Modulate (album)

Modulate
Studio album by Bob Mould
Released	March 12, 2002
Genre	Alternative
Label	Granary Music
Producer	Bob Mould
Bob Mould chronology
The Last Dog and Pony Show (1998) Modulate (2002) Live Dog 98: The Forum, London UK (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

For other uses, see Modulation (disambiguation).

Modulate is Bob Mould's fifth solo album, released in 2002. Although a few tracks on his previous release, The Last Dog and Pony Show, had featured tape loops and samples, Mould shocked his fans with such a dramatic embrace of electronica. Rolling Stone magazine awarded the album 2½ stars out of five, declaring: "Ultimately, this is a rock record with electronic effects, not a techno record with guitars, and it falls short of being totally satisfying as either." ^[2]

The record includes the song "The Receipt," which City Pages observed "can be taken as a barely veiled attack on Mould's old Husker Dü-mate Grant Hart." ^[3]

Mould dubbed the tour supporting this album "The Carnival of Light and Sound." It featured him performing alone on stage, backed by prerecorded tracks as short films were projected on screens behind him.

Track listing

1. "180 Rain"
2. "Sunset Safety Glass"
3. "Semper Fi"
4. "Homecoming Parade"
5. "Lost Zoloft"
6. "Without?"
7. "Slay/Sway"
8. "The Receipt"
9. "Quasar"
10. "Soundonsound"
11. "Hornery"
12. "Comeonstrong"
13. "Trade"
14. "Author's Lament"

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ "Music Reviews: Bob Mould: Modulate", Rolling Stone, 2002-04-25, http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bobmould/albums/album/179260/review/5944489/modulate, retrieved 2009-04-12 
3. ^ "Minneapolis Music - Bob Mould: Modulate", City Pages, 2002-03-27, http://www.citypages.com/2002-03-27/music/bob-mould-modulate/, retrieved 2009-04-12