Photek – Modus Operandi
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Virgin – 7243 8 44614 1 6 |
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Country: |
UK |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | The Hidden Camera | 6:47 | |
| A2 | Smoke Rings | 6:27 | |
| B1 | Minotaur | 5:19 | |
| B2 | Aleph 1 | 8:42 | |
| C1 | 124 | 6:59 | |
| D1 | Axiom | 6:01 | |
| E1 | Trans 7 | 7:48 | |
| E2 | Modus Operandi | 7:00 | |
| F1 | KJZ | 7:47 | |
| F2 | The Fifth Column | 7:07 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Records
- Published By – MCA Music Ltd.
Credits
- Design – Mark Standere
- Lacquer Cut By – Stu.*
- Written-By, Producer – Photek
Notes
℗ 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed in U.K.
Made in the UK
Published by M.C.A Music Ltd.
BPM is not provided on the record.
BPM:
A1: 127 | A2: 172
B1: 172 | B2: 172
C1: 124
D1: 170
E1: 170 | E2: 98
F1: 162 | F2: 172
© 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed in U.K.
Made in the UK
Published by M.C.A Music Ltd.
BPM is not provided on the record.
BPM:
A1: 127 | A2: 172
B1: 172 | B2: 172
C1: 124
D1: 170
E1: 170 | E2: 98
F1: 162 | F2: 172
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 24384 46141 6
- Label Code: LC 3098
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): QEDLP 1 A-1-1-|
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): Stu.
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): QEDLP 1 B-1-1-|
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, stamped): QEDLP 1 C-1-1-|
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, stamped): QEDLP 1 D-1-1-X |
- Matrix / Runout (Side E, stamped): QEDLP 1 E-1-1-|
- Matrix / Runout (Side F, stamped): QEDLP 1 F-1-1-|
- Matrix / Runout (Side A+B): 7243 8 44614 1 5
- Matrix / Runout (Side C+D): 7243 8 44614 1 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side E+F): 7243 8 44614 1 3
- Price Code (F:): PM 264
- Rights Society: bel BIEM
Other Versions (5 of 23)
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Modus Operandi (CD, Album) | Virgin | CDQED1, 7243 8 44614 2 3 | Europe | 1997 | ||
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Modus Operandi (CD, Album) | Science | ASW 6207 | US | 1997 | ||
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Modus Operandi (Minidisc, Album) | Virgin | QEDMD 1, MDQED1, 7243 8 44614 8 5 | UK | 1997 | ||
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Modus Operandi (Cassette, Album) | Virgin | 7243 8 44614 4 7 | UK | 1997 | ||
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Modus Operandi (CD, Album) | Virgin | VJ-25337 | Japan | 1997 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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People are falling for the repress or reissue trick as it is many times a poor transfer from the original one from the 90's which is imho still what "real collectors' are seeking . Best to go buy the CD then which is cheaper but still offers the same equivalent sound with semi-pro and pro materials to not to be categorized "audiophile nerd" which imo means nothing since every individual person has a different opinion about that subject .
About the album itself from Photek it is great yes but i cannot call it as real Drum&Bass nor "Tech Step" as it is more Jazzy like Hidden Agenda or Squarepusher . Yes there are some elements from Drum&Bass and Jungle but it stops there .
Honestly i wouldn't buy this for record nor cd for more than 10€ since back then in the 90's it went for that price for both 12" & cd in Belgium new .
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Edited one year agowhilst i do feel the tracks go on for a bit too long and there's barely any melodic hook whatsoever to any of these tunes (i hate how simple the title track is), most of these numbers are about texture and rhythm anyways, and they sure deliver: sounds are grim and scary and the drums are tight as hell. took me a couple of months to realize i was listening to 'Aleph 1' wrong and years after first encountering this im just now questioning if 'The Fifth Column' is also fooling me somehow. -
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Edited one year agoListening back to it in 2023, this is really sad, even tracks like Aleph 1 which has some melody are basically the same loop repeated 8 minutes over. Back in 1997 this was called intelligent drum and bass, go and figure!
Photek et al were like the Isaac Newton of Drum and Bass, even calling their label Science... -
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Perfect release ....
Perfect production ...
Perfect Mastering ....
Historical Release from 1997 -
An interesting feature of the CD versions of this, and the single Hidden Camera, is that both seem to feature a vinyl sound effect at the beginning. I don't think for a minute that either CD is a vinyl rip, but it just seems that the label decided they wanted the CD to sound a bit like it.
On the Modus CD, the vinyl effect is present at the start of "Trans 7".
On the Hidden Camera CD, the vinyl effect is present at the start of "Hidden Camera (Static Mix)". -
groundbreaking impact after the 1st wave - timeless gem - even 20 years later. thx rupert!
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