Big Electric Metal Bass Face | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1, 1991[1] [2] | |||
Studio | Various
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Genre | ||||
Length | 63:20 | |||
Label | Atlantic/ Fiction | |||
Producer | ||||
Die Warzau chronology | ||||
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Singles from Big Electric Metal Bass Face | ||||
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Big Electric Metal Bass Face is the second studio album by Die Warzau, released on October 1, 1991 by Atlantic and Fiction Records. [3] [4] [5] [6] The band introduced elements of funk music and the speeches of American politicians into their sample library to musically articulate topics concerning race relations such as " Funkopolis". [7] Percussionist Chris Vrenna, who had performed on Nine Inch Nails' 1989 debut Pretty Hate Machine, joined the band to collaborate on tour and to record in studio. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tim Griggs of AllMusic gave Big Electric Metal Bass Face a mostly negative review and called the songs "not as heavy as other industrial recordings; in fact, considering the name of the band and album title, some are wimpier than they should be." [9] Ben Thompson of The Wire was also critical of the album and said "the single 'Funkopolis' is something of a toe-tapper but much of the rest steers perilously close to the little-lamented early 80s college-educated tribal funk essays of Shriekback et al." [10]
A critic at Keyboard was more positive in their review, identifying the band's strength at rhythm arrangements and saying "their mixes are unusually bright: Samples punch, synth saxes honk, Moogish bass lines go yowp-yowp, drums thump, unidentified noises circle and take off, all of them clear and sharp." [11] Mondo 2000 praised the band for developing a jazzy and more quiet and kinetic energy, describing the album as "a dance – till – it – hurts mutant blend of industrial, rap, funk, and house." [12] Similarly, CMJ claimed that the album "not only avoids cliché but manages to evoke a fluid R&B feel throughout." [13]
In comparing the album to Disco Rigido, Tony Fletcher of Trouser Press called "stronger and smarter, a worthy blending of funky rock, chanted vocals, spoken-word samples and proto-electronica" and compared the band favorably to Red Hot Chili Peppers. [14]
All tracks are written by Van Christie and Jim Marcus, except "Head" by James Woolley
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crack Radio" | 4:42 |
2. | " Funkopolis" | 3:59 |
3. | " Never Again" | 4:30 |
4. | "Shock Box" | 3:27 |
5. | "Brand New Convertible Car" | 6:25 |
6. | "Burning" | 4:34 |
7. | "All Cut Up" | 3:37 |
8. | "Coming Down" (live) | 4:33 |
9. | "My Pretty Little Girlfriend" | 6:20 |
10. | "Red All Over" | 4:55 |
11. | "Pig City" | 4:19 |
12. | "Dying in Paradise" | 5:31 |
13. | "Suck It Up" | 2:52 |
14. | "Head" | 3:34 |
Adapted from the Big Electric Metal Bass Face liner notes. [15]
Die Warzau
Additional performers
Production and design
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1991 | Atlantic | CD, CS | 7 82295 |
Fiction | 82295 | |||
Japan | 1992 | CD | POCP-1206 |
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Big Electric Metal Bass Face | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1, 1991[1] [2] | |||
Studio | Various
| |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 63:20 | |||
Label | Atlantic/ Fiction | |||
Producer | ||||
Die Warzau chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Big Electric Metal Bass Face | ||||
|
Big Electric Metal Bass Face is the second studio album by Die Warzau, released on October 1, 1991 by Atlantic and Fiction Records. [3] [4] [5] [6] The band introduced elements of funk music and the speeches of American politicians into their sample library to musically articulate topics concerning race relations such as " Funkopolis". [7] Percussionist Chris Vrenna, who had performed on Nine Inch Nails' 1989 debut Pretty Hate Machine, joined the band to collaborate on tour and to record in studio. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tim Griggs of AllMusic gave Big Electric Metal Bass Face a mostly negative review and called the songs "not as heavy as other industrial recordings; in fact, considering the name of the band and album title, some are wimpier than they should be." [9] Ben Thompson of The Wire was also critical of the album and said "the single 'Funkopolis' is something of a toe-tapper but much of the rest steers perilously close to the little-lamented early 80s college-educated tribal funk essays of Shriekback et al." [10]
A critic at Keyboard was more positive in their review, identifying the band's strength at rhythm arrangements and saying "their mixes are unusually bright: Samples punch, synth saxes honk, Moogish bass lines go yowp-yowp, drums thump, unidentified noises circle and take off, all of them clear and sharp." [11] Mondo 2000 praised the band for developing a jazzy and more quiet and kinetic energy, describing the album as "a dance – till – it – hurts mutant blend of industrial, rap, funk, and house." [12] Similarly, CMJ claimed that the album "not only avoids cliché but manages to evoke a fluid R&B feel throughout." [13]
In comparing the album to Disco Rigido, Tony Fletcher of Trouser Press called "stronger and smarter, a worthy blending of funky rock, chanted vocals, spoken-word samples and proto-electronica" and compared the band favorably to Red Hot Chili Peppers. [14]
All tracks are written by Van Christie and Jim Marcus, except "Head" by James Woolley
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Crack Radio" | 4:42 |
2. | " Funkopolis" | 3:59 |
3. | " Never Again" | 4:30 |
4. | "Shock Box" | 3:27 |
5. | "Brand New Convertible Car" | 6:25 |
6. | "Burning" | 4:34 |
7. | "All Cut Up" | 3:37 |
8. | "Coming Down" (live) | 4:33 |
9. | "My Pretty Little Girlfriend" | 6:20 |
10. | "Red All Over" | 4:55 |
11. | "Pig City" | 4:19 |
12. | "Dying in Paradise" | 5:31 |
13. | "Suck It Up" | 2:52 |
14. | "Head" | 3:34 |
Adapted from the Big Electric Metal Bass Face liner notes. [15]
Die Warzau
Additional performers
Production and design
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 1991 | Atlantic | CD, CS | 7 82295 |
Fiction | 82295 | |||
Japan | 1992 | CD | POCP-1206 |
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cite AV media notes}}
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link)