Avant Hard
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| Released | 20 April 1999 | |||
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| Genre | Electronica[1] | |||
| Length | 56:25 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Independent |  [3] |
| Melody Maker | [4] |
| NME | 9/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Select | 4/5[8] |
Avant Hard is the third studio album by English electronic music band Add N to (X). It was released in 1999 on Mute Records.
The track "Metal Fingers in My Body" was used in an advertisement for a digital television service in the UK, played as the background music for skateboarder Danny Way for a montage of tricks. "Barry 7's Contraption" was used as the background music for a telecoms advert for Orange UK directed by Chris Cunningham, and was used regularly as backing music on the TV series Banzai.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Add N to (X) (Steven Claydon, Ann Shenton and Barry Smith).
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Barry 7's Contraption" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Robot New York" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Skills" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Steve's Going to Teach Himself Who's Boss" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Fyuz" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Buckminster Fuller" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Revenge of the Black Regent" | 6:12 |
| 8. | "Metal Fingers in My Body" | 5:13 |
| 9. | "Ann's Eveready Equestrian" | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Oh Yeah, Oh No" | 7:00 |
| 11. | "Machine Is Bored with Love" (song ends at 3:54; includes hidden track "Are Streets Antiques" (5:55) after 0:33 of silence) | 10:22 |
Sample credits
- "Machine Is Bored with Love" is based on samples from "Fugue in D Minor", written and performed by Egg (Dave Stewart, Dirk Campbell and Clive Brooks).
Personnel
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Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 100 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] | 18 |
References
- ^ Cox, Christoph (June 1999). "Add N to (X): Avant Hard". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 70. p. 19. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Avant Hard – Add N to (X)". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Perry, Tim (10 April 1999). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Add N to (X): Avant Hard". Melody Maker. 17 April 1999. p. 38.
- ^ Martin, Piers (13 April 1999). "Add N To (X) – Avant Hard". NME. Archived from the original on 12 November 1999. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Richard-San, Mark (July 1999). "Add N to (X): Avant Hard". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 7 August 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Add N to (X): Avant Hard". Q. No. 153. June 1999. p. 100.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (May 1999). "Add N to (X): Avant Hard". Select. No. 107. p. 82.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2020.