
The album artwork was created by
Glenn Fabry
Glenn Fabry (; born 24 March 1961) is a British comics artist known for his detailed, realistic work in both ink and painted colour.
Career
Glenn Fabry's career began in 1985, drawing ''Sláine (comics), Slaine'' for ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD ...
.
On 14 June 2012, the band announced they had completed the music video for the single "Hurt Less" featuring
Jenna G
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Prior to forming Un-Cut, their first collaboration was in 2001 w ...
.
The video was directed by Keith McCarthy.
Track list
Personnel
The Qemists
* Dan Arnold – bass, synths
* Leon Harris – drums
* Liam Black – guitar, synths
Additional musicians
*
Rou Reynolds
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– vocals
(on "Take It Back")
* Rory Clewlow – guitar
(on "Take It Back")
*
Jenna G
Un-Cut were a British group from Manchester, England, composed of Darren Lewis and Iyiola Babalola from the music production duo Future Cut, and vocalist Jenna Gibbons (Jenna G).
Prior to forming Un-Cut, their first collaboration was in 2001 w ...
– vocals
(on "Hurt Less")
* Matt Rose – vocals
(on "Dirty Words" and "Your Revolution")
* Bruno Balanta – vocals
(on "Dirty Words")
* Maxsta – vocals
(on "Renegade")
* Chantal Brown – vocals
(on "Fading Halo" and "Life's Too Short")
* MC I.D. – vocals
(on "Renegade" and "The Only Love Song")
*
Robin Hawkins
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Personal life
Rob studied at Cowbridge Comprehensive School, completing his A-levels and going on to take a chance with The Automatic i ...
– vocals
(on "Apocalypse")
*
Sebastian Wolff – vocals
(on "Bones")
* Michael Salmon – piano
;Technical personnel
* The Qemists – production,
engineering
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* Harry Barnard – additional production
(on "Take It Back" and "Renegade")
*
Kellermensch
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The b ...
– additional production
(on "Bones")
* Beau Thomas –
mastering
* Jack Noel – design
*
Glenn Fabry
Glenn Fabry (; born 24 March 1961) is a British comics artist known for his detailed, realistic work in both ink and painted colour.
Career
Glenn Fabry's career began in 1985, drawing ''Sláine (comics), Slaine'' for ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD ...
– cover image
Release history
References
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2010 albums
The Qemists albums