How to Operate with a Blown Mind is the debut studio album by Lo Fidelity Allstars, released on Skint Records in 1998.
Critical reception
The Hartford Courant wrote that "there's something a little different about the Allstar approach, alternating the boomy, hooky dance tracks with spacy, equally melodic washes of instrumentals, over which are long, Beat poet-like rants." NME named How to Operate with a Blown Mind the 21st best album of 1998.
In a rundown of "intelligent big beat", Simon Reynolds called the album an "oxymoronic masterpiece of 'darkside big beat'."
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
The Wrekked Train – vocals The Albino Priest – turntables, sampler A One Man Crowd Called Gentile – bass guitar The Slammer – drums Sheriff John Stone – keyboards The Many Tentacles – keyboards, engineering Sean "The Bison" Phillips – guitar (on "I Used to Fall in Love") Lisa Millett – vocals (on "Vision Incision") Ben Mitchell – keyboards (on "Vision Incision")
Charts Chart Peakposition UK Albums (OCC) 15 US Billboard 200 115 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 1
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