The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (album)

The Increased Difficulty of Concentration
The Increased Difficulty of Concentration
Studio album by Air Liquide
Released	October 25, 1994
Recorded	Various Ocean Blue Elektronisches Klanglabor; (Cologne, Germany); Airbase 6000; (Frankfurt, Germany); ;
Genres	Ambient techno, acid house
Length	140:19
Label	Sm:)e
Air Liquide chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

The Increased Difficulty of Concentration is the fourth studio album by Air Liquide, independently released on October 25, 1994 by Sm:)e Communications.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mary Susan Applegate; all music is composed by Ingmar Koch and Cem Oral.

Disc one – *Air Disc*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Things Happen"	2:14
2.	"Unraveling My Curls"	7:43
3.	"Ballad of the Nameless Guitar Player"	7:19
4.	"Synsonic"	9:45
5.	"Im Erlenmeyerkolben Part I"	2:27
6.	"Cassiopeia"	6:09
7.	"Gelb (Remix II)"	3:30
8.	"Robot Wars Symphony" (Part I – System Engaged)	14:01
9.	"Robot Wars Symphony" (Part II – Unlocked)	4:12
10.	"Robot Wars Symphony" (Part III – Psychocandies)	6:39
11.	"Robot Wars Symphony" (Part IV – One Below Zero)	2:12

Disc two – *Liquid Disc*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Liquid Air" (Bionaut mix)	5:29
2.	"This Is Not a Mind Trip" (Live at Love Parade '94)	6:05
3.	"Mandragora" (Part I)	6:10
4.	"Imago"	4:29
5.	"The Increased Difficulty of Concentration"	6:36
6.	"Sonority Cannon"	4:05
7.	"Ek-Stasis"	6:02
8.	"Tongues Of Fire"	4:21
9.	"Liquid Men With Liquid Hearts"	5:55
10.	"Space Brothers"	12:36
11.	"Stratus Static"	8:10
12.	"Theme From Robot Wars"	4:10

Personnel

Adapted from The Increased Difficulty of Concentration liner notes.^[2]

Air Liquide

Mary Susan Applegate – spoken word
Ingmar Koch (as Dr. Walker) – electronics, programming
Cem Oral (as Jammin' Unit) – electronics, programming

Production and additional personnel

Air Liquide – production
Craig Bevan – mastering
Yorck Dertinger – photography
Rebecca Meek – art direction, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Sm:)e	CD	SM-8004

References

↑ Cooper, Sean. "Air Liquide: The Increased Difficulty of Concentration > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
↑ The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (booklet). Air Liquide. New York City, New York: Sm:)e Communications. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

The Increased Difficulty of Concentration at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Cooper, Sean. "Air Liquide: The Increased Difficulty of Concentration > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

[linearnotes-2] The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (booklet). Air Liquide. New York City, New York: Sm:)e Communications. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Air Liquide
Ingmar Koch Cem Oral Mary Susan Applegate
Studio albums	Neue Frankfurter Elektronik Schule (1991) Liquid Air (1992) Air Liquide (1993) Nephology (1994) The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (1994)