Tapping the Conversation

by The Bug

Tapping the Conversation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Words Warning
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:07:08
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Kevin Martin's debut as The Bug lays the groundwork for his abrasive, bass-heavy aesthetic. 'Tapping the Conversation' is a dark, nocturnal fusion of illbient and industrial hip-hop, relying on mechanical, noisy rhythms to evoke an uncompromisingly urban and atmospheric instrumental experience.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, rhythmic, atmospheric, instrumental, experimental, rap, sampling, distorted, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Harry's Theme (4:19)
  2. Invasion Of Privacy (6:19)
  3. Countdown To Elimination (4:16)
  4. Those Tapes Are dangerous (7:58)
  5. Bug Party (3:16)
  6. The Lift (6:21)
  7. Fake Auto Crash (5:19)
  8. Room 773 (7:43)
  9. Seduction And Betrayal (4:33)
  10. The Director (3:45)
  11. Amy (3:58)
  12. Nightmare Messenger (4:03)
  13. 24 Hour Surveillance (5:13)

Credits

  • The Bug - primary artist, composed by, performer [performed]
  • Dave Cochrane - bass
  • Simon Hopkins - guitar
  • Andre Gurov - sampler [drums samples]

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