Dirtdish
| Dirtdish | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | May 1985–September 1986 | |||
| Studio | Wave Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 39:07 | |||
| Label | K.422 | |||
| Producer | Wiseblood | |||
| J. G. Thirlwell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Dirtdish is the sole studio album by English-based industrial act Wiseblood.[2][3][4] It was released in 1986 by K.422/Some Bizzare.[5] It was re-released on CD in 1995 by Thirsty Ear. The CD release of Dirtdish is Some Bizzare #WISE 3CD.
Fear Factory covered "O-O (Where Evil Dwells)" on their album Obsolete.
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press wrote that "if the album lacks a full load of explosive Foetus audio dynamite, it still packs enough ugliness and venom to corrupt a monastery."[5] Spin wrote that the album "allows Foetus the space to fully unfurl the thick, viscous wordchains he uses for lyrics."[6] Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "disappointing" and "not the full frontal assault one would hope to find."[7] CMJ New Music Report wrote that "the songs all build on heavy, intense tribal percussion overlayed with bits of whiney distorted guitar."[8]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Clint Ruin & Roli Mosimann unless noted.[9]
- 1. "Prime Gonzola" – 5:35
- 2. "0-0 (Where Evil Dwells)" – 5:20
- 3. "Stumbo" – 7:40
- 4. "Someone Drowned In My Pool" (Ruin) – 7:37
- 5. "Godbrain" – 6:57
- 6. "The Fudge Punch" – 6:34
Extended CD track list
[edit]- 7. "Motorslug" – 9:37
- 8. "Stumbo (12" Version)" – 6:34
- 9. "Death Rape 2000" – 7:29
- 10. "Someone Drowned In My Pool (12" Version)" – 7:42 Thirsty Ear CD only
- "Motorslug" and "Death Rape 2000" comprised the "Motorslug" 12" single.
- "Stumbo (12" Version)" and "Someone Drowned In My Pool (12" Version)" comprised the "Stumbo" 12" single. Both are remixes of the album tracks.
- "0-0 (Where Evil Dwells)" is about murderer Ricky Kasso
Personnel
[edit]- Wiseblood - performance, production
- Clint Ruin - all instruments, lead vocals, sleeve design (as J. G. Thirlwell)
- Roli Mosimann - all instruments
- Robert Quine - guitar (1, 4)[6]
- Hahn Rowe - bass guitar (1), violin (4), recording, mixing
- Phoebe Legere - piano (4)
- Norman Westberg - guitar (6)
- Technical
- Craig Beaven - recording
- Steve Peck - mixing
- Warne Livesy - mixing
- Jack Adams - mastering
References
[edit]- ^ Ball, Jonathan. "Dirtdish". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Eddy, Chuck (10 August 2011). Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822350101 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Wiseblood | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Foetus". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 10 June 1987 – via Google Books.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2002). Alternative Rock. San Francisco, CA: Miller Freeman. p. 372. ISBN 0-87930-607-6. LCCN 00-58249. OCLC 1193377576 – via the Internet Archive.
- ^ "CMJ review of DIRTDISH". foetus.org.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (10 September 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
