''5 Man Job'' is a

remix album A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson ('' Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 200 ...

Penal Colony A penal colony or exile colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general population by placing them in a remote location, often an island or distant colonial territory. Although the term can be used to refer ...

, released in July 1995 by

Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label that has the sub-labels Hypnotic Records, Goldenlane, Stardust, Purple Pyramid, Deadline and X-Ray Records. History Founded in January 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in go ...

. The album comprises remixed versions of tracks from '' Put Your Hands Down'', with contributions from Frontline Assembly's Bill Leeb, Genesis P Orridge, Leather Strip, Spahn Ranch's Matt Green, and T.H.D.

Reception

''Aiding & Abetting'' commended ''5 Man Job'' for its experimentation and variety. ''Sonic Boom'' claimed the material sounded too removed from Penal Colony's former sound, saying "I couldn't help but wonder where the band is among all the music" and "this may seem a bit harsh, but the remixes don't sound anything alike, even when it's the same track, the music totally originates from the band mixing the track."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''5 Man Job'' liner notes. ;Penal Colony * Jason Hubbard – sampler,

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* Dee Madden – lead vocals, sampler, programming, design * Andy Shaw – electric guitar, backing vocals * Chris Shinkus – bass guitar, backing vocals, design ;Additional musicians *

Rhys Fulber Nowell Rhys Fulber (born October 10, 1970) is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One. Biograph ...

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(1–5) *

Matt Green Matthew Green may refer to: *Matthew Green (British politician) (born 1970), British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Ludlow and subsequently for Shropshire South *Matthew Green (Canadian politician) (born 1980) NDP Member of Parliament f ...

– remixing and programming (9) * Michael Hateley – backing vocals (12) * Claus Larsen – remixing and keyboards (7, 8) *

Bill Leeb Wilhelm Anton "Bill" Leeb (born 21 September 1966, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-Canadian electronic musician and record producer. He is best known for being a founding member of the industrial music group Front Line Assembly and Deleri ...

– remixing and programming (1–5) *

Genesis P-Orridge Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmi ...

– remixing and production (9–11) * Shawn Rudiman – remixing (12) *

Larry Thrasher Larry Thrasher (born 1959) is an American experimental musician, remixer, and producer. Thrasher was a member of Psychic TV, Thee Majesty and Splinter Test. In addition, Thrasher was in collaboration with Kim Cascone on the experimental noise proj ...

– remixing and production (9–11) * Ed Vargo – remixing (12) ;Production and additional personnel * Judson Leach – mastering,

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(9) * Brian Mars – design

Release history

References

External links

* {{Discogs master , master=173381 , name=5 Man Job 1995 remix albums Penal Colony albums Cleopatra Records albums