Skin (16volt album)
| Skin | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 13, 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | Late 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Industrial metal, industrial rock | |||
| Length | 51:46 | |||
| Label | Re-Constriction | |||
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| 16volt chronology | ||||
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Skin is the second studio album by 16volt, released on January 13, 1994 by Re-Constriction Records.[2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
John Bush of AllMusic compared the band favorably to Skinny Puppy and said that "Skin has the same sinister vocals, raucous percussion and samples as Ogilvie's band."[4] Aiding & Abetting called Skin "a stunning display of musical and creative power" and credited the live sound and diverse compositions as being the high points of the album."[5] Sonic Boom praised Skin for "utiliz[ing] the guitar work to accentuate the music as opposed to detracting from the electronics and overpowering them" and that "16 Volt is the only other band besides Front Line Assembly who has successfully used guitars as the primary element of percussion in some of their music."[6] CD Review gave the album and six out of six, praising the industrial style of the guitar performances.[7][8]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Eric Powell, Jeff Taylor and Von Vinhasa
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Skin" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Perfectly Fake" | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Uplift" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Slow Wreck" | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Skin Graft" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Stitched" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Built to Last" | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Bottle Rockets" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Downtime II" | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Flick" | 15:59 |
| No. | Title | Remixer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Dead Skin" ("Skin" remix, hidden track at the end of "Flick" in original edition) | 6:19 | |
| 12. | "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (Neil Diamond cover) | 4:35 | |
| 13. | "Skin (Guitarless Mix)" | Hate Dept. | 4:15 |
| 14. | "Turning Japanese" (The Vapors cover) | 4:45 | |
| 15. | "Stitched (Face-Rip)" | Hate Dept. | 3:46 |
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the Skin liner notes.[9]
16volt
- Eric Powell – lead vocals, sampler, synthesizer, programming, bass guitar, production, cover art, art direction
- Jeff Taylor – guitar, sampler, bass guitar, art direction
- Von Vinhasa – drums, percussion, programming
Addition performers
- Chris Carey – guitar
Production and design
- Keith "Fluffy" Auerbach – recording & mixing (5)
- Tony Lash – production, editing, mastering, mixing & recording (1-4, 6-10), synthesizer (9, 10), drums & percussion (8)
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1994 | Re-Constriction | CD | REC-012 |
| Germany | 1995 | Off Beat | SPV 084 | |
| United States | 2012 | Metropolis | CD, DL | MET 773 |
References
[edit]- ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 240. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (November 24, 1995). "Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt with the help of Marc LaCorte of Black Metal Box at Chicago Trax". Sonic Boom. 3 (9). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Bush, John. "16 Volt > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "16 Volt: Skin > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Worley, Jon (January 15, 1995). "16 Volt: Skin". Aiding & Abetting (68). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (October 1996). "16 Volt: Skin". Sonic Boom. 3 (9). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "16 Volt: Skin". CD Review. 11 (7–12). WGE Pub.: 54 1994. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (February 27, 1997). "Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt, La Luna, Portland, OR 2/27/97". Sonic Boom. 5 (3). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ Skin (booklet). 16volt. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1994.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Skin at Bandcamp
- Skin at Discogs (list of releases)