Wreckage (album)

Wreckage is the debut full-length studio album by British DJ/producer Robert Howes a.k.a. Overseer. It was released on August 26, 2003 via Columbia Records. Most of its tracks have been featured in an advertisement, films, video games, trailers and television shows.

Wreckage
Studio album by
Overseer
ReleasedAugust 26, 2003 (2003-08-26)
StudioPravda Studios (Leeds)
Genre
Length1:16:43
LabelColumbia
Producer
Robert Howes chronology
Wreckage
(2003)		 Offshore Breaks
(2018)
Singles from Wreckage
  1. "Coldrock / Supermoves"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Horndog"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Horndog / Doomsday"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
Wreckage (Columbia, 2003)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slayed" (featuring Zak Speakerfreak)
4:47
2."Stompbox"Robert Howes3:53
3."Supermoves"Robert Howes4:47
4."Velocity Shift" (featuring Chris Live)Robert Howes2:08
5."Horndog" (featuring MC Nick Life & Zak Speakerfreak)
3:31
6."Meteorology" (featuring Sandra Pehrsson)Robert Howes5:32
7."Aquaplane" (featuring Andrew Montgomery)
5:14
8."Doomsday" (featuring MC Nick Life)
  • Robert Howes
  • Nick Life
3:14
9."Basstrap" (featuring Chris Live & Zak Speakerfreak)
4:03
10."Sparks" (featuring Rachel Gray)
  • Robert Howes
  • Rachel Gray
6:02
11."Never" (featuring Jakk Frost & Sandra Pehrsson)
6:36
12."Heligoland" (featuring Brian Perkins)Robert Howes26:56
Total length:1:16:43
Sample credits[2]

Singles

Horndog

The track "Horndog" was released as a single from this album. The song contains a sample from DJ Kool's Let Me Clear My Throat. Like much of Overseer's work, this track has been used for commercial purposes such as in the 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor advertisement.[3]

The track was also used for the Phoenix Suns player introduction video for the 2007–2008 season.[4]

The track was also used in the trailer for the 2004 film Walking Tall.

Supermoves

"Supermoves" was used in 2002 video game Twin Caliber by Rage Software for PlayStation 2 as the main menu theme. Page 20 of the game's manual also promotes his then new EP "Force Multiply" and briefly describes Overseer.[5]

Used in Electronic Arts' 2003 video game Need for Speed: Underground.

A remixed version is featured on The Animatrix: The Album.

Personnel
  • Robert George Howes – producer, engineering, mixing, additional instrumentation, artwork
  • Dave Creffield – producer, engineering, mixing, string arrangements
  • Zak Speakerwheezel – vocals on Slayed and Stompbox
  • Chris Live – vocals on Velocity Shift, Doomsday and Basstrap
  • Nick Life – vocals on Horndog
  • Sandra Pehrsson – vocals on Meteorology
  • Andrew Montgomery – vocals on Aquaplane
  • Rachael Gray – vocals on Sparks
  • Jakk Frost – rap on Never
  • Vicky – vocals on Never
  • Ricky Wilson – mofo's on Never
  • Brian Perkins – spoken word on Heligoland
  • Ruth Boswell – cello on Meteorology, Never and Heligoland
  • Rebekah Allan – violin on Meteorology, Never and Heligoland
  • Alice Laing – violin on Never
  • Emesto Estruch – violin on Meteorology and Heligoland
  • Michael Whittaker – viola on Never
  • Paul Jones – piano on Meteorology and Sparks
  • Chris Blair – mastering
  • Wally – artwork, photography
  • Geoff Johnston – artwork
  • Jill Strong – photography

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[6] 21

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Wreckage - Overseer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. "Wreckage by Overseer: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  3. "Mitsubishi ENDEAVOR 2004 commercial". 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. "Phoenix Suns Player Introduction Video". 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. "Twin Caliber Sounds of The Underworld - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  6. "Overseer Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

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