"Slateman" is a song by

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band

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. It was released as a 7-inch

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in 1991 through

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and later reissued on

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as a CD, a 7-inch and a 12-inch. In 1996, the single was repackaged alongside '' Cold World'' (1991) on one disc by Earache Records as the compilation ''Slateman/Cold World''. Both "Slateman" and its b-side, "Wound '91", were appended to the end of most issues of Godflesh's 1991 EP ''

Slavestate ''Slavestate'' is an EP by industrial metal band Godflesh. It was released in July 1991 through Earache Records. The EP saw the band experimenting with more samples and electronic sounds than their predominantly industrial metal prior releases. ...

''.

Background

The song "Wound '91" is an updated version of the song "Wound" from the unreleased ''Tiny Tears'' EP, which was later appended as bonus tracks to the end of the CD version of ''

Streetcleaner ''Streetcleaner'' is the debut studio album by English industrial metal band Godflesh. It was released on 13 November 1989 through Earache Records and was reissued with a second disc of previously unreleased material on 21 June 2010. The album ...

'' (1989). The single's cover photograph was taken during a 1991 gig in

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where the band opened for

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Critical reception

Ira A. Robbins of ''

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'' wrote, "The four-song ''

'' EP finds the band charging full-on into an industrial-dance realm, giving ''Streetcleaners lurch-and-crunch the twist of a rhythmic basis. The concurrent "Slateman" single found that format mutated into yet another shape". Denise Falzon of ''

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'' described the live version of the song simply as "groovy".

Track listing

Personnel

G.C. Green Ben George Christian "G. C." Green (Born 1964) is an English musician, best known as the co-founder and bass guitarist of the industrial metal band Godflesh. Biography A native of Birmingham, Green was involved in the city's post-punk and got ...

–

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* J.K. Broadrick –

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, production *

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– guitar *

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– rhythm, samples *Jason Ashbridge – photography

References

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