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''10 Ton Pressure'' is the debut EP of the
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band
Chemlab Chemlab is an American industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C. in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank, and Jared Louche (then known as Hendrickson). Influenced by the pioneers of the industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle, Chemlab ...
, released in 1990 by
Fifth Colvmn Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, D.C. 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 ...
. The duo of Dylan Thomas Moore and Joe Frank on synthesizers later teamed up with Jared Hendrickson (now known as
Jared Louche Jared Louche (born Jared Hendrickson; December 11, 1960) is an American musician best recognized as the front-man of industrial rock outfit Chemlab. He also founded the band H3llb3nt and has collaborated with Pigface, Progrex.iv and Vampire R ...
) to create this EP. It was financed by Zalman Fishman, a nightclub owner who founded the now defunct
Fifth Colvmn Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, D.C. 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 ...
. Zalman became involved when he was introduced to Joe Frank through a mutual friend.


Background

This release was recorded without permission at
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's studios after hours and mixed in Los Angeles by Hilary Bercovici, a friend of Frank's. Dylan and Jared moved to
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, where they continued Chemlab without Frank until the band's implosion in 1997. The EP showcased Moore's burgeoning talents, his aggressive, experimental programming and Jared Hendrickson's apocalyptic vision of the world. It was noisy yet hooky, the sound a mixture of Ministry,
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,
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and such first-wave industrial bands as SPK and
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yet distinctly their own. It instantly struck a chord in the nascent American machine rock/industrial music scene and became an instant underground hit on dance floors across the country. Hendrickson's aggressive promotion ensured that the EP was reviewed in most of the music magazines and trade journals of the day and the first 1000 vinyl copies sold out very quickly. On the strength of excellent reviews and a strong buzz the band was asked to support
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on their "Now I'm Nothing" tour in the winter of 1991. Moore wrote two songs specifically for that tour, 'Gas Mask' and 'X-Flipped' and although they performed them every night and they very much showed the harder and even more experimental direction the band would take on their subsequent albums, neither song was ever recorded. The tour was a smash success of sold-out shows that solidly planted Chemlab before the exploding underground scene.


Reissue

In 1994, the compilation album ''Magnetic Field Remixes'' was released and is essentially a reissue of this EP. The album includes all the songs found on this release, with some from the next album and one previously unreleased track. Some of the tracks found on the compilation have been remixed.


Composition

The first chemlab release showcases a much more industrial sound, with far less guitar used and more unorganized and chaotic noises instrumentally. Small audio parts of this release's audio material can be heard on the next album, which seem to be recycled for usage on the suture instrumentals.


Track listing


Personnel

Adapted from the ''10 Ton Pressure'' liner notes. Chemlab * Joe Frank –
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* Jared Louche –
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, production, engineering * Dylan Thomas Moore – programming, production, engineering Production and design * Hilary Bercovici –
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* Aaron Falk –
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* Greg Johnson –
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* Newton Moore –
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* Zalman Fishman – executive-producer


Release history


References


External links

* {{Authority control 1990 debut EPs Chemlab albums Fifth Colvmn Records EPs Albums produced by Jared Louche