''Satisfact'' is the

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second studio album by American

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band

Satisfact Satisfact is an American post-punk band formed in 1996 in Washington State, abridging the post-hardcore movement with the nascent post-punk revival of the 21st century. They created 3 full-length albums which were released on K Records and Up R ...

. Co-produced by

John Goodmanson John Goodmanson (born 1968) is an American recording engineer and indie rock record producer. He is best known for producing multiple albums by Bikini Kill, Blonde Redhead, Death Cab for Cutie, Los Campesinos!, and Sleater-Kinney. Selected di ...

, it was released on March 18, 1997 through

K Records K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mus ...

. The album features a continuation of the band's trademark

sound of "screechy guitar sounds, hypnotic keyboard effects, robotic rhythms and monotone vocals."

Critical reception

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critic Mike DaRanco wrote "Suave, laid-back and borderline poppy (but not in the obnoxiously happy sort of way), Satisfact have the ability to accomplish all of this without coming close to boring the listener to death." DaRanco further stated: "They even manage to successfully incorporate a

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on the track "Demonstration"—that alone is worth giving this record a good review."

Track listing

# "Misprint" – 3:01 # "Demonstration" – 2:39 # "How Things Work" – 3:05 # "Are You Gifted" – 3:16 # "Building Tall Buildings" – 2:02 # "Relay This" – 4:19 # "Perfect Sleeper" – 2:28 # "Moods For Moderns" – 1:36 # "Accent the Motion" – 2:43 # "Four Sided" – 8:00 # "Untitled" – 0:48

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes.Satisfact – ''Satisfact'' (1997) album lienr notes. * Matt Steinke – vocals, guitar * Josh Warren – bass * Chad States – synthesizer *

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– percussion * Satisfact – production, photography *

– production, recording *

Steve Fisk Steve Fisk is an American, Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. As a musician, he has been in bands such as the instrumental alternative/indie rock band Pell Mell and the electronic band Pigeonhed. He has long been a ...

–

(2) * T. Z. Deen – artwork * James Bertram – photography

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1997 albums K Records albums Albums produced by John Goodmanson Satisfact albums