Attack Decay Sustain Release

Infobox Album |
Name = Attack Decay Sustain Release
Type = Album
Artist = Simian Mobile Disco


Released = flagicon|UK June 18, 2007 flagicon|USA September 11, 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Electronic
Length = 36:53
Label = Wichita Recordings, Interscope Records
Producer = Jas Shaw, James Ford
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3vfuxzy5ld6e]
*Pitchfork (8.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43673-attack-decay-sustain-release]
* Planet Sound (8/10)
*PopMatters (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/42282/simian-mobile-disco-attack-decay-sustain-release/ link]
*Q Rating|4|5
*Rockfeedback (4/5) [http://www.rockfeedback.com/article.asp?nObjectID=4727 link]
*Rocklouder Rating|3|5 [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/3197.html link]
*Slant Magazine Rating|3|5
*Yahoo! Music UK Rating|3|5 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/070626/33/21cpl.html link]
Last album =
This album = "Attack Decay Sustain Release"
(2007)
Next album = "Live In Japan"
(2008)

"Attack Decay Sustain Release" is the debut album from Simian Mobile Disco. It was released on June 18, 2007 on Wichita Recordings and reached #59 in the UK album charts.

History

The title of the album is a reference to the ADSR envelope, a component of many synthesizers, samplers, and other electronic musical instruments the function of which is to modulate some aspect of the instrument's sound — often its volume — over time.

Five of the album's ten tracks ("Hustler", "Tits & Acid", "I Believe", "Hotdog" and lead single "It's The Beat") were available prior to the album's release.

A double-disc version of the album contains six alternate versions on a separate CD.

Initial copies bought from Rough Trade Shops came with a bonus 4-track rarities CD.

Track listing

All tracks written by J. Shaw and J. Ford except where noted.

# "Sleep Deprivation" - 4:59
# "I Got This Down" - 4:09
# "It's the Beat" (J. Shaw, J. Ford, Ninja) - 3:22
# "Hustler" (J. Shaw, J. Ford, C. Johnson) - 3:42
# "Tits & Acid" - 4:03
# "I Believe" (J. Shaw, J. Ford, S. Lord) - 3:18
# "Hotdog" (J. Shaw, J. Ford, Ninja) - 3:16
# "Wooden" - 3:50
# "Love" (J. Shaw, J. Ford, B. Dobbin) - 3:02
# "Scott" - 3:12

;U.S. bonus tracks

11. “Clock”
12. “System”

Bonus CD track listing

# "I Got This Down (Instrumental Version)"
# "It's the Beat (Dub for Annie Mac)"
# "Hustler (Club Version)"
# "I Believe (SMD Space Dub)"
# "Hot Dub"
# "Wooden (Uncut)"

Rough Trade Shops Bonus CD track listing

# "Clock"
# "I Believe (Pinch's "I Believe in Bass Therapy" Remix)"
# "It's The Beat (Masseymix)"
# "It's The Eat"