Split the Atom
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{{Infobox album
| name = Split the Atom
| type = Album
| artist = Noisia
| cover = SplitTheAtom.jpg
| alt =
| released = 5 April 2010
| recorded = 2007–2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 56:42
| label = {{hlist|Vision|Division|mau5trap}}
| producer = Noisia
| prev_title = FabricLive.40
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = I Am Legion
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Split the Atom
| type = Studio
| single1 = Machine Gun
| single1date = 8 March 2010
| single2 = Split the Atom
| single2date = 25 July 2010
| single3 = Alpha Centauri
| single3date = 29 November 2010
}}
{{Singles
| name = Split the Atom (Special Edition)
| type = Studio
| single1 = Tommy's Theme
| single1date = 26 September 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Noisia-Tommys-Theme/release/3274062|title=Noisia – Tommy's Theme|website=Discogs}}
| single2 = Could This Be
| single2date = 21 November 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Noisia-Could-This-Be/release/3274048|title=Noisia – Could This Be|website=Discogs}}
}}
}}
Split the Atom is the debut studio album by Dutch drum and bass trio Noisia. The album was released on 5 April 2010 as a full-length CD as well as two double 12" EPs; the Vision EP includes four drum and Bass songs whilst the Division EP includes four electro house/breakbeat songs.{{cite web | url=http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/top-10-most-anticipated-drum-bass-albums-of-2010 | title=10 DnB Albums To Look Forward To In 2010 | accessdate=2010-02-03 | publisher=kmag.co.uk | author=The Knowledge}}
On 27 February 2012 Noisia released a special edition of Split The Atom on deadmau5's acclaimed label mau5trap. The first disc is the full-length original album while the second disc is a remix album with one original track, "Could This Be", that later become a single released through mau5trap.
Background
The singles from this album include "Machine Gun" (released 8 March 2010), which also includes remixes by Spor, Amon Tobin and 16bit, "Split the Atom" (released 25 July 2010), which has been remixed by Bar9 and Ed Rush & Optical, and "Alpha Centauri", which has been remixed by Excision & Datsik.{{cite web | url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=81244315&blogId=527181934 | title=Machine Gun Single + Remixes | accessdate=2010-02-03 | publisher=myspace.com | date=2010-01-26 | author=Noisia}}{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/noisia/noisia-alpha-centauri-excision-datsik-remix |title= Alpha Centauri Remix}}
Some of the songs were previously released in various forms, "Stigma"{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Noisia-Stigma-Crank/master/59508 | title=Noisia – Stigma / Crank at Discogs | accessdate=2010-02-03 | publisher=discogs.com }} was released in 2008 on Vision Recordings and "Diplodocus"{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Break-Noisia-Splash-Step-Diplodocus/master/8407 | title=Break / Noisia – Splash Step / Diplodocus at Discogs | accessdate=2010-02-03 | publisher=discogs.com }} was released in 2009 on Quarantine. Both "Stigma" and "Diplodocus" along with "Split the Atom", "Headknot" and "Square Feet" all feature on Noisia's FabricLive.40 released in June 2008.{{cite web | url=http://www.fabriclondon.com/label/fabriclive/40/ | title=FABRICLIVE.40: Noisia | accessdate=2010-02-03 | publisher=fabriclondon.com | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906022053/http://www.fabriclondon.com/label/fabriclive/40 | archivedate=2009-09-06 }} "Machine Gun" has also been released as part of Wipeout HD Fury{{'}}s soundtrack and appeared in a trailer for the video game Far Cry 3.
Track listing
=Original release=
{{Track listing
|headline =
|title1 =Machine Gun
|length1 =4:05
|title2 =My World
|note2 =featuring Giovanca
|length2 =4:52
|title3 =Shitbox
|length3 =0:57
|title4 =Split the Atom
|length4 =5:42
|title5 =Thursday
|length5 =3:45
|title6 =Leakage
|length6 =1:32
|title7 =Hand Gestures
|note7 =featuring Joe Seven
|length7 =3:10
|title8 =Headknot
|length8 =1:32
|title9 =Red Heat
|length9 =3:27
|title10 =Shellshock
|note10 =featuring Foreign Beggars
|length10 =3:46
|title11 =Whiskers
|length11 =1:10
|title12 =Alpha Centauri
|length12 =3:59
|title13 =Soul Purge
|note13 =featuring Foreign Beggars
|length13 =3:00
|title14 =Diplodocus
|length14 =3:01
|title15 =Paper Doll
|length15 =1:06
|title16 =Dystopia
|length16 =0:57
|title17 =Sunhammer
|note17 =featuring Amon Tobin
|length17 =3:48
|title18 =Stigma
|length18 =3:25
|title19 =Square Feet
|length19 =3:28
}}
{{Track listing
|headline =Bonus tracks
|title20 =Browntime
|length20 =5:18
|title21 =Peacock Strut
|length21 =1:51
}}
{{Track listing
|headline =Vision EP
|title1 =Shellshock
|note1 =featuring Foreign Beggars
|length1 =3:46
|title2 =Sunhammer
|note2 =featuring Amon Tobin
|length2 =3:48
|title3 =Thursday
|length3 =3:45
|title4 =Hand Gestures
|note4 =featuring Joe Seven
|length4 =3:10
}}
{{Track listing
|headline =Division EP
|title1 =Split the Atom
|length1 =5:42
|title2 =Alpha Centauri
|length2 =3:59
|title3 =Machine Gun
|length3 =4:05
|title4 =Red Heat
|length4 =3:27
}}
=Special edition=
{{Track listing
|headline =Disc 1
|title1 =Machine Gun
|length1 =4:05
|title2 =My World
|note2 =featuring Giovanca
|length2 =4:52
|title3 =Shitbox
|length3 =0:57
|title4 =Split the Atom
|length4 =5:42
|title5 =Thursday
|length5 =3:45
|title6 =Leakage
|length6 =1:32
|title7 =Hand Gestures
|note7 =featuring Joe Seven
|length7 =3:10
|title8 =Headknot
|length8 =1:32
|title9 =Red Heat
|length9 =3:27
|title10 =Shellshock
|note10 =featuring Foreign Beggars
|length10 =3:46
|title11 =Whiskers
|length11 =1:10
|title12 =Alpha Centauri
|length12 =3:59
|title13 =Soul Purge
|note13 =featuring Foreign Beggars
|length13 =3:00
|title14 =Diplodocus
|length14 =3:01
|title15 =Paper Doll
|length15 =1:06
|title16 =Dystopia
|length16 =0:57
|title17 =Sunhammer
|note17 =featuring Amon Tobin
|length17 =3:48
|title18 =Stigma
|length18 =3:25
|title19 =Square Feet
|length19 =3:28
}}
{{Track listing
|headline =Disc 2
|title1 =Tommy's Theme
|length1 =4:40
|title2 =Could This Be
|length2 =4:05
|title3 =Stigma
|note3 =Neosignal Remix
|length3 =6:23
|title4 =My World
|note4 =Posij Remix
|length4 =5:06
|title5 =Split the Atom
|note5 =Kito Remix
|length5 =4:14
|title6 =Tommy's Theme
|note6 =Loadstar Remix
|length6 =4:07
|title7 =Soul Purge
|note7 =Current Value Remix
|length7 =4:58
|title8 =Diplodocus
|note8 =Kill The Noise Remix
|length8 =2:44
|title9 =Tommy's Theme
|note9 =Munchi's Fear is Weakness Remix
|length9 =3:33
|title10 =Thursday
|note10 =Black Sun Empire Remix
|length10 =4:18
|title11 =Diplodocus
|note11 =The Upbeats Remix
|length11 =4:35
|title12 =Alpha Centauri
|note12 =Excision & Datsik Remix
|length12 =4:49
|title13 =Machine Gun
|note13 =16bit Remix
|length13 =6:00
}}
Critical reception
Split the Atom received critical acclaim from critics. Skiddle gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying "Split The Atom works to satisfy even the most fastidious of music fans."{{cite web|url=http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Album-Review-Noisia-Split-the-Atom/5709/|title=Album Review: Noisia, Split the Atom|work=Skiddle|accessdate=14 November 2014}}
Sputnik Music reviewer Deviant gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying "Split The Atom is poised to destroy the lives of clubbers worldwide and invade the senses of anyone brave enough to invest ample time in it."{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/35956/Noisia-Split-The-Atom/|title=Review: Noisia – Split the Atom|work=Sputnik Music|accessdate=14 November 2014}}
Personnel
;Noisia
- Martijn van Sonderen
- Nik Roos
- Thijs de Vlieger
;Guests
- Amon Tobin
- Giovanca Ostiana
- Joe Seven
- Orifice Vulgatron (Foreign Beggars)
- Metropolis (Foreign Beggars)
- DJ Nonames (Foreign Beggars)
- Dag Nabbit (Foreign Beggars)
;Producers
- Martijn van Sonderen
- Nik Roos
- Thijs de Vlieger
References
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External links
- [http://www.noisia.nl/ Official site]
- [https://www.myspace.com/visionrecordings/ Vision Recordings MySpace]
- [https://www.myspace.com/divisionrecordings/ Division Recordings MySpace]
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