Attack Decay Sustain Release
| Attack Decay Sustain Release | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 June 2007 | |||
| Genre | Electro house, tech house | |||
| Length | 36:53 | |||
| Label | Wichita, Interscope | |||
| Producer | Jas Shaw, James Ford | |||
| Simian Mobile Disco chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press |  [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B−[4] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| NME | 8/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[10] |
| Spin | [11] |
Attack Decay Sustain Release is the debut album from Simian Mobile Disco. It was released on 18 June 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.[12]
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.
Legacy
The Swedish heavy metal band Ghost covered "I Believe" for their Popestar EP, which consisted mainly of covers.[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by J. Shaw and J. Ford except noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sleep Deprivation" | 4:59 | |
| 2. | "I Got This Down" | 4:09 | |
| 3. | "It's the Beat" |
| 3:22 |
| 4. | "Hustler" |
| 3:42 |
| 5. | "Tits & Acid" | 4:03 | |
| 6. | "I Believe" |
| 3:18 |
| 7. | "Hotdog" |
| 3:16 |
| 8. | "Wooden" | 3:50 | |
| 9. | "Love" |
| 3:02 |
| 10. | "Scott" | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Clock" | |
| 12. | "System" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Got This Down" (instrumental version) | |
| 2. | "It's the Beat" (Dube for Annie Mac) | |
| 3. | "Hustler" (club version) | |
| 4. | "I Believe" (SMD Space Dub) | |
| 5. | "Hot Dub" | |
| 6. | "Wooden" (uncut) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Clock" | |
| 2. | "I Believe" (Pinch's "I Believe in Bass Therapy" remix) | |
| 3. | "It's the Beat" (Masseymix) | |
| 4. | "It's the Eat" |
References
- ^ "Reviews for Attack Decay Sustain Release by Simian Mobile Disco". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ Bush, John. "Attack Decay Sustain Release – Simian Mobile Disco". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". Alternative Press (232): 176. November 2007.
- ^ Battaglia, Andy (18 September 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Strew, Roque (12 September 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release | Interscope". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Greenblatt, Leah (7 September 2007). "Attack Decay Sustain Release". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (15 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco, Attack Decay Sustain Release". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Simpson, Claire (18 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco – Attack Decay Sustain Release". MusicOMH. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Naylor, Tony (18 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco". NME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ Harvell, Jess (21 June 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (October 2007). "Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release". Spin. 23 (10): 110–12. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "ADSR—Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Ghost Explains Unexpected Covers on Chart-Topping 'Popestar' EP". Billboard.