Split the Atom

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Field	Value
name	Split the Atom
type	Album
artist	Noisia
cover	SplitTheAtom.jpg
released	5 April 2010
recorded	2007–2010
length	56:42
label
producer	Noisia
prev_title	FabricLive.40
prev_year	2008
next_title	I Am Legion
next_year	2013
misc	{{Singles
name	Split the Atom
type	Studio
single1	Machine Gun
single1date	8 March 2010
single2	Split the Atom
single2date	25 July 2010
single3	Alpha Centauri
single3date	29 November 2010
name	Split the Atom (Special Edition)
type	Studio
single1	Tommy's Theme
single1date	26 September 2011
single2	Could This Be
single2date	21 November 2011
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| name = Split the Atom | type = Album | artist = Noisia | cover = SplitTheAtom.jpg | alt = | released = 5 April 2010 | recorded = 2007–2010 | venue = | studio = | genre =

• Drum and bass
• electro house
• neurofunk
• breakbeat
• IDM | length = 56:42 | label = | producer = Noisia | prev_title = FabricLive.40 | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = I Am Legion | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{Singles | name = Split the Atom | type = Studio | single1 = Machine Gun | single1date = 8 March 2010 | single2 = Split the Atom | single2date = 25 July 2010 | single3 = Alpha Centauri | single3date = 29 November 2010 | name = Split the Atom (Special Edition) | type = Studio | single1 = Tommy's Theme | single1date = 26 September 2011 | single2 = Could This Be | single2date = 21 November 2011

Split the Atom is the debut studio album by Dutch drum and bass trio Noisia. The album was released on 5 April 2010 as a full-length CD as well as two double 12" EPs; the Vision EP includes four drum and Bass songs whilst the Division EP includes four electro house/breakbeat songs.

On 27 February 2012 Noisia released a special edition of Split The Atom on deadmau5's acclaimed label mau5trap. The first disc is the full-length original album while the second disc is a remix album with one original track, "Could This Be", that later become a single released through mau5trap.

Background

The singles from this album include "Machine Gun" (released 8 March 2010), which also includes remixes by Spor, Amon Tobin and 16bit, "Split the Atom" (released 25 July 2010), which has been remixed by Bar9 and Ed Rush & Optical, and "Alpha Centauri", which has been remixed by Excision & Datsik.

Some of the songs were previously released in various forms, "Stigma" was released in 2008 on Vision Recordings and "Diplodocus" was released in 2009 on Quarantine. Both "Stigma" and "Diplodocus" along with "Split the Atom", "Headknot" and "Square Feet" all feature on Noisia's FabricLive.40 released in June 2008. "Machine Gun" has also been released as part of *Wipeout HD Fury*s soundtrack and appeared in a trailer for the video game Far Cry 3.

Track listing

Original release

;CD |headline = |title1 =Machine Gun |length1 =4:05 |title2 =My World |note2 =featuring Giovanca |length2 =4:52 |title3 =Shitbox |length3 =0:57 |title4 =Split the Atom |length4 =5:42 |title5 =Thursday |length5 =3:45 |title6 =Leakage |length6 =1:32 |title7 =Hand Gestures |note7 =featuring Joe Seven |length7 =3:10 |title8 =Headknot |length8 =1:32 |title9 =Red Heat |length9 =3:27 |title10 =Shellshock |note10 =featuring Foreign Beggars |length10 =3:46 |title11 =Whiskers |length11 =1:10 |title12 =Alpha Centauri |length12 =3:59 |title13 =Soul Purge |note13 =featuring Foreign Beggars |length13 =3:00 |title14 =Diplodocus |length14 =3:01 |title15 =Paper Doll |length15 =1:06 |title16 =Dystopia |length16 =0:57 |title17 =Sunhammer |note17 =featuring Amon Tobin |length17 =3:48 |title18 =Stigma |length18 =3:25 |title19 =Square Feet |length19 =3:28 |headline =Bonus tracks |title20 =Browntime |length20 =5:18 |title21 =Peacock Strut |length21 =1:51

;Vinyl |headline =Vision EP |title1 =Shellshock |note1 =featuring Foreign Beggars |length1 =3:46 |title2 =Sunhammer |note2 =featuring Amon Tobin |length2 =3:48 |title3 =Thursday |length3 =3:45 |title4 =Hand Gestures |note4 =featuring Joe Seven |length4 =3:10

|headline =Division EP |title1 =Split the Atom |length1 =5:42 |title2 =Alpha Centauri |length2 =3:59 |title3 =Machine Gun |length3 =4:05 |title4 =Red Heat |length4 =3:27

Special edition

|headline =Disc 1 |title1 =Machine Gun |length1 =4:05 |title2 =My World |note2 =featuring Giovanca |length2 =4:52 |title3 =Shitbox |length3 =0:57 |title4 =Split the Atom |length4 =5:42 |title5 =Thursday |length5 =3:45 |title6 =Leakage |length6 =1:32 |title7 =Hand Gestures |note7 =featuring Joe Seven |length7 =3:10 |title8 =Headknot |length8 =1:32 |title9 =Red Heat |length9 =3:27 |title10 =Shellshock |note10 =featuring Foreign Beggars |length10 =3:46 |title11 =Whiskers |length11 =1:10 |title12 =Alpha Centauri |length12 =3:59 |title13 =Soul Purge |note13 =featuring Foreign Beggars |length13 =3:00 |title14 =Diplodocus |length14 =3:01 |title15 =Paper Doll |length15 =1:06 |title16 =Dystopia |length16 =0:57 |title17 =Sunhammer |note17 =featuring Amon Tobin |length17 =3:48 |title18 =Stigma |length18 =3:25 |title19 =Square Feet |length19 =3:28

|headline =Disc 2 |title1 =Tommy's Theme |length1 =4:40 |title2 =Could This Be |length2 =4:05 |title3 =Stigma |note3 =Neosignal Remix |length3 =6:23 |title4 =My World |note4 =Posij Remix |length4 =5:06 |title5 =Split the Atom |note5 =Kito Remix |length5 =4:14 |title6 =Tommy's Theme |note6 =Loadstar Remix |length6 =4:07 |title7 =Soul Purge |note7 =Current Value Remix |length7 =4:58 |title8 =Diplodocus |note8 =Kill The Noise Remix |length8 =2:44 |title9 =Tommy's Theme |note9 =Munchi's Fear is Weakness Remix |length9 =3:33 |title10 =Thursday |note10 =Black Sun Empire Remix |length10 =4:18 |title11 =Diplodocus |note11 =The Upbeats Remix |length11 =4:35 |title12 =Alpha Centauri |note12 =Excision & Datsik Remix |length12 =4:49 |title13 =Machine Gun |note13 =16bit Remix |length13 =6:00

Critical reception

Split the Atom received critical acclaim from critics. Skiddle gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying "Split The Atom works to satisfy even the most fastidious of music fans."

Sputnik Music reviewer Deviant gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 stars, saying "Split The Atom is poised to destroy the lives of clubbers worldwide and invade the senses of anyone brave enough to invest ample time in it."

Personnel

;Noisia

• Martijn van Sonderen
• Nik Roos
• Thijs de Vlieger

;Guests

• Amon Tobin
• Giovanca Ostiana
• Joe Seven
• Orifice Vulgatron (Foreign Beggars)
• Metropolis (Foreign Beggars)
• DJ Nonames (Foreign Beggars)
• Dag Nabbit (Foreign Beggars)

;Producers

• Martijn van Sonderen
• Nik Roos
• Thijs de Vlieger

References

References

1. "Noisia – Tommy's Theme".
2. "Noisia – Could This Be".
3. The Knowledge. "10 DnB Albums To Look Forward To In 2010". kmag.co.uk.
4. Noisia. (2010-01-26). "Machine Gun Single + Remixes". myspace.com.
5. "Alpha Centauri Remix".
6. "Noisia – Stigma / Crank at Discogs". discogs.com.
7. "Break / Noisia – Splash Step / Diplodocus at Discogs". discogs.com.
8. "FABRICLIVE.40: Noisia". fabriclondon.com.
9. The Knowledge. "Noisia Split The Atom LP Track Listing". kmag.co.uk.
10. "Album Review: Noisia, Split the Atom". Skiddle.
11. "Review: Noisia – Split the Atom". Sputnik Music.

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