Split the Atom is the debut full-length album by Dutch drum and bass trio Noisia

Noisia

Noisia, stylized as NOISIΛ , is a Dutch Electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen, The Netherlands. They now produce a wide variety of music including drum and bass, dubstep, breakbeat and house music...

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The album was released as a full-length CD as well as two double 12" EPs; the Vision EP includes four Drum and Bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 tracks whilst the Division EP includes four Electro house/Breaks tracks.

Three singles have so far been announced from the album; "Machine Gun", released March 8, 2010, which also includes remixes by Spor, Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin

Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...

 and 16Bit

16bit

16bit are an electronic music act from London, UK, consisting of Eddie Jefferys and Jason Morrison. They are signed to Chase & Status' MTA Records.-Biography:16bit are electronic music artists best known for producing dubstep...

, "Split the Atom" which has been remixed by Bar 9 and Ed Rush

Ed Rush

Ed Rush is the recording name of Ben Settle; a prominent jungle/techstep/neurofunk DJ, who often produces tracks in collaboration with Optical. Hailing from west London, he came to prominence with the release of the track Bludclot Artattack in 1993...

 & Optical

Optical (artist)

Matt Quinn, better known as Optical, is a drum and bass producer and DJ from England.He is best known for his work with Ed Rush, fellow head of the Virus Recordings label, and as a pioneer of the techstep and neurofunk sound...

, and "Alpha Centauri" which has been remixed by Excision & Datsik.

Some of the songs already had public release 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

FabricLive.40

FabricLive.40 is a 2008 mix album by Noisia. The album was released as part of the FabricLive Mix Series.-Track listing:# Noisia & Phace - Cannonball - Vision Recordings# The Qemists - Stompbox - Ninja Tune...

 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 game.

CD (VSNCD002)

1. Machine Gun – 4:05
2. My World (featuring Giovanca) – 4:52
3. Shitbox – 0:57
4. Split the Atom – 5:42
5. Thursday – 3:45
6. Leakage – 1:32
7. Hand Gestures (featuring Joe Seven) – 3:10
8. Headknot – 1:32
9. Red Heat – 3:27
10. Shellshock (featuring Foreign Beggars
    Foreign Beggars
    Foreign Beggars are a critically acclaimed British Hip Hop, Grime and Dubstep group based in London. The group consists of MCs Orifice Vulgatron, Metropolis, producer Dag Nabbit and DJ Nonames and are renowned for their eclectic and energetic live shows...
    
    ) – 3:46
11. Whiskers – 1:10
12. Alpha Centauri – 3:59
13. Soul Purge (featuring Foreign Beggars
    Foreign Beggars
    Foreign Beggars are a critically acclaimed British Hip Hop, Grime and Dubstep group based in London. The group consists of MCs Orifice Vulgatron, Metropolis, producer Dag Nabbit and DJ Nonames and are renowned for their eclectic and energetic live shows...
    
    ) – 3:00
14. Diplodocus – 3:01
15. Paper Doll – 1:06
16. Dystopia – 0:57
17. Sunhammer (featuring Amon Tobin
    Amon Tobin
    Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...
    
    ) – 3:48
18. Stigma – 3:25
19. Square Feet – 3:28
20. Browntime (Bonus Track) - 5:18
21. Peacock Strut (Bonus Track) - 1:51

Vision EP (VSN008)

1. Shellshock (featuring Foreign Beggars)
2. Sunhammer (featuring Amon Tobin)
3. Thursday
4. Hand Gestures (featuring Joe Seven)

Personnel

Noisia

• Martijn van Sonderen
• Nik Roos
• Thijs de Vlieger

Guests

• Amon Tobin
• Giovanca Ostiana
• Joe Seven
• Orifice Vulgatron
• Metropolis
• DJ Nonames
• Dag Nabbit

Producers

• Martijn van Sonderen
• Nik Roos
• Thijs de Vlieger

External links

• Official site
• Vision Recordings MySpace
• Division Recordings MySpace