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How to Operate with a Blown Mind is the debut studio album by English electronic music group Lo Fidelity Allstars. It was released on 25 May 1998 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and in the United States by Columbia Records.

In a rundown of "intelligent big beat", Simon Reynolds called the album an "oxymoronic masterpiece of 'darkside big beat'."[4] The NME named it the 21st best album of 1998.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lo Fidelity Allstars, except "Battle Flag" written by Pigeonhed.

No.TitleLength
1."Warming Up the Brain Farm"2:55
2."Kool Roc Bass"7:40
3."Kasparov's Revenge"6:00
4."Blisters on My Brain"6:46
5."How to Operate with a Blown Mind"7:24
6."I Used to Fall in Love"5:10
7."Battle Flag" (featuring Pigeonhed)5:39
8."Lazer Sheep Dip Funk"7:21
9."Will I Get Out of Jail"6:18
10."Vision Incision"9:37
11."Nightime Story"4:16
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Taking Fear from Behind"6:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • The Wrekked Train – vocals
  • The Albino Priest – turntables, sampler
  • A One Man Crowd Called Gentile – bass guitar
  • The Slammer – drums
  • Sheriff John Stone – keyboards
  • The Many Tentacles – keyboards, engineering
  • Sean "The Bison" Phillips – guitar (on "I Used to Fall in Love")
  • Lisa Millett – vocals (on "Vision Incision")
  • Ben Mitchell – keyboards (on "Vision Incision")

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 115
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 15

References

  1. ^ Bush, John. "How to Operate with a Blown Mind - Lo Fidelity Allstars - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ Browne, David (22 January 1999). "How to Operate With a Blown Mind". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ Chonin, Neva (12 January 1999). "Lo Fidelity Allstars: How To Operate With A Blown Mind". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ^ "FAVES / UNFAVES". Simonreynoldsfavesunfaves.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1998". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Lo Fidelity Allstars - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Lo Fidelity Allstars - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Lo Fidelity Allstars". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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