Stimulation Festival
| Stimulation Festival | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Noise rock[1] | |||
| Length | 55:16 | |||
| Label | Trance Syndicate | |||
| Producer | Scott Ayers | |||
| Pain Teens chronology | ||||
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Stimulation Festival is a studio album by American band Pain Teens, released in 1992 by Trance Syndicate.[2][3] "Wild World" is a cover of the Birthday Party song.[4]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
The Chicago Tribune deemed the album "a 14-track dread- and chaos-permeated industrial slugfest, built around singer Bliss Blood's drained, spoken-word ramblings and Scott Ayers' guitar hash and mechanistic studio manipulations."[6] The Dallas Morning News praised the "inventive guitar and samples [and] Ms. Blood's sassy singing."[7]
Jason Anderson of AllMusic called the album "a fine first purchase for new fans, as it is nothing if not representative of Pain Teens' sonic assault."[5]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Bliss Blood; all music is composed by Pain Teens, except "Wild World" by Nick Cave and Mick Harvey
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shallow Hole" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "The Dead Cannot" | 5:15 |
| 3. | "God Told Me" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "The Poured Out Blood" | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Drowning" | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Living Hell" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Indiscreet Jewels" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Wild World" (Birthday Party cover) | 5:54 |
| 9. | "Daughter of Chaos" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Evil Dirt" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Bruised" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Dog Spirits" | 4:04 |
| 13. | "Hangman's Rope" | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Apartment #213" | 3:28 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Stimulation Festival liner notes.[8]
- Pain Teens
- Scott Ayers – guitar, drums, electronics, tape, production, engineering
- Bliss Blood – lead vocals, cover art
- Kirk Carr – bass guitar
- Frank Garymartin – drums
- David Parker – drums
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Trance Syndicate | CD, CS, LP | TR-10 |
References[edit]
- ^ Earles, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "The Revival of Cherubs". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ "Stimulation Festival by Pain Teens". Melody Maker. 68 (27): 31. Jul 4, 1992.
- ^ "SXSW Schedule". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. 18 Mar 1993. p. 13.
- ^ Sprague, David (2007). "Pain Teens". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ a b Anderson, Jason. "Pain Teens: Stimulation Festival > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ a b Rothschild, David (17 Sep 1992). "Rave recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 7.
- ^ Gubbins, Teresa (February 25, 1993). "A declaration of independents". The Dallas Morning News. p. 5C.
- ^ Stimulation Festival (booklet). Pain Teens. Austin, Texas: Trance Syndicate. 1992.
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External links[edit]
- Stimulation Festival at Bandcamp
- Stimulation Festival at Discogs (list of releases)
