Electra 2000 is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Hum.[5][6] Originally released in 1993 by 12 Inch Records, the first run was limited to 1,000 copies had the band's name printed in black lettering. The album also included "Monty Python Organ Grinder," an instrumental Monty Python song included as a secret track. The second release contains the same track listing as the first, but slightly different cover art, with red lettering rather than black. The album was released for a third time in 1997 by Martians Go Home and contains "Diffuse" as the final track. The song was recorded during the Electra 2000 sessions, but was initially released on the various artists compilation Feast of the Sybarites.[7]
| Electra 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The cover to Electra 2000+1, the re-release with copper lettering | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Idful, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 44:20 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 12 Inch/Cargo[1] | |||
| Producer | Brad Wood[2] Hum | |||
| Hum chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [4] |
A music video was produced for "Iron Clad Lou."
Critical reception
editIn a retrospective review, Tiny Mix Tapes called Electra 2000 "the group’s heaviest and most relentless album."[8] Trouser Press called the album "bracingly loud but generically obvious in its attack: simple melodies kicked along with a brisk backbeat and covered in sizzling sensual guitar aggression."[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Hum.
- "Iron Clad Lou" – 5:51
- "Pinch & Roll" – 3:26
- "Shovel" – 4:30
- "Pewter" – 4:09
- "Scraper" – 3:20
- "Firehead" – 3:30
- "Sundress" – 3:57
- "Double Dip" – 5:16
- "Winder" – 14:18
On the original release "Winder" lasts 5:44, with a hidden track, "Monty Python Organ Grinder", beginning at 6:08. This was omitted from subsequent pressings.
Re-release bonus track
- "Diffuse" – 4:34
Personnel
edit- Hum
- Jeff Dimpsey – bass guitar
- Tim Lash – guitar
- Bryan St. Pere – drums
- Matt Talbott – guitar, vocals
- Additional personnel
- Andy Hodge – artwork
- Mike Starcevich – photography
- Brad Wood – engineering, mixing, production
References
edit- ^ "RCA Sees Star in Champaign's Hum". Billboard. 107 (23). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 10, 1995. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b "Hum". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 566.
- ^ "Hum | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Golosinski, Matt (February 5, 1998). "Children of the Corn". Phoenix New Times.
- ^ "Martians Go Home". Parasol Records. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009.
- ^ "DeLorean: Hum - Electra 2000 (1993)". Tiny Mix Tapes.