Cruel & Unusual

by Black Sun Empire

Cruel & Unusual cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 December 2005
  • Label: Black Sun Empire
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Length: 4:02:29
  • Community rating: 3.35/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Noisia, SKC, Beau Thomas, Corrupt Souls, Illy Emcee

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Solidifying their reign over the dark drum and bass underground, 'Cruel & Unusual' is a masterclass in dense, heavily synthesized darkstep. The trio utilizes repetitive, highly energetic neurofunk breakbeats to underscore distinctly ominous and sci-fi-influenced instrumental sampling. It remains a legendary, club-shattering benchmark within the mid-2000s techstep and drum and bass scenes.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, repetitive, sampling, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. The Cooler (6:59)
  2. Boris the Blade - Optiv Remix (6:47)
  3. Bitemark (7:47)
  4. Masquerade (6:31)
  5. Hideous (6:42)
  6. Everything (6:44)
  7. Sideways (6:10)
  8. Future Frame (7:22)
  9. Breathe Sunshine - Black Sun Empire Remix v1 (6:28)
  10. Breathe Sunshine - Black Sun Empire Remix v2 (6:49)
  11. Stranded V2 (6:45)
  12. Centepod (6:53)
  13. Circle of Nine 2005 (7:33)
  14. Sahara (6:31)
  15. Brood X (6:27)
  16. Just The One (6:24)
  17. Got Lost (6:18)
  18. The Promist 2005 (7:43)
  19. Skullfucked (7:29)
  20. Eggplant - Black Sun Empire Remix (7:05)
  21. Nght Raiders (6:46)
  22. Fearless (6:39)
  23. 1138 (6:07)
  24. Panorama (7:17)
  25. Beautiful Morning - Black Sun Empire Remix (7:00)
  26. Cruel and Unusual - Continuous DJ Mix (1:10:59)

Credits

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