Echogenetic

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Echogenetic
Studio album by Front Line Assembly
Released July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Genre Electro-Industrial
Length 58:31
Label Metropolis/Dependent
Producer Bill Leeb, Jeremy Inkel, Jared Slingerland, Craig Johnsen, Sasha Keevill
Front Line Assembly chronology

AirMech (soundtrack)
(2012)		 Echogenetic
(2013)

Echogenetic is an album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2013. The band toured Europe in support of Echogenetic.[1]

Critical reception

Echogenetic received mostly favorable reviews.[2] Jeremy Atkins of Brutal Resonance wrote, "This ambitious release is a must have for fans of FLA."[3] Raul Stanciu of Sputnik Music called Echogenetic the "updated, more atmospheric counterpart to Tactical Neural Implant."[4] Several critics noted the Dubstep influences on Echogenetic.[3][4][5] Gregory Burkart of FEARnet said, "It also marks a return to the band's earlier all-synth phase, losing the industrial-metal riffage that had become an integral part of their sound over the past several albums through 2010's Improvised Electronic Device."[6] Barcode Magazine praised the songwriting: "[T]he music is gripped by a thirst for grisly robotics, fused with formidable dubstep bass vibes, monster cyberiffs, cavernous effects and sublimely programmed beats that combine to infuse the songs with a tangible sense of power and intensity."[7]

As opposed to the band's earlier output, guitars were absent from Echogenetic. Intravenous Magazine commented on this, saying "Instead the band assimilate the sound into their arsenal so effectively that it fits quite comfortable and even manages to mask the pronounced lack of guitars on the album."[8]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Resonance"  Bill Leeb, Jared Slingerland, Craig Johnsen, Jeremy Inkel 2:46
2. "Leveled"  Leeb, Slingerland, Johnsen 5:17
3. "Killing Grounds"  Leeb, Inkel, Sasha Keevill 5:58
4. "Blood"  Leeb, Slingerland, Johnsen 5:25
5. "Deadened"  Leeb, Inkel, Keevill 5:48
6. "Ghosts"  Leeb, Inkel, Slingerland, Johnsen 4:43
7. "Echogenetic"  Leeb, Slingerland, Johnsen 4:35
8. "Exhale"  Leeb, Slingerland, Johnsen, Inkel 5:27
9. "Exo"  Leeb, Inkel, Keevill 7:09
10. "Prototype"  Leeb, Inkel, Slingerland, Johnsen (Additional sounds by Sasha Keevill) 5:36
11. "Heartquake"  Leeb, Slingerland, Johnsen, Inkel (Additional sounds by Sasha Keevill) 5:42

Production personnel

  • Greg Reely – Mixing, mastering
  • Troy James Sobotka – Album art direction, design
  • Dave McKean – Front Line Assembly logo design

Chart positions

It is the first time the band entered the Media Control Charts.[9]

Chart (2013) Peak position
Germany (Deutsche Alternative Charts)[10] 1
Germany (Media Control Charts)[11] 75
US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums[12] 19
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[13] 19

References

  1. ↑ "The Full Tour Dates Announced". Retrieved July 22, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "mindphaser.com: Echogenetic Review Roundup". July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Atkins, Jeremy (June 25, 2013). "Echogenetic (2013) Front Line Assembly". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved July 14, 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Stanciu, Raul (July 9, 2013). "Front Line Assembly Echogenetic". Sputnik Music. Retrieved July 14, 2013. 
  5. ↑ Carlsson, Johan (July 9, 2013). "Front Line Assembly Echogenetic". Release Music Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Burkart, Gregory (July 9, 2013). "Front Line Assembly Echogenetic CD Review". FEARnet. Retrieved July 14, 2013. 
  7. ↑ Barcode Magazine (July 9, 2013). "FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY - Echogenetic". Barcode Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2013. 
  8. ↑ Palfrey, Sean M. (July 11, 2013). "Review: Front Line Assembly – 'Echogenetic'". Intravenous Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Echogenetic hits Media Control Charts". Dependent. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Deutsche Alternative Charts Kategorie: Album". Deutsche Alternative Charts. Retrieved July 16, 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Front Line Assembly, Echogenetic" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved July 25, 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Front Line Assembly Billboard Chart History Dance/Electronic Albums". 
  13. ↑ "Front Line Assembly Billboard Chart Heatseekers Albums". 
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