Exercise in Tension | ||||
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Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | – 1989|||
Studio | Various
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Genre | Industrial rock | |||
Length | 31:06 | |||
Label | Carlyle | |||
Producer | ||||
Dessau chronology | ||||
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Singles from LetDownCrush | ||||
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Exercise in Tension is the debut studio album of Dessau, released in 1989 by Carlyle Records. [1] [2]
The track " Europe Light" was originally released on the Happy Mood EP and was then provided to the 1989 Music View – Radio's Alternative Talk Show No. 59 & #60 compilation by Joseph Fox Communications, Inc. [3] The song was also remixed and released as additional material on the compact disc version and the following year as a single with "Beijing" on August 3, 1990. [4] The band's cover of Joy Division's " Isolation" was recorded in 1988 and produced by Paul Barker of Revolting Cocks and Al Jourgensen of Ministry. [5] [6] The cover has been released as a 12" single and on three various artists compilations: C'Est La Silenz Qui Fait La Musique... (1994, Electro Pulse), [7] CDPRO Vol #13 (June 1996) (1996, EMI Music Canada) [8] and Down & Dirty (1999, Pet Rock). [9] "Isolation" and the track "Beijing", from the CD edition of the album, became a minor hits for the band. [10] [11]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
AllMusic awarded Exercise in Tension a rating of three out of five stars. [1]
All tracks are written by John Elliott, Barry Nelson and Mike Orr, except "Isolation" by Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Never Change" | 4:52 |
2. | "No Way" | 3:32 |
3. | "Move Seoul" | 3:21 |
4. | "Principal Tension" | 3:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "More Than Mad" | 3:55 |
2. | " Europe Light" | 3:24 |
3. | "Shovel" | 3:41 |
4. | " Isolation" ( Joy Division cover) | 5:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "Crowfest" | 5:57 |
10. | "Imperial Hotel" (Remix) | 6:08 |
11. | "Beijing (Dessau song)" | 5:52 |
12. | " Europe Light" (Remix) | 6:54 |
Adapted from the Exercise in Tension liner notes. [12]
Dessau
Production and design
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1989 | Carlyle | CD, CS, LP | CR-6689 |
Netherlands | CD, CS | CAR-269516 | ||
Germany | CD, LP |
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Exercise in Tension | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | – 1989|||
Studio | Various
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Genre | Industrial rock | |||
Length | 31:06 | |||
Label | Carlyle | |||
Producer | ||||
Dessau chronology | ||||
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Singles from LetDownCrush | ||||
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Exercise in Tension is the debut studio album of Dessau, released in 1989 by Carlyle Records. [1] [2]
The track " Europe Light" was originally released on the Happy Mood EP and was then provided to the 1989 Music View – Radio's Alternative Talk Show No. 59 & #60 compilation by Joseph Fox Communications, Inc. [3] The song was also remixed and released as additional material on the compact disc version and the following year as a single with "Beijing" on August 3, 1990. [4] The band's cover of Joy Division's " Isolation" was recorded in 1988 and produced by Paul Barker of Revolting Cocks and Al Jourgensen of Ministry. [5] [6] The cover has been released as a 12" single and on three various artists compilations: C'Est La Silenz Qui Fait La Musique... (1994, Electro Pulse), [7] CDPRO Vol #13 (June 1996) (1996, EMI Music Canada) [8] and Down & Dirty (1999, Pet Rock). [9] "Isolation" and the track "Beijing", from the CD edition of the album, became a minor hits for the band. [10] [11]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
AllMusic awarded Exercise in Tension a rating of three out of five stars. [1]
All tracks are written by John Elliott, Barry Nelson and Mike Orr, except "Isolation" by Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Never Change" | 4:52 |
2. | "No Way" | 3:32 |
3. | "Move Seoul" | 3:21 |
4. | "Principal Tension" | 3:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "More Than Mad" | 3:55 |
2. | " Europe Light" | 3:24 |
3. | "Shovel" | 3:41 |
4. | " Isolation" ( Joy Division cover) | 5:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
9. | "Crowfest" | 5:57 |
10. | "Imperial Hotel" (Remix) | 6:08 |
11. | "Beijing (Dessau song)" | 5:52 |
12. | " Europe Light" (Remix) | 6:54 |
Adapted from the Exercise in Tension liner notes. [12]
Dessau
Production and design
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1989 | Carlyle | CD, CS, LP | CR-6689 |
Netherlands | CD, CS | CAR-269516 | ||
Germany | CD, LP |
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