Polydistortion

Polydistortion is the second studio album by Icelandic electronic music band GusGus. The album was released on 7 April 1997 on 4AD, serving as their first release on the label. The songs "Why?" and the band's cover of Slowblow's "Is Jesus Your Pal?" feature Emilíana Torrini on vocals.^[6] Most of the material on the album had previously been released independently, as the album GusGus in 1995.^[7]

Polydistortion
Studio album by GusGus
Released	7 April 1997
Recorded	1995–1997
Genre	Electronica techno[1]
Length	61:02
Label	4AD
Producer	GusGus Páll Borg
GusGus chronology
GusGus (1995) Polydistortion (1997) This Is Normal (1999)
Singles from Polydistortion
"Polyesterday" Released: 7 October 1996 "Believe" Released: 10 February 1997 "Polyesterday" Released: 9 February 1998 (reissue) "Barry" Released: April 1998 (promo only)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Muzik	9/10[2]
NME	8/10[3]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[4]
Q	[5]

As of March 1999, the album has sold 40,000 copies in United States and worldwide sales stand at over 150,000 copies.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh" (Edit)	Daníel Ágúst Herb Legowitz Arthur Lyman	1:17
2.	"Gun"	Ágúst	6:08
3.	"Believe"	Ágúst Páll Gardarsson Siggi Kjartansson Robert "Kool" Bell Ronald Bell Donald Boyce Robert "Spike" Mickens Claydes Charles Smith Dennis Thomas Rick Westfield	7:18
4.	"Polyesterday"	Ágúst	4:52
5.	"Barry"	Ágúst Magnús Jonsson	5:58
6.	"Cold Breath '79"	Gardarsson Kjartansson	6:43
7.	"Why?"	Jonsson	4:04
8.	"Remembrance"	Jonsson	8:07
9.	"Is Jesus Your Pal?"	Slowblow	3:34
10.	"Purple"	Legowitz Birgir "Biggi" Thorarinsson Ian Wright Peter Coyle Stephen Cummerson	8:02
11.	"Polybackwards" (hidden track)	(unlisted)	5:01

Limited edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cold Breath '79" (Husmix)	5:02
2.	"Believe" (16B Remix)	7:23
3.	"Believe" (LFO Remix)	5:11
4.	"Polydistortion"	8:06