''Trip Reset'' is a 1996 album credited to
Genesis P-Orridge
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was a singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmissions arti ...
and
Psychic TV featuring
The Angels of Light
Angels of Light were an American folk band that was formed circa 1998 by singer-songwriter and musician Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he had founded in 1982. The band has marked a distinctly different style for Gira since he ...
.
The title is a colloquialism of
P-Orridge's. S/he used this term to describe the act of taking a psychedelic to "reset" patterns of personal thought and behavior.
It includes a cover of
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
's "
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", a tribute to
Syd Barrett
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and primary songwriter, becoming known for his ...
called "A Star Too Far", and a tribute to
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band called "Suspicious".
Track listing
# "The La La Song"
# "
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
# "I Believe What You Said"
# "Mother Jack (A Children's Story)"
# "Wrongs Of Spring"
# "Lady Maybe"
# "White Sky"
# "Black Cat"
# "A Star Too Far" (Lullaby For Syd Barrett)
# "Suspicious (West Coast Experimental Pop Art Mix)"
# "Firewoman (Exhuma Exhortation)"
Personnel
*William Breeze - Electric Viola and Viola Synthesizer
*Michael Campagna - Lead Guitar and Guitar Synthesizer
*Billy "Pink" Goodrum - Keyboards
*
Genesis P-Orridge
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was a singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmissions arti ...
- Lead Vocals, Harmonies, Analog Effects, Analog Samples
*
Larry Thrasher - Lead Guitars, Bass Guitars, Analog Synthesizer, Tabla, Percussion, Backing Vocals
*Mother Jack - Children's Method Storytelling, Background Voices
*Caresse P-Orridge - Backing Vocals, Harmonies, Analog Keyboards
*Genesse P-Orridge - Backing Vocals, Harmonies, Analog Keyboards
''Cold Blue Torch''
''Cold Blue Torch'' is a remix album of some songs from the album ''Trip/Reset''.
Track listing
#"Wrongs Of Spring (
Paul Raven Mix)" - 6:00
#*Remix - Paul Raven
#"Fire Woman (
cEvin Key Mix)" - 4:51
#*Remix - cEvin Key
#"Lady Maybe (Dub Me Maybe Mix)" - 6:06
#*Remix - DJ Cheb I Sabbah Wa Mektoub
#"I Believe What You Said (Leæther Strip Version)" - 6:08
#*Remix - Leæther Strip, Claus Larsen
#"Suspicious (Unfaithful Mix)" - 4:24
#*Remix - Tom Muschitz
#"Fire Woman (Fabrique Club Mix)" - 5:10
#*Remix - Martin Atkins
#"I Believe What You Said (Spahn Ranch Mix)" - 4:33
#*Remix - Spahn Ranch, Matt Green
#"I Believe What You Said (Oneiroid Psychosis Mix)" - 4:29
#*Remix - Oneiroid Psychosis
Personnel
*Judson Leach, Lori Sprester,
Larry Thrasher, Chris Peterson, Anthony Valcic, Martin Atkins - engineers
*Curse Mackey - sampler
*BobDog - guitar
*William Breeze - viola
*Roberto Castello - congas
*Genesis P-Orridge - artwork
References
External links
Head Heritage review- ''Trip Reset''
''Option'' review- ''Trip Reset''
AllMusic review- ''Cold Blue Torch''
Psychic TV albums
1996 albums
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