Scavengers in the Matrix

{{Infobox album

| name = Scavengers in the Matrix

| type = compilation

| artist = Various artists

| cover = Various Artists - Scavengers in the Matrix.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1994|6|10}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Electro-industrial

| length = 76:58

| label = If It Moves...

| producer =

| chronology = Re-Constriction Records V/A

| prev_title = Shut Up Kitty

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Crowbar America

| next_year = 1994

}}

Scavengers in the Matrix is a various artists compilation album released on June 10, 1994 by If It Moves....{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000121798|pure_url=yes}}|title=Various Artists: Scavengers in the Matrix > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=July 26, 2019}}{{cite web|first1=Tina |last1=Baumann |first2=Travis |last2=Baumann |url=http://www.virtualnightangel.com/compilations.html |title=Compilations |publisher=Virtual Night Angel |date=2002 |accessdate=August 24, 2020}}

Reception

Aiding & Abetting called described Scavengers in the Matrix as being "truly experimental dance music" and "like most compilations, production values and music quality do vary, but as usual, Chase has brought a load of great stuff together, weeding out the chaff."{{cite journal|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archV.html#SCAVENGERS |title=Various Artists: Scavengers in the Matrix |journal=Aiding & Abetting |date=May 31, 1994 |issue=55 |accessdate=July 26, 2020}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Drown

| extra1 = Primal Engine

| writer1 = Zul Arifin

| length1 = 6:16

| title2 = Zygote

| extra2 = Recliner

| writer2 = Dan Gatto, Daniel Vahnke

| length2 = 4:00

| title3 = I Am Truth

| extra3 = Hate Dept.

| writer3 = Coby Bassett, Dean Love, Steven Ortiz, Steven Seibold

| length3 = 3:14

| title4 = F/2.8

| extra4 = Colla Destra

| writer4 = "Big C" Jones, Jon Bondelli, Mel Hammond, Nikki Camcam III

| length4 = 4:48

| title5 = Glass

| extra5 = Killing Floor

| writer5 = James Basore, John Belew, Marc Phillips, Christian Void

| length5 = 4:40

| title6 = Hate

| note6 = Flesh Mix

| extra6 = Biohazard PCB

| writer6 = Keith Arem, Jack Boughner, Mical Pedriana, David Smith

| length6 = 5:21

| title7 = Gun Lover

| extra7 = Acumen

| writer7 = Ethan Novak, Gregory A. Lopez, Jason Novak

| length7 = 4:48

| title8 = Guilt

| note8 = Trip Mix

| extra8 = Death Method

| writer8 = Timothy Wiles

| length8 = 4:18

| title9 = Halidified

| note9 = Subgenius Mix

| writer9 = Jason Hubbard, Dee Madden, Andy Shaw, Chris Shinkus

| extra9 = Penal Colony

| length9 = 4:09

| title10 = Stalemate

| writer10 = Jason Bazinet, Sean Ivy

| extra10 = SMP

| length10 = 6:02

| title11 = Submit

| writer11 = Greg Davis, Torsten Hartwell, Mike Paikos, Lee Pennington, Randy Rai, Alan Sartirana, Mike Welch

| extra11 = Slave Unit

| length11 = 4:30

| title12 = Insecure

| writer12 = Shonn Bratlien, Johan Sherriffs, Thomas Patrick Smith

| extra12 = Pain Emission

| length12 = 4:36

| title13 = Chaos

| writer13 = William Hayden, Keith York

| extra13 = apolitiq

| length13 = 4:55

| title14 = In Darkness

| writer14 = Electric Don, Trevor Henthorn, Tymo Raek

| extra14 = Sweat Engine

| length14 = 2:53

| title15 = Like the Plague

| writer15 = Michael Gunn, Jeff Tatman

| extra15 = Death Industry

| length15 = 4:32

| title16 = Dominion

| writer16 = Eric Stenman, Giovanni Mercado, Rey Osburn

| extra16 = Tinfed

| length16 = 4:41

| title17 = Growing Stronger

| note17 = Steroid Mix

| writer17 = Chad Bishop, Allan King, Shayde Sartin, David Skott, Shane Talada

| extra17 = STG

| length17 = 3:15

}}

Personnel

Adapted from the Scavengers in the Matrix liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Scavengers in the Matrix |title-link=Scavengers in the Matrix |others=Various artists |year=1994 |type=booklet |publisher=If It Moves... |location=San Diego, California}}