Darker is the debut studio album of C-Tec, released on 1 September 1997 by Synthetic Symphony. The album showcases the band wanting to experiment by integrating different styles and textures into their compositions after the release of their 1995 EP Cyber-Tec. On 5 October 2018 the album was reissued as a music download with an additional track titled "My Unbreakable Code" and written by Marc Heal.

Reception

Greg Prato of AllMusic said "the aptly titled Darker is industrial-influenced, aggressive electronic dance music with all of the necessary ingredients for success -- the vocals are sung with the mandatory pissed-off foreign accent, and the music drills into your brain with ease."

Track listing

Accolades

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|rowspan="2"| 1998

|rowspan="2"| CMJ New Music Monthly

|rowspan="2"| United States

| "Top 25 Dance" ||align=center|8 ||

C-Tec

  • Jean-Luc De Meyer – vocals
  • Ged Denton – keyboards
  • Marc Heal – keyboards, vocals, production

'Additional performers

  • Phil Barry – sampler
  • Rhys Fulber – sampler, additional production
  • Björn Jünemann – sampler
  • Daniel Myer – sampler
  • Dejan Samardzic – sampler

Production and design

  • Jim Marcus&nbsp;– cover art <small>(reissue)</small>
  • Doug Martin&nbsp;– engineering, additional production
  • Jules Seifert&nbsp;– remastering <small>(reissue)</small>

Release history

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| Europe

|rowspan="2"| 1997

| Synthetic Symphony

|rowspan="2"| CD

| CD 085-61572 SPV

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|rowspan="2"| United States

|rowspan="2"| Wax Trax!/TVT

|rowspan="2"| TVT 7252

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| 1998

| CS

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| Poland

| 2004

| Союз/Synthetic Symphony

| CS

| 085-61572 SPV

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| United Kingdom

| 2018

| Armalyte Industries

| DL

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References

  • Darker at Bandcamp
  • Darker at iTunes