Plagiarhythm Nation

Plagiarhythm Nation
Studio album by Evolution Control Committee
Released April 15, 2003
Genre Experimental rock
Length 52:17
Label Seeland Records
Evolution Control Committee chronology

Double the Phat and Still Tasteless
(1994)		 Plagiarhythm Nation
(2003)		 All Rights Reserved
(2010)

Plagiarhythm Nation, sometimes stylized as Plagiarhythm Nation, Vol 2.0, is the second full-length album by Mark Gunderson's experimental music project The Evolution Control Committee. It was released on Seeland Records on April 15, 2003.

Legal controversy

The album's fifth track, "Rocked by Rape", which combines clips from Dan Rather's television news broadcasts with AC/DC's song Back in Black, attracted considerable attention, both positive and negative. The song was originally released as a single in 1999, after which Spin gave it a provocative and favorable review, describing it as "a wicked language poem, backed by an endless AC/DC drone."[1] It was also reviewed favorably by CMJ's Douglas Wolk, who praised it as a "stroke of genius".[2] CBS later sent a cease-and-desist letter to Gunderson accusing him of copyright infringement in producing "Rocked by Rape", to which he replied that the song was a parody and therefore compliant with US copyright law.[1] In spite of CBS attempting to limit the song's popularity with their letter to Gunderson, the song became considerably more popular than it previously was, with the song being played by NPR's All Things Considered program in 2000.[3] Also in 2000, ECC themselves posted copies of the song online, disguising them to look like unreleased tracks by famous artists.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [5]
Pitchfork Media (3.2/10)[6]
Robert Christgau [7]
Citypages (positive)[8]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[9]

Track listing


  1. Star Spangled Bologna 1:18
  2. The Fucking Moon 1:57
  3. Hello 0:16
  4. I Want A Cookie 3:40
  5. Rocked By Rape 4:28
  6. Spandau Filet 1:31
  7. Don't Miss The Great Snatch 4:19
  8. Breakfast 0:43
  9. Donations #1 1:35
  10. Toot 0:30
  11. Nearly No Time For Yes 0:44
  12. No Time For Yes 3:04
  13. Lunch 0:45
  14. Donations #2 1:28
  15. 5000 Bc 0:37
  16. Arrhythmic Nation 1:19
  17. The Big Noodle Song 0:38
  18. Prick 0:18
  19. Sex Re-Education 2:21
  20. Dinner 1:00
  21. Donations #3 1:23
  22. Candy Wrapper 1:36
  23. Fearsome As Odd Danger 7:30
  24. Arrhythmia's Gonna Get You 0:59
  25. I Don't Care 1:21
  26. Nasha 5:08
  27. Dedication 0:08
  28. The Christmas Wrong 1:31
  29. Goodbye 0:10

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Walker, Mike (2005). Rather Dumb: A Top Tabloid Reporter Tells CBS How to Do News. Thomas Nelson. pp. 19–21.
  2. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (September 1998). "Singles". CMJ. p. 70. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rocked By Rape". NPR. 8 September 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (December 2000). "Sound Files". Spin. p. 24. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Carruthers, Sean. "Plagiarhythm Nation, Vol. 2.0". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Ott, Chris (10 July 2003). "Plagiarhythm Nation 2.0". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  7. ↑ CG: The Evolution Control Committee
  8. ↑ Silver, Kate (13 August 2003). "The Evolution Control Committee: Plagiarhythm Nation V. 2.0". Citypages. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Hermes, Will (9 May 2003). "Plagiarythm Nation (2003)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 June 2014.