Split the Atom

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.[3]

For the physics concept, see Nuclear fission.
Split the Atom
Studio album by
Noisia
Released5 April 2010
Recorded2007-2010
Genre
Label
ProducerNoisia
Noisia chronology
FabricLive.40
(2008)		 Split the Atom
(2010)		 I Am Legion
(2013)
Singles from Split the Atom
  1. "Machine Gun"
    Released: 8 March 2010
  2. "Split the Atom"
    Released: 25 July 2010
  3. "Alpha Centauri"
    Released: 29 November 2010
Singles from Split the Atom (Special Edition)
  1. "Tommy's Theme"
    Released: 26 September 2011[1]
  2. "Could This Be"
    Released: 21 November 2011[2]

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.[4][5]

Some of the songs were previously released in various forms, "Stigma"[6] was released in 2008 on Vision Recordings and "Diplodocus"[7] 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.[8] "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
CD[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Machine Gun"4:05
2."My World" (featuring Giovanca)4:52
3."Shitbox"0:57
4."Split the Atom"5:42
5."Thursday"3:45
6."Leakage"1:32
7."Hand Gestures" (featuring Joe Seven)3:10
8."Headknot"1:32
9."Red Heat"3:27
10."Shellshock" (featuring Foreign Beggars)3:46
11."Whiskers"1:10
12."Alpha Centauri"3:59
13."Soul Purge" (featuring Foreign Beggars)3:00
14."Diplodocus"3:01
15."Paper Doll"1:06
16."Dystopia"0:57
17."Sunhammer" (featuring Amon Tobin)3:48
18."Stigma"3:25
19."Square Feet"3:28
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
20."Browntime"5:18
21."Peacock Strut"1:51
Vinyl[9]
Vision EP
No.TitleLength
1."Shellshock" (featuring Foreign Beggars)3:46
2."Sunhammer" (featuring Amon Tobin)3:48
3."Thursday"3:45
4."Hand Gestures" (featuring Joe Seven)3:10
Division EP
No.TitleLength
1."Split the Atom"5:42
2."Alpha Centauri"3:59
3."Machine Gun"4:05
4."Red Heat"3:27

Special edition
Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Machine Gun"4:05
2."My World" (featuring Giovanca)4:52
3."Shitbox"0:57
4."Split the Atom"5:42
5."Thursday"3:45
6."Leakage"1:32
7."Hand Gestures" (featuring Joe Seven)3:10
8."Headknot"1:32
9."Red Heat"3:27
10."Shellshock" (featuring Foreign Beggars)3:46
11."Whiskers"1:10
12."Alpha Centauri"3:59
13."Soul Purge" (featuring Foreign Beggars)3:00
14."Diplodocus"3:01
15."Paper Doll"1:06
16."Dystopia"0:57
17."Sunhammer" (featuring Amon Tobin)3:48
18."Stigma"3:25
19."Square Feet"3:28
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Tommy's Theme"4:40
2."Could This Be"4:05
3."Stigma" (Neosignal Remix)6:23
4."My World" (Posij Remix)5:06
5."Split the Atom" (Kito Remix)4:14
6."Tommy's Theme" (Loadstar Remix)4:07
7."Soul Purge" (Current Value Remix)4:58
8."Diplodocus" (Kill The Noise Remix)2:44
9."Tommy's Theme" (Munchi's Fear is Weakness Remix)3:33
10."Thursday" (Black Sun Empire Remix)4:18
11."Diplodocus" (The Upbeats Remix)4:35
12."Alpha Centauri" (Excision & Datsik Remix)4:49
13."Machine Gun" (16bit Remix)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."[10]

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."[11]

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
  1. "Noisia - Tommy's Theme". Discogs.
  2. "Noisia - Could This Be". Discogs.
  3. The Knowledge. "10 DnB Albums To Look Forward To In 2010". kmag.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  4. Noisia (2010-01-26). "Machine Gun Single + Remixes". myspace.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  5. "Alpha Centauri Remix".
  6. "Noisia - Stigma / Crank at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  7. "Break / Noisia - Splash Step / Diplodocus at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  8. "FABRICLIVE.40: Noisia". fabriclondon.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  9. The Knowledge. "Noisia Split The Atom LP Track Listing". kmag.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  10. "Album Review: Noisia, Split the Atom". Skiddle. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  11. "Review: Noisia - Split the Atom". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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