Skinny Puppy - Bites
Label:
Catalog#:
W2-30002
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
Canada
Released:
1993
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Industrial
Tracklist
| Attack | ||||
| 1 | Assimilate | 6:56 | ||
|
Producer, Mixed By -
Tom Ellard
Tape, Sampler - Tom Ellard | ||||
| 2 | Blood On The Wall | 2:58 | ||
| 3 | Dead Lines | 6:13 | ||
| 4 | Church | 3:16 | ||
| 5 | Icebreaker | 3:14 | ||
| Synthesizer [Bass] - Wilhelm Schroeder | ||||
| 6 | Tomorrow | 4:53 | ||
| 7 | Dead Doll | 2:28 | ||
| 8 | Film | 2:18 | ||
| 9 | Love | 1:51 | ||
| Decay | ||||
| 10 | The Choke | 6:29 | ||
| Synthesizer [Bass] - Wilhelm Schroeder | ||||
| 11 | Social Deception | 2:57 | ||
| 12 | Christianity | 1:32 | ||
| 13 | Basement | 3:25 | ||
| 14 | Last Call | 5:54 | ||
| 15 | Falling | 4:20 | ||
| 16 | The Centre Bullet | 9:42 | ||
| 17 | One Day | 4:20 | ||
Credits
Executive Producer -
Terry McBride
Producer, Engineer - Dave Ogilvie , cEvin Key
Synthesizer, Effects, Tape, Sampler, Percussion [Metallic], Percussion [Acoustic], Drums, Bass, Programmed By - cEvin Key
Vocals, Lyrics By, Synthesizer, Percussion [Metallic] - Dave Ogilvie
Producer, Engineer - Dave Ogilvie , cEvin Key
Synthesizer, Effects, Tape, Sampler, Percussion [Metallic], Percussion [Acoustic], Drums, Bass, Programmed By - cEvin Key
Vocals, Lyrics By, Synthesizer, Percussion [Metallic] - Dave Ogilvie
Notes
This reissue contains all of the tracks that appeared on the varying LP & cassette editions of 'Bites' released in 1985/86, with the exception of the track "Cage" (which is available on the 'Chainsaw' EP).
With same cat# comes another reissue with different artwork.
"One Day" is an unlisted bonus track, and was previously unreleased.
With same cat# comes another reissue with different artwork.
"One Day" is an unlisted bonus track, and was previously unreleased.
Recommendations
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Skinny Puppy - Back And Forth Series Two (CD, Comp, Ltd)
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Skinny Puppy - Remission (CD, Album, RE)
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Skinny Puppy - The Greater Wrong Of The Right (CD, Album, Dig)
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Skinny Puppy - 12 Inch Anthology (CD, Comp)
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Skinny Puppy - The Process (CD, Album)
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Reviews & Discussion
This is by far my favorite Skinny Puppy album. I loved listening to this one during summers off from school. I agree with previous posters that Assimilate, Deadlines, The Choke and Last Call are the most focused songs on this release. Assimilate is arguably the best single they ever recorded but this record is not as straight forward as other puppy releases. It has loads of instrumentals that are musically beautiful with some that will leave you scratching your head. The tracklistings varied on the vinyl and cassette editions, both domestically and over seas. This CD version was released in 1993 and combines all of the tracks onto one disc with the outtakes included. Highly recommended for any fan of industrial, alternative or exotic music. 5/5
I have found Dead Lines, Assimilate, and Last Call to be the most powerful, driving tunes on this dated and strange album. It contains almost every element of music other than classical and pop. They utilize ambient structures, heavy metal guitars, rap-like verbiage, and a techno-ish foundation. The lyrics are so focused that they somewhat repeat themselves, but they do address all issues worth discussing. Live shows seem to be disturbing in that they are covered in "blood" and vomit constantly during the show. Who cares though? I've only been to less than 10 shows because they are so expensive and time consuming. I'd rather hear one song with 100% effort rather than 20 songs half-heartedly sung.
The "hidden track" One Day sounds very much like a Tear Garden track and I wouldn’t doubt that it was seeing as how Tear Garden released their first album during the same time with them. No SP Fan is a SP Fan without BITES!