The Increased Difficulty of Concentration

The Increased Difficulty of Concentration is the fourth studio album by Air Liquide, independently released on October 25, 1994 by Sm:)e Communications.

For the play by Václav Havel, see The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (play).

The Increased Difficulty of Concentration
Studio album by Air Liquide
Released	October 25, 1994 (1994-10-25)
Recorded	Various Ocean Blue Elektronisches Klanglabor (Cologne, Germany) Airbase 6000 (Frankfurt, Germany)
Genre	Ambient techno, acid house
Length	140:19
Label	Sm:)e
Air Liquide chronology
Nephology (1993) The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (1994) Red (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mary Susan Applegate; all music is composed by Ingmar Koch and Cem Oral.

Disc one – Air Disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Things Happen"	2:14
2.	"Unraveling My Curls"	7:43
3.	"Ballad of the Nameless Guitar Player"	7:19
4.	"Synsonic"	9:45
5.	"Im Erlenmeyerkolben Part I"	2:27
6.	"Cassiopeia"	6:09
7.	"Gelb (Remix II)"	3:30
8.	"Robot Wars Symphony" (Part I – System Engaged)	14:01
9.	"Robot Wars Symphony" (Part II – Unlocked)	4:12
10.	"Robot Wars Symphony" (Part III – Psychocandies)	6:39
11.	"Robot Wars Symphony" (Part IV – One Below Zero)	2:12

Disc two – Liquid Disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Liquid Air" (Bionaut mix)	5:29
2.	"This Is Not a Mind Trip" (Live at Love Parade '94)	6:05
3.	"Mandragora" (Part I)	6:10
4.	"Imago"	4:29
5.	"The Increased Difficulty of Concentration"	6:36
6.	"Sonority Cannon"	4:05
7.	"Ek-Stasis"	6:02
8.	"Tongues Of Fire"	4:21
9.	"Liquid Men With Liquid Hearts"	5:55
10.	"Space Brothers"	12:36
11.	"Stratus Static"	8:10
12.	"Theme From Robot Wars"	4:10

Personnel

Adapted from The Increased Difficulty of Concentration liner notes.[2]

Air Liquide Mary Susan Applegate – spoken word Ingmar Koch (as Dr. Walker) – electronics, programming Cem Oral (as Jammin' Unit) – electronics, programming

Production and additional personnel Air Liquide – production Craig Bevan – mastering Yorck Dertinger – photography Rebecca Meek – art direction, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Sm:)e	CD	SM-8004

References

1. Cooper, Sean. "Air Liquide: The Increased Difficulty of Concentration > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
2. The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (booklet). Air Liquide. New York City, New York: Sm:)e Communications. 1994.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• The Increased Difficulty of Concentration at Discogs (list of releases)