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The Singles Collect
''The Singles Collect'' is a compilation album by Canadian electro-industrial band Skinny Puppy, released in 1999. The release serves as a collection of singles along with a few assorted promotional singles and alternate mixes. The compilation represents all of the singles released by Nettwerk before the band's move to American Recordings and subsequent break-up. On the rear cover, Track 8 is mistakenly titled "Spamsmolytic" instead of "Spasmolytic". Track listing Personnel ;Skinny Puppy * Nivek Ogre — vocals * cEvin Key — synthesizers, guitars, bass guitars, drums * Dwayne Goettel — synthesizers, sampling ;Additional personnel *Dale Plevin — fretless bass on 1, 8, 10 * Tom Ellard — tapes, samples on 5 * Wilhelm Schroeder — backing voice on 6, bass synth on 15 * Alien Jourgensen — additional guitar on 9 *Rave A rave (from the verb: '' to rave'') is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If the recordings are from several artists, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bites (album)
''Bites'' is the first full-length studio album by Canadian industrial band Skinny Puppy, released as an LP through Nettwerk in 1985. It was reissued in 1993 on CD with additional material compiled from cassette releases, international releases, and previously undistributed tracks. The cover art was designed by Steven R. Gilmore. ''Bites'' was certified gold by Music Canada on August 5, 1994. Background The first CD release of ''Bites'' was on the compilation '' Bites and Remission'' in 1987. This release replaced the songs "Assimilate" and "The Choke" with remixed versions and it did not include all of the tracks featured on the earlier cassette release, which was significantly longer. A similar but distinct CD called '' Remission & Bites'' was released by Play It Again Sam in Europe during the same year. On the 1993 reissue, the song "One Day" is not listed anywhere in the artwork or credits. The Tear Garden's self-titled EP from 1986 (one year after ''Bites'' originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampling (music)
In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, or sound effects. A sample might comprise only a fragment of sound, or a longer portion of music, such as a drum beat or melody. Samples are often layered, Equalization (audio), equalized, sped up or slowed down, repitched, Loop (music), looped, or otherwise manipulated. They are usually integrated using electronic music instruments (Sampler (musical instrument), samplers) or software such as digital audio workstations. A process similar to sampling originated in the 1940s with ''musique concrète'', experimental music created by Tape splice, splicing and Tape loop, looping tape. The mid-20th century saw the introduction of keyboard instruments that played sounds recorded on tape, such as the Mellotron. The term ''sampling'' was coined in the late 1970s by the creators of the Fairlight CMI, a synthesizer with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwayne Goettel
Dwayne Rudolph Goettel (February 1, 1964August 23, 1995) was a Canadian Electronic music, electronic musician, best known for his work in the industrial music group Skinny Puppy. Starting his career playing for a variety of acts around Edmonton, he joined Skinny Puppy in 1986 following the departure of keyboardist Bill Leeb. A classically trained pianist, he helped to broaden Skinny Puppy's sound with his extensive knowledge of equipment and Sampling (music), sampling. He assisted bandmate cEvin Key on a number of side projects such as The Tear Garden and Doubting Thomas (band), Doubting Thomas, and helped form the experimental electronic group Download (band), Download. He also created the independent record label Subconscious Communications with friend and colleague Phil Western as a means to release his solo work. In 1993, Skinny Puppy moved to Los Angeles to produce their eighth studio album, ''The Process (Skinny Puppy album), The Process'', through American Recordings (record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CEvin Key
Kevin William Crompton (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as cEvin Key, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, producer, and composer. He is best known as a member of the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded in 1982 with singer Nivek Ogre. Initially a side project while he was with the new wave band Images in Vogue, Skinny Puppy quickly became his primary musical outlet after landing a record deal with Nettwerk Records in 1984. When Skinny Puppy disbanded in 1995 following the death of keyboardist Dwayne Goettel, Key's main project became the electronic noise group Download (band), Download, whose first album, ''Furnace (Download album), Furnace'', was released that same year. His first solo album, ''Music For Cats'', was released in 1998 on Subconscious Communications, an independent record label he took over following Goettel's death. He reunited with Ogre in 2000 for a one-off performance as Skinny Puppy at the Doomsday Festival in Dresden. The pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivek Ogre
Kevin Graham Ogilvie (born December 5, 1962), known professionally as Nivek Ogre, is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor, best known for his work with the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded with cEvin Key. Since 1982, he has served as Skinny Puppy's primary lyricist and vocalist, occasionally providing instrumentation and samples. Ogre's charismatic personality, guttural vocals and use of costumes, props, and fake blood on stage helped widen Skinny Puppy's fanbaseReed (2013): pp. 176-182 and has inspired numerous other musicians. In 2001, he formed the electronic music group ohGr along with longtime collaborator Mark Walk. Originally named W.E.L.T., ohGr has released five studio albums since 2001, three of which have placed on '' Billboard's'' Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Ogre has also been involved with several other musicians including the Al Jourgensen bands Ministry and Revolting Cocks, Pigface and Rx with Martin Atkins, and KMFDM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remission (EP)
''Remission'' is a 1984 EP by Canadian electro-industrial band Skinny Puppy, their record label debut and first release with Nettwerk. The 12-inch EP originally featured six tracks, then, a year later in 1985, it was released on cassette with five additional songs that lengthened the release to a full album. This expansion became the default version of ''Remission''. ''Remission'' was certified gold by Music Canada on January 31, 2000. Release history In December 1984, ''Remission'' was distributed through Nettwerk as Skinny Puppy's first major release. Despite being preceded by the embryonic '' Back & Forth'' EP that was limited to just 35 home-printed copies, ''Remission'' is seen as the band's debut effort. To complicate the matter further, most issues of the EP following its release year, 1984, were expanded with five additional tracks, retroactively turning it into a full-blown studio album. In 1993, Nettwerk released ''Remission'' on CD using the expanded track listing f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Rights (album)
''Last Rights'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian electro-industrial band Skinny Puppy. It was released in March 1992 as the group's final record distributed through Nettwerk. ''Last Rights'' saw the band experimenting with two opposite extremes: cacophonous heavy music and gloomy melodies, resulting in moments of industrial weight as well as moments of uncharacteristic softness. Along with containing some of the band's most impenetrable walls of sound and an eleven-minute track composed almost entirely of manipulated and distorted samples, ''Last Rights'' also features Skinny Puppy's first ballad. The album's production was troubled both internally and externally, involving tension within the band and threatened litigation from without. After its release, it was followed by Skinny Puppy's last tour for twelve years. Despite ''Last Rights difficulties, it was well-received and named by ''Alternative Press'' as one of the best albums of the 1990s. It spawned two singles, "I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleanse Fold And Manipulate
''Cleanse Fold and Manipulate'' is the third studio album by Canadian electro-industrial group Skinny Puppy. The album was released in 1987 and was supported by a single, "Addiction". The album was further supported by the ''Head Trauma'' tour, which spanned across North America and Europe. '' Ain't it Dead Yet?'', a recording of the group performing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was released on video in 1989 and CD in 1991. Music ''Cleanse Fold and Manipulate'' explores a number of different topics concerning medicine, society, and politics. The song "First Aid" addresses what was the growing AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, while "Second Tooth" concerns with the struggles faced by Vietnam War veterans, namely post-traumatic stress. The song "Deep Down Trauma Hounds" was written following a string of teenage suicides in the United States. Nivek Ogre, the group's vocalist and songwriter, said of the suicides: Other songs on the album pay homage to horror films. The song "The Mourn" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addiction (Skinny Puppy Song)
"Addiction" is a song by the band Skinny Puppy, taken from their 1987 album '' Cleanse Fold and Manipulate''. It was released on vinyl in 1987 and released on CD in 1991 (Canada) and 1997 (United States). The lyrics of the song quote the 19th century Gothic novel ''Melmoth the Wanderer'' by Charles Maturin. Track listing Personnel *Nivek Ogre *cEvin Key *Dwayne Goettel Other *Addition production on track 1 by Greg Reely, with additional engineering by Adrian Sherwood. Edited by Greg Reely. *Additional production and engineering on track 2-3 by Adrian Sherwood. Assisted by Steve Spapperi. Edited by Adrian Sherwood. *Recorded at Mushroom and Chicago Trax. Mastered by Pete Norman. Notes *Engineered by cEvin Key and Dave Ogilvie. *Sleeve photography, typography and design by Steven R. Gilmore. References External links SingleAddictionat Discogs (Vinyl, 12", Nettwerk, ) Addictionat Discogs (Vinyl, 12", Nettwerk, )Addictionat Discogs (CD, Maxi-Single, Nettwerk Nettwerk Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tormentor (song)
"Tormentor" is a single by the band Skinny Puppy. It is the first single from their album ''Too Dark Park'', released in 1990. Track listing Personnel All credits adapted from liner notes. Skinny Puppy *Nivek Ogre – vocals *cEvin Key – synthesizers, programming, engineering, production, mixing *Dwayne Goettel – synthesizers, programming, engineering, production, mixing Additional personnel *Dave Ogilvie – production, mixing *Ken Marshall – recording, mixing *Greg Reely Greg Reely is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with acts such as Sarah McLachlan, Front Line Assembly, Fear Factory, Machine Head, Coldplay, The Tea Party, Spirit of the West and others. Credits *BAG - ''BAG'', ... – mixing (1) * Chris Sheppard – editing *Anthony Valcic – editing *Jim Cummins – artwork References {{Authority control 1990 singles Skinny Puppy songs 1990 songs Capitol Records singles Songs written by cEvin Key Songs written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Omen (song)
"Tin Omen" is a single by the band Skinny Puppy, taken from their 1989 album ''Rabies''. The song name is a reference to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. The song also refers to the My Lai massacre of 1968 and the Kent State shootings of 1970. Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen (credited as both Alien Jourgensen and Hypo Luxa) performed guitar and backing vocals for the song. The band's longtime producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie also contributed additional backing vocals. Track listing Personnel All credits adapted from liner notes. Skinny Puppy *Nivek Ogre – vocals *cEvin Key – synthesizers, programming, production, engineering *Dwayne Goettel – synthesizers, programming, production, engineering Additional personnel *Al Jourgensen – production, engineering, mixing (1, 2), bass, guitar, backing vocals *Dave Ogilvie Dave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer, mixer, songwriter and musician based in Vancouver. Ogilvie started his recording career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
