Technical Difficulties (Hate Dept. album)

Technical Difficulties is the third studio album by Hate Dept., released in June 1999 by Restless Records.[2]

Technical Difficulties
Studio album by
Hate Dept.
ReleasedJune 1999 (1999-06)[1]
Studio
GenreIndustrial rock
Length49:35
LabelRestless
ProducerSteven Seibold
Hate Dept. chronology
The Remix Wars: Strike 3
(1997)		 Technical Difficulties
(1999)		 The House That Hate Built
(2001)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Steve Huey of allmusic called Technical Difficulties arguably "their most accessible release to date" and the band "may sound like an industrial band -- clanking drum machines, synthesizers, and loud, crusty guitars -- but Hate Dept. are alt-rockers at heart, emphasizing traditional song structure and punk lyrical attitude over sonic experimentation and abrasiveness."[3] CMJ said "slamming rock intensity into the looming keyboard progressions of Front 242, while adding jazzy horns and Nine Inch Nails-worthy power ballads, Technical Difficulties is easily the most diverse and robotic weapon in Hate Dept.'s arsenal."[4] The magazine listed Technical Difficulties as one of the magazine's top choices for the month of June.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steven Seibold.

No.TitleLength
1."Superdrama"4:18
2."Coming Down"4:31
3."Wait"4:32
4."Anger Impulse"3:56
5."Little Let Down"3:24
6."Release It"3:30
7."Gone"3:59
8."Hit Back"4:23
9."Leaving"5:02
10."Fireflies"4:09
11."Seedling"4:13
12."Fiend"3:37

Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1999CMJ New Music MonthlyUnited States "CMJ Radio 200"35[5]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Technical Difficulties liner notes.[6]

Hate Dept.

Additional performers

Production and design

  • Mon Agranat – mixing
  • The Gerrixx – cover art, photography
  • Bill Kennedy – mixing, additional production (7, 8)
  • Dustin Moore – photography
  • Jenessa Nye – photography
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Jon St. James – mixing, additional production (3)

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1999 Restless CD 01877-72959-2
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gollark: Here is a graph of government doing things (x axis) plotted against socialism (y axis).
gollark: I'm not allowed to type swear words, since a very convoluted legal battle in 2006.
gollark: There are memes about it, so it's a real and valid ideology.
gollark: I think people were mostly greedy [REDACTED]ing pigs anyway, to be honest.

References
  1. "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 114. 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. Prato, Greg. "Hate Dept. > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. Huey, Steve. "Hate Dept.: Technical Difficulties > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. Hart, Ron (May 10, 1999). "Hate Dept.: Technical Difficulties". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 58 (617): 26. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  5. "CMJ Radio 200". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 59 (624): 20. June 28, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  6. Technical Difficulties (booklet). Hate Dept. Los Angeles, California: Restless Records. 1999.CS1 maint: others (link)
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