''The Unwanted Sounds of Satisfact'' is the debut album by American

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band

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. Released on September 10, 1996 through

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, the album was produced by the musician Steve Wold, better known by his stage name

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. The album's sound, which is derived from the post-punk, new wave and

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, has been regarded as an early example of the

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genre.

Critical reception

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critic Blake Butler thought that the album sounded "like

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playing on

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in 2150 with Morissey's vain sass taken away" and stated: "As this is the band's first album, you hear a more stripped-down and straightforward of what they would later doon future albums." Butler also described the record as "a strong album of dreamy android pop with a

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edge." Megan McCarthy of ''

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'' wrote: "Loud guitar, live drumming, and deep bass create a rock-solid foundation for Chad States' synthesizer, which alternately feeds the frenzy with electronic noise and calms it with the simplest

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melodies." McCarthy further concluded that the band "would be at peace among the British

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bands of a decade and a half ago, or perhaps as part of the more obscure

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Track listing

# "First Incision" — 4:37 # "Escapism for the Future" — 3:20 # "Dysfunction" — 2:21 # "50 Mg. Once Daily" — 3:24 # "Unswitched" — 3:06 # "Standard Error" — 3:48 # "Oscillator" — 2:31 # "When Hearing Fails" — 2:48 # "Disconnect" — 4:13 # "Hydrograft" — 4:08 # "It Will Never Happen" — 4:07

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from liner notes.Satisfact — ''The Unwanted Sounds of Satisfact'' album liner notes. ;Satisfact * Matt Steinke — vocals, guitar * Josh Warren — bass * Chad States — synthesizer *

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— drums ;Other personnel * Steve Wold – production, recording * Seth Warren – violin (4–6) * Scott Swayze –

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* Ginger Trump – photography * Alice Wheeler – photography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Unwanted Sounds of Satisfact, The 1996 debut albums Up Records albums Satisfact albums