Three Fact Fader

Three Fact Fader is the second full-length studio album by British shoegazing band Engineers, released on 6 July 2009 through the Kscope label. The album was produced by the band along with Ken Thomas, who also worked with Sigur Rós, M83 and Maps, with artwork created by Tom Sheehan.

Three Fact Fader
Studio album by Engineers
Released	6 July 2009
Recorded	2007–2008
Studio	Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales Jacobs Studios, Farnham, Surrey Engineers Studio, London
Genre	Post-rock, dream pop, shoegazing, indie rock
Length	56:31
Label	Kscope
Producer	Ken Thomas and Engineers
Engineers chronology
Engineers (2005) Three Fact Fader (2009) In Praise of More (2010)
Singles from Three Fact Fader
"Clean Coloured Wire" Released: 20 July 2009 "What Pushed Us Together" Released: 7 December 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Bearded	(favourable)
Daily Express
Drowned in Sound	8/10
Gigwise
NME	8/10
The Scotsman
The Skinny
The Times

To start promoting the record, the band played their first live gig in over two years on 10 July 2009 at the Bush Hall in London. They were joined onstage by special guest Ulrich Schnauss (who would later join Engineers as a full-time member). Richard Barbieri of British progressive rock group Porcupine Tree also performed that night.

The Three Fact Fader minisite was set up by Kscope containing information about the album. A single for "Clean Coloured Wire" was released on 20 July 2009, and a video clip for the song was released through the minisite to accompany the single. The minisite also includes an excerpt of a remix of the song "Sometimes I Realise" by British musician, record producer, and Kscope label founder Steven Wilson.

The entire album was available for streaming through the website of NME.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Engineers

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Clean Coloured Wire"	5:12
2.	"Sometimes I Realise"	3:43
3.	"International Dirge"	5:12
4.	"Helped by Science"	4:22
5.	"Brighter as We Fall"	6:05
6.	"Hang Your Head"	4:38
7.	"Crawl from the Wreckage"	4:53
8.	"Three Fact Fader"	4:02
9.	"Song for Andy"	3:41
10.	"Emergency Room"	4:52
11.	"The Fear Has Gone"	3:49
12.	"Be What You Are"	2:44
13.	"What Pushed Us Together"	3:23

• Track 1 incorporates a sample of "Watussi" from the first Harmonia album Musik Von Harmonia, written by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius, and Michael Rother.

Singles

• "Clean Coloured Wire" (20 July 2009)
  1. "Clean Coloured Wire" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Clean Coloured Wire" (SeriousMusic 438 kHz Mix)
  3. "Be What You Are" (Chicken Feed Remix)
  4. "Sometimes I Realise" (Steven Wilson Remix)
• "What Pushed Us Together" (7 December 2009)
  1. "What Pushed Us Together"
  2. "What Pushed Us Together" (A Ricardo Tobar Remix)

Personnel

Musicians

• Simon Phipps – lead vocals, guitars
• Mark Peters – guitars, bass, programming and backing vocals
• Dan MacBean – guitars, keyboards programming and bass
• Andrew Sweeney – drums and backing vocals

Producers

• Produced and mixed by Ken Thomas and Engineers.
• Assisted by Ben Hampson, Jeff Knowler, and Ben Thackerey.
  • Track 6 mixed by Engineers and Ben Thackerey; additional mixing by Ken Thomas.
  • Tracks 12 and 13 produced and mixed by Mark Peters and Dan MacBean; assisted by Fred Vessey.
• Recorded at Rockfield Studio, Wales; Jacob's Studios, Surrey; and Engineers Studio, Rainford, Merseyside.
• Mixed at Miloco's Engine Room, London.
  • Tracks 12 and 13 mixed at Brittania Row Studio, London.
• String quartet on tracks 4, 10, and 11 arranged by Mark Peters and Dan MacBean; recorded at Townhouse Studios, London.
• Mastered by John Davis at Alchemy; except for tracks 12 and 13 mastered by Dick Beeson at 360 Mastering.

Graphic artists

• Tom Sheehan – cover photography and concept
• Justin Lambert – press photography
• Engineers – other photography
• Scott Robinson – other photography, website design, and CD package design

External links

• Three Fact Fader minisite