The Golden Foretaste of Heaven

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The Golden Foretaste of Heaven
Studio album by Alec Empire
Released Japan November 28, 2007[1]
European Union January 18, 2008[2]
Genre Electronic
Rock
Label Eat Your Heart Out
Producer Alec Empire
The Hellish Vortex
Alec Empire chronology
Futurist
(2005)
The Golden Foretaste of Heaven
(2007)
Singles from The Golden Foretaste of Heaven
  1. "Robot L.O.V.E."
    Released: June 11, 2007
  2. "On Fire"
    Released: December 7, 2007[3]
  3. "New Man"
    Released: TBA[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
NME (8/10)[5]
Clash 6/10 stars[6]

The Golden Foretaste of Heaven is an album by Alec Empire, released in Japan on November 28, 2007, and in Europe on January 18, 2008. It is his first on his newly established Eat Your Heart Out label. Unlike his previous, rock-oriented efforts post-Atari Teenage Riot (Intelligence and Sacrifice (CD1) and Futurist) this album is completely electronic (with vocals).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD

  1. "New Man" - 3:48
  2. "If You Live or Die" - 3:44
  3. "ICE (As If She Could Steal a Piece of My Glamour)" - 4:00
  4. "1000 Eyes" - 7:18
  5. "Down Satan Down" (Dub) - 3:30
  6. "On Fire" (The Hellish Vortex Sessions) - 4:29
  7. "Robot L.O.V.E." - 3:48
  8. "Death Trap In 3D" - 3:21
  9. "Bug On My Windshield" - 3:47
  10. "No/Why/New York" - 4:19
  11. "ICE" (dub)*
  12. "Naginita"*

* Japanese version only, previously released on the "Robot L.O.V.E." single.

[edit] Digital download

Certain bonus tracks can be obtained exclusively through digital downloads. These include:

  • "EYHO Beats"
  • "No/Why/New York" (Eat Your Heart Out Minimal Remix)
  • "Robot L.O.V.E." (Live in Cologne 10/2007)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Blog: Getting Ready for Singapore!, Alec Empire's official MySpace, September 18, 2007, retrieved September 19, 2007.
  2. ^ Alec Empire: News, Gostimirović Music Management, last accessed September 20, 2007.
  3. ^ News, Eat Your Heart Out, last accessed November 8, 2007.
  4. ^ Alec Empire’s new album The Golden Foretaste of Heaven, GERMANIACdotcom, January 16, 2008.
  5. ^ NME review
  6. ^ Clash review

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