Avant Hard is the third album by UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 group Add N To (X)

Add N to (X)

Add N to were a three-piece British band specializing in electronic music performed on analogue synthesizers, formed in London in 1994.The original band members were Andrew Aveling, Barry Smith and Ann Shenton...

. It was released in 1999 on Mute Records

Mute Records

Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...

. The track "Metal Fingers In My Body" was used on an advertisement for Sky Digital

Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)

Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...

, played as the background music for skateboarder Danny Way

Danny Way

Danny Way is a professional skateboarder.-Awards and achievements:* 1986: Won the first contest he entered at age 11* 1989: Won his first vert contest in Michigan...

 for a montage of tricks. "Barry 7's Contraption" was used as the background music for an Orange Mobile advert, and was used regularly as backing music on the TV series Banzai.

Track listing

1. "Barry 7's Contraption" – 4:09
2. "Robot New York" – 4:11
3. "Skills" – 3:51
4. "Steve's Going to Teach Himself Who's Boss" – 3:05
5. "Fyuz" – 4:32
6. "Buckminster Fuller" – 3:36
7. "Revenge of the Black Regent" – 6:12
8. "Metal Fingers in My Body" – 5:13
9. "Ann's Eveready Equestrian" – 4:07
10. "Oh Yeah, Oh No" – 7:00
11. "Machine is Bored With Love" – 3:54 based on samples from "Fugue In D Minor" from Egg's
    Egg (band)
    Egg were an English progressive rock band formed in January 1969.-Career:The founding members of the group were Dave Stewart who played organ , Mont Campbell on bass and vocals and drummer Clive Brooks...
    
     self-titled debut
    Egg (album)
    Egg is the 1970 debut album of British prog rock band Egg.-Side one:# "Bulb" – 0:09# "While Growing My Hair" – 3:53# "I Will Be Absorbed" – 5:10...
    
    

Includes a hidden track

Hidden track

In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...

 – 5:55, after 0:33 of silence

Personnel

• Producers and arrangers – Barry 7, Dean Honer, Add N To (X)
• Engineers – Roger Johnson, Ebby Acquah, Steve D'Agostino
• Additional musicians – Rob Allum, Alison Goldfrapp
  Alison Goldfrapp
  Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp is an English singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead singer of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Goldfrapp has a soprano vocal range.-Early life:...
  
  
• Artwork – Add N To (X)
• Band photos – Joe Dilworth