| Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You | ||||
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2003 | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | Ipecac | |||
| Producer | Miguel Depedro | |||
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Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You is a 2003 studio album by American electronic musician Miguel Depedro under his alias of Kid 606. The album was released by Ipecac Records on compact disc and on vinyl by Tigerbeat6. The album was recorded between 1998 and 2003 and features guest vocalist Wayne Lonesome. To promote the album, the EP The Illness was released in July 2003 as well as a music video for "The Illness" made by Joel Trussell.
On its release, the album received both positive and negative reception. The more positive reviews referred to the album as the best Kid 606 album released to date while Allmusic, CMJ and Stylus Magazine referred to it as one of the best releases of 2003. Criticism came from Spin and The A.V. Club who had mixed feelings on how the album adapted the older style of electronic music.