Various – Circuits Of Steel II

Label:	SSS Productions – SSS 58
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	May 2007
Genre:	Electronic, Hip Hop
Style:	Industrial, Trip Hop, Breakcore, EBM, Rhythmic Noise, Ambient, Cut-up/DJ, Electro, Experimental

Tracklist

1-01	Renee Alberts–	Swimming Lessons	2:40
1-02	Automatic Matt*–	Hammer	4:45
1-03	Dave Bernabo*–	Les Bas Fonds	3:05
1-04	Steve Boyle–	Untitled	2:34
1-05	Catacomb 9–	Bricktop	2:58
1-06	Contra Dragon–	Konami 3	1:16
1-07	Margaret Cox–	Accordingly	4:02
1-08	Discuss (2)–	We're Campin'	3:52
1-09	Dreadnots–	The Good Bystanders	3:59
1-10	dreg_N–	Vanamoinen's Lure	3:48
1-11	8 Cylinder*–	#2	1:16
1-12	Fr/Action–	Rolling Thunder	4:48
1-13	Girl Talk–	Andy Van Slyke Marijuana Sensitivity	2:13
1-14	Rick Gribenas–	Suite 01	1:40
1-15	Hotness–	There Are So Much Beautiful Land	2:20
1-16	Jackson*–	Frosty Anchors	2:31
1-17	Michael Johnsen–	05 Feb 05 Excerpt	3:54
1-18	Jordan Decay–	OSOR	2:07
1-19	Dave Kuzy–	Like A Paralyze	5:31
1-20	Lord Bird Golden Cobra–	No Title	1:57
1-21	Lord Grunge–	Holy Shit! Yikes!	1:56
2-01	My Boyfriend The Pilot–	Bells Over Dark Desert	3:43
2-02	Pancreatic Aardvarks–	An Exit	4:26
2-03	Pfunkt–	Sexercize	4:10
2-04	Powder French–	Concrete Bicycle	4:02
2-05	Prometheus Burning–	Porcelain Pillow	4:13
2-06	Rein[Forced]–	The Weakening (Pathetic Mix)	3:36
2-07	Requiem (2)–	Bête Noire (Edit)	4:00
2-08	Maurice Rickard–	Qaanaaq	4:01
2-09	ROTFLOL–	Die And See	1:40
2-10	Shawu Computronix–	Your Robot Hates You	3:30
2-11	Surviving The Odyssey–	FE2 O3	3:29
2-12	syne_lapse_variate*–	Control Group v.2	4:58
2-13	tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE–	TroAc Fragm	3:21
2-14	Torus (3)–	Cold War Era Office Furniture	3:27
2-15	Tusk Lord–	Skull Lung	3:35
2-16	Vorpal–	Snicker Snack	4:03
2-17	Xanopticon–	4 Hit Points	4:31

Notes

In 2002, SSS Records released Circuits of Steel to showcase Pittsburgh's electronic music scene. The compilation was celebrated with a week of release parties and generous regional press. A dozen artists embarked on two summer tours, playing over 30 cities. Since then, several artists from the compilation have gained fame, signing to independent labels and touring the U.S. and Europe. Yet in Pittsburgh, there is much to be done. Retro rock still reigns, and many think that electronic music is nothing but a DJ. So, Circuits of Steel has returned with Volume II, where the listener will find the latest lineup of Pittsburgh electronic musicians, all of whom perform live. Running the gamut from experimental sound manipulation to straightforward synth-pop, they all share a spirit of innovation and creativity, like the high-tech companies and universities that make Pittsburgh their home in the post-industrial age. It's 2007, people -- time to get with the program!