''reINVENTION opERATION'' is a remix album by

proGREX.iv proGREX.iv was the name of an electronic music project founded by composer Mick Hale and based in New Brunswick. Hale released one studio album, titled '' reINVENTION opERATION'', under the name in 1997 for Full Contact Records. History proGRE ...

, released on February 18, 1997, by

Full Contact Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...

is a collaborative project between Mick Hale and vMarkus from

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with

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of THC that features contributions from anGee,

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, Jared Hendrickson of Chemlab and Mitsy Larkin.

Music

The album partially consists of tracks from '' Consenting Guinea Pig'' by T.H.C. and ''

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'' by D!v!s!on #9 that have been

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ed by the band. An

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version of the track " reINVENTiNG SLEEP" (electroBODYmixx) titled " reInventing sLeep" (electroBodyedit) appeared on '' Awake the Machines - On the Line Vol. 2'' by Out of Line and Sub/Mission Records.

Reception

The

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''Sonic Boom'' had previously reviewed T.H.C.'s '' Consenting Guinea Pig'' and D!v!s!on #9's ''

'', accusing the former for being "nothing altogether new or innovative" and the latter's "bland bass and percussion" of transforming the album into a "common collection of insipidly derivative material." ''Sonic Boom'' wrote a negative review for ''reINVENTION opERATION'' as well and said "in essence this eclectic collection of Drum'n'Bass,

Trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

, and other more experimental beat driven

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, is no more than regurgitated music."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''reINVENTION opERATION'' liner notes. proGREX.iv * Mick Hale –

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(5),

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(6, 8, 10) *

– instruments, production, mixing (3, 5, 6, 8, 10),

er (6, 8, 10) * vMarkus – instruments, production, vocals (2) Additional performers * anGEE –

(4) *

– vocals (3, 5) * Jared Hendrickson – vocals (2, 11) * Mitsy Larkin – vocals (1) Production and design * Dance Assembly Music Network (DAMn!) –

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* Alan Douches – mastering *

Zalman Fishman Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...

– executive-producer

Release history

References

External links

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