Polydistortion

Studio album by GusGus

Released

7 April 1997

Recorded

1995-1997

Genre

Electronica, techno

Length

61:02

Language

English

Label

4AD

Producer

GusGus and Páll Borg

GusGus chronology

GusGus
(1995)

Polydistortion
(1997)

This Is Normal
(1999)

Singles from Polydistortion

"Polyesterday"
Released: 7 October 1996
"Believe"
Released: 10 February 1997
"Polyesterday"
Released: 9 February 1998 (reissue)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	(8.3/10)^[2]

Polydistortion is the second album by the Icelandic group GusGus, and their first released on 4AD. The album was released on 7 April 1997. The songs "Why?" and the band's cover of Slowblow's "Is Jesus Your Pal?" feature Emilíana Torrini on vocals.^[3] Most of the material on the album had previously been released independently, as the album GusGus in 1995.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh" (Edit)	Daníel Áugúst, Herb Legowitz, Arthur Lyman	1:17
2.	"Gun"	Daníel Áugúst	6:08
3.	"Believe"	Daníel Áugúst, Páll Gardarsson, Siggi Kjartansson, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Rick Westfield	7:18
4.	"Polyesterday"	Daníel Áugúst	4:52
5.	"Barry"	Magnús Jonsson	5:58
6.	"Cold Breath '79"	Páll Gardarsson, Siggi Kjartansson	6:43
7.	"Why?"	Magnús Jonsson	4:04
8.	"Remembrance"	Magnús Jonsson	8:07
9.	"Is Jesus Your Pal?"	Slowblow	3:34
10.	"Purple"	Birgir "Biggi" Thorarinsson, Herb Legowitz, Ian Wright, Peter Coyle, Stephen Cummerson	8:02
11.	"Polybackwards" (hidden track)	(unlisted)	5:01

Limited edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cold Breath '79" (Husmix)	5:02
2.	"Believe" (16B Remix)	7:23
3.	"Believe" (LFO Remix)	5:11
4.	"Polydistortion"	8:06

References

↑ Raggett, Ned. "GusGus -Polydistortion". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
↑ Schrieber, Ryan (31 December 1999). "Polydistortion - Pitchfork". Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
↑ "GusGus - Polydistortion (CD, Album) at Discogs". Retrieved 1 January 2016.

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