Technical Difficulties (Hate Dept. album)

Technical Difficulties
Technical Difficulties
Studio album by Hate Dept.
Released	June 1999
Studio	Various Enterprise II; (Burbank, CA); Front Page; (Glendale, CA); Laundry Room; (San Clemente, CA); Westlake Audio; (Hollywood, CA); ;
Genre	Industrial rock
Length	49:35
Label	Restless
Producer	Steven Seibold
Hate Dept. chronology

Technical Difficulties is the third studio album by Hate Dept., released in June 1999 by Restless Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Steve Huey of allmusic called Technical Difficulties arguably "their most accessible release to date" and the band "may sound like an industrial band – clanking drum machines, synthesizers, and loud, crusty guitars – but Hate Dept. are alt-rockers at heart, emphasizing traditional song structure and punk lyrical attitude over sonic experimentation and abrasiveness." CMJ said "slamming rock intensity into the looming keyboard progressions of Front 242, while adding jazzy horns and Nine Inch Nails-worthy power ballads, Technical Difficulties is easily the most diverse and robotic weapon in Hate Dept.'s arsenal." The magazine listed Technical Difficulties as one of the magazine's top choices for the month of June.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steven Seibold.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Superdrama"	4:18
2.	"Coming Down"	4:31
3.	"Wait"	4:32
4.	"Anger Impulse"	3:56
5.	"Little Let Down"	3:24
6.	"Release It"	3:30
7.	"Gone"	3:59
8.	"Hit Back"	4:23
9.	"Leaving"	5:02
10.	"Fireflies"	4:09
11.	"Seedling"	4:13
12.	"Fiend"	3:37

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1999	CMJ New Music Monthly	United States	"CMJ Radio 200"	35
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Technical Difficulties liner notes.

Hate Dept.

Marc Greco – guitar, backing vocals
Charles Hunt – drums, backing vocals, additional programming (2)
Steven Seibold – lead vocals, programming, production, mixing
Jeff Smith – synthesizer, backing vocals

Additional performers

Joe Chiccarelli – additional production (1, 4)
Tracey Hooker – trumpet (3)
Royden Vigilance – additional vocals (3)

Production and design

Mon Agranat – mixing
The Gerrixx – cover art, photography
Bill Kennedy – mixing, additional production (7, 8)
Dustin Moore – photography
Jenessa Nye – photography
Eddy Schreyer – mastering
Jon St. James – mixing, additional production (3)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Restless	CD	01877-72959-2

References

↑ "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 114. 2000. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 19, 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
↑ Prato, Greg. "Hate Dept. > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
1 2 Huey, Steve. "Hate Dept.: Technical Difficulties > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
↑ Hart, Ron (May 10, 1999). "Hate Dept.: Technical Difficulties". CMJ New Music Monthly. 58 (617). CMJ Network, Inc.: 26. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
1 2 "CMJ Radio 200". CMJ New Music Monthly. 59 (624). CMJ Network, Inc.: 20 June 28, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
↑ Technical Difficulties (booklet). Hate Dept. Los Angeles, California: Restless Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Official website
Omnipresent at Discogs (list of releases)

[schwannspectrum-1] "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 114. 2000. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 19, 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)

[allmusicbio-2] Prato, Greg. "Hate Dept. > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

[allmusic-3] 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Hate Dept.: Technical Difficulties > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

[cmjmay-4] Hart, Ron (May 10, 1999). "Hate Dept.: Technical Difficulties". CMJ New Music Monthly. 58 (617). CMJ Network, Inc.: 26. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

[cmjjune-5] 1 2 "CMJ Radio 200". CMJ New Music Monthly. 59 (624). CMJ Network, Inc.: 20 June 28, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2020.

[linearnotes-6] Technical Difficulties (booklet). Hate Dept. Los Angeles, California: Restless Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)