The Remix Wars: Strike 2

The Remix Wars: Strike 2
Remix album by Front Line Assembly and Die Krupps
Released 1996
Recorded 1996
Genre Industrial, electro-industrial, industrial metal
Length 29:13
Label Off Beat, Cleopatra
Front Line Assembly chronology

Corroded Disorder
(1995)
The Remix Wars: Strike 2
(1996)
Live Wired
(1996)
Die Krupps chronology
III - Odyssey of the Mind
(1995)
The Remix Wars: Strike 2
(1996)
Paradise Now
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Metal Hammer [2]

The Remix Wars: Strike 2 is remix album of Canadian industrial band Front Line Assembly and German industrial band Die Krupps, released in 1996. It is subtitled "Front Line Assembly vs. Die Krupps". It is the second in a series of four remix albums on which two bands remix each other's tracks. The liner notes of the album describes the concept: "Two different groups or projects fight each other using samplers, mixing consoles and creativity as their weapons."[3] The first three tracks are from III - Odyssey of the Mind, the other tracks are from Hard Wired.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ralf Dörper, except where noted, all music composed by Jürgen Engler and Lee Altus.

Die Krupps (Remixed by Front Line Assembly)
No. Title Length
1. "Metalmorphosis (Shifting Mutation Mix)"   4:19
2. "The Last Flood (Blood Stream Mix)"   5:36
3. "Scent (Pheromone Mix)" (Lyrics by Engler) 4:52

All songs written and composed by Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber. 

Front Line Assembly (Remixed by Die Krupps)
No. Title Length
4. "Neologic Spasm (Dislocated Mix)"   3:54
5. "Barcode (Re-Assembled Mix)"   4:13
6. "Transparent Species (Clustered Mix)"   6:19

Personnel

References

  1. Kavadias, Theo. Front Line Assembly: Remix Wars, Strike 2 > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  2. Ingham, Chris. "Front Line Assembly vs. Die Krupps - The Remix Wars Strike 2". Metal Hammer (TeamRock). Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. The idea behind the "Remix Wars" series (Liner notes). Front Line Assembly, Die Krupps. Off Beat. 1996. p. 4.