Tracklist
| 1 | The Hidden Camera | 6:47 | |
| 2 | Smoke Rings | 6:27 | |
| 3 | Minotaur | 5:19 | |
| 4 | Aleph 1 | 8:42 | |
| 5 | 124 | 6:59 | |
| 6 | Axiom | 6:01 | |
| 7 | Trans 7 | 7:48 | |
| 8 | Modus Operandi | 7:00 | |
| 9 | KJZ | 7:47 | |
| 10 | The Fifth Column | 7:07 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Astralwerks
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Caroline Records
- Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Published By – MCA Music Ltd.
Credits
- Design – Mark Standere
- Written-By, Producer – Photek
Notes
℗ 1997 Astralwerks/Caroline Records
© 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.
Made in the USA.
© 1997 Virgin Records Ltd.
Made in the USA.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 17046 62072 7
- Barcode (Scanned UPC-A): 017046620727
- Matrix / Runout (Variants 1 to 5): ASW06207AV
- Matrix / Runout (Variants 2, 4 - mirrored): 1-1-2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant - mirrored): 1-1-4
- Mastering SID Code (Variants 1 o 5): IFPI L043
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 1659
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 1636
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): ifpi 1635
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): ifpi 167A
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): ifpi 163E
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Modus Operandi (CD, Album) | Virgin | CDQED1, 7243 8 44614 2 3 | Europe | 1997 | ||
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Modus Operandi (3×12", Album) | Virgin | QEDLP1, 7243 8 44614 1 6 | UK | 1997 | ||
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Modus Operandi (Minidisc, Album) | Virgin | QEDMD 1, MDQED1, 7243 8 44614 8 5 | UK | 1997 | ||
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Modus Operandi (Cassette, Album) | Virgin | 7243 8 44614 4 7 | UK | 1997 | ||
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Modus Operandi (CD, Album) | Virgin | VJ-25337 | Japan | 1997 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Photek's debut album, MODUS OPERANDI, blew open the doors of drum & bass, with its crisp production and experimental nature. Kicking off with the jazzy "The Hidden Camera" (reprised from the EP of the same name), he shows off his skills at creating moods. "Smoke Rings" continues the darkness, upping the tempo, while "Minotaur" echoes with some reverberating metallic tones. "Aleph 1," on the other hand, goes in a more digital direction, bleeping itself into life as the strings cling to the background ("124" seems almost like a mellow reprise of "Aleph 1"). The chilly abstraction on display here gives almost an IDM spin to these tracks, like the Aphex-like texture that kick off "Axiom." And while he might have a little over-reliance on some sounds (such as the squelches on "The Hidden Camera" and "Trans 7"), when he brings his abstraction to bear on the jazz-and-R&B-tinged title track, it works wonders.
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Dark, twisted, freezing, atmospheric drum & bass experiments. Groundbreaking at its time, still a masterpiece.
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