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Osc-Dis or Oscillator in Distortion is the eighth album by Japanese band The Mad Capsule Markets. It was released in Japan in 1999 and released outside Japan in 2001. Osc-Dis was the band's breakthrough album and finally got them recognized overseas, with the single "Pulse". The album mixes industrial metal, industrial rock and punk rock with various kinds of electronic music. It was more melodic than their previous album and included elements of pop punk. There are vocal contributions from Hirosuke from Balzac, Yamada from Geronimo, and Katsya from NND. This album also saw the birth of the band's mascots The White Crusher and The Cyborn.
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| Released | 25 August 1999 (Japan) 18 August 2001 (US) 30 August 2001 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | Kawaguchi-Ko Studio, Japan | |||
| Genre | Digital hardcore, industrial metal, rapcore, pop punk | |||
| Length | 40:59 | |||
| Label | JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, Invitation, (Japan) PalmRyko, Palm Entertainment (US/UK) | |||
| Producer | The Mad Capsule Markets | |||
| The Mad Capsule Markets chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender |  [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[5] |
| Rock Sound | [6] |
The song "Pulse" appears on the in-game soundtrack to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and in Jonny Moseley Mad Trix.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tribe" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Out/Definition" | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Pulse" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Multiplies" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Mob Track" | 1:48 |
| 6. | "All the Time in Sunny Beach" | 2:19 |
| 7. | "Island" | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Restart!" | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Jag" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Step into Yourself" | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Good Girl" | 3:43 |
| 12. | "MIDI Surf" | 3:35 |
Other versions include a digipak with a bonus DVD including videos for "Tribe", "Pulse", "All the Time in Sunny Beach", "Good Girl", "MIDI Surf", and "Systematic"
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Official Japanese Album Charts[7] | 9 |
References
edit- ^ Thill, Scott. "OSC DIS – Mad Capsule". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (October–November 2001). "The Mad Capsule Markets: Osc-Dis". Blender. Archived from the original on 2002-04-06. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Bezer, Terry (17 October 2001). "Album Review: Mad Capsule Markets - OSC-DIS". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Mad Capsule Markets". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5 (4th ed.). New York : MUZE : Oxford University Press. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (February 27, 2002). "Mad Capsule Markets: OSC-DIS (Oscillator in Distortion) | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ Adams, Robert (November 2001). "Reviews: Metal". Rock Sound. No. 30. UK: IXO Publishing Ltd. p. 91.
- ^ "OSC-DIS | THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-13.