A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered

A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered is the compilation album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on April 27, 2012 by Alfa Matrix.[1][2]

A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
Compilation album by

Mentallo & The Fixer
Benestrophe, Mainesthai, Polyhedron
ReleasedApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
Studio
GenreElectro-industrial
Length266:32
LabelAlfa Matrix
ProducerGary Dassing
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst
(2007)		 A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
(2012)		 Music From the Eather
(2012)
Benestrophe chronology
Auric Fires
(1997)		 A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
(2012)		 Turner's All Night Drugstore
(2018)
Mainesthai chronology
Meets Mainesthai
(1994)		 A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
(2012)

Reception

In reviewing A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered, Peter Marks of Brutal Resonance criticized the music for not aging well but acknowledged that he preferred the albums Mentallo & The Fixer produced after Dwayne Dassing departed from the band.[3] Lollipop Magazine stated "Texan electro-industrial act Mentallo & The Fixer has been at it for a while, and that knowledge shows on the lean, effective "decomposed (spent)."[4][5] Peek-A-Boo Magazine criticized the collection for being excessive, saying "slimming it down to three or even two cd's would have been possible, maybe even with a few free downloads of remixes/reworked songs."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dwayne Dassing and Gary Dassing, except where noted.

Disc one: Until the Blood Flows Freely
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Battered States of Euphoria" (Medina Mix)  Mentallo & The Fixer6:48
2."Decomposed" (Original Mix)  Mentallo & The Fixer4:24
3."Pulse Hemorrhage" (Abrasive)  Mentallo & The Fixer7:21
4."Ancient Languagez" (Lingua)
Mentallo & The Fixer6:43
5."Altered States of Euphoria"  Mentallo & The Fixer3:43
6."Legion of Lepers" (Lesionary Mix)  Mentallo & The Fixer9:17
7."Scum of the Earth" (Bloody)  Mentallo & The Fixer3:28
8."Natalia, Texas 1989" (Zamora Mix)  Mentallo & The Fixer1:17
9."Grim Reality" (Blister Mix)
  • D. Dassing
  • G. Dassing
  • D. Dassing
  • G. Dassing
Mentallo & The Fixer6:50
10."Inhumanities"  Mentallo & The Fixer4:57
11."Decomposed" (Trampled)  Mentallo & The Fixer6:31
12."Mother of Harlots" (Ghetto Crusher Edit)  Mentallo & The Fixer5:31
13."Atom Smasher/Euphoria Finale"
  • D. Dassing
  • G. Dassing
  • D. Dassing
  • G. Dassing
Mentallo & The Fixer7:00
Disc two: Inner Sanctum
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Legion of Lepers" (Sacrificial)Mentallo & The Fixer6:01
2."Pulse Hemorrhage" (Aggro Instrumental)Mentallo & The Fixer4:17
3."Sacrilege" (Benediction Mix)Mentallo & The Fixer5:55
4."Murderers Among Us" (Bloody Knuckles instrumental)Mentallo & The Fixer6:46
5."Grounded"Mentallo & The Fixer12:32
6."Legion of Lepers" (Deep Kick)Mentallo & The Fixer1:53
7."Decomposed" (Spent)Mentallo & The Fixer2:19
8."Sacrilege (For Generations to Come)"Mentallo & The Fixer3:36
9."Radiant 1"Mentallo & The Fixer8:03
10."Introduction: To the Last Days of the System"Mentallo & The Fixer5:02
11."Proximo" (Coronal Mass)Mentallo & The Fixer3:22
12."Unearthed Monolithic"Mentallo & The Fixer1:51
13."Choice Flaw/Tantric Awarness"Mentallo & The Fixer3:29
14."Inner Peace" (Can You Feel Sunlight)Mentallo & The Fixer1:47
15."Inner Peace" (Bouncin' Off the Moon)Mentallo & The Fixer0:58
Disc three: Nostalgia Deluxe 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Benelux"
Gary DassingPolyhedron3:40
2."Benelux" (Benediction Mix)
  • Pyre
  • G. Dassing
G. DassingPolyhedron4:48
3."Melancholy"
  • Pyre
  • G. Dassing
G. DassingPolyhedron4:04
4."Disrupture" (Vortex Radio Edit)G. DassingG. DassingMentallo & The Fixer3:31
5."Narcotik Calling" (Deathwish)G. DassingG. DassingMentallo & The Fixer3:05
6."My Animocity"
G. DassingMainesthai5:15
7."Wartime"
  • G. Dassing
  • Greene
G. DassingMainesthai5:16
8."Wartime" (Trampled)
  • G. Dassing
  • Greene
G. DassingMainesthai5:07
9."Exit" (Killjoy Mix)
  • G. Dassing
  • Greene
G. DassingMainesthai6:59
10."Lightyear" (Mentallo Mix)G. DassingG. DassingMentallo & The Fixer5:35
11."No Sleep Tonight" (Milo Mix)
G. DassingBenestrophe4:30
12."Michael" (Re-Edit)
  • Larry Penn
  • G. Dassing
G. DassingMentallo & The Fixer9:16
13."Cherished and Suppressed"
  • Pyre
  • G. Dassing
G. DassingMentallo & The Fixer12:16
Disc four: Incantations
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Flesh Decay"  Benestrophe6:02
2."Churchyard"
G. DassingBenestrophe4:59
3."PSY"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:52
4."DCO"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:03
5."Ritual"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:57
6."Doglab"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe6:42
7."Kopkiller"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:26
8."HIV Test Positive"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe6:23
9."Pig Butcher"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe7:03
10."D.I. Bomber"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe6:18
11."Planets"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:49
12."Shall Not Want"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:55

Personnel

Adapted from the A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered liner notes.[7]

Mentallo & The Fixer

  • Dwayne Dassing (as The Fixer) – programming (1-4, 1–9, 1-13, 2–3, 3–9, 2–8, 4–4 to 4–5, 4–7, 4–10 to 4-11), remixer (2.7, 2.8, 3.7), recording (2.7, 2.8, 3.13), mixing (1.11, 1.13)
  • Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – programming (1.1-1.13, 2.1-2.7, 2.9-2.15, 3.1-3.8, 3.10-3.15, 4.1-4.3, 4.5-4.9, 4.12), mixing (1.1-1.10, 1.12, 2.1-2-15, 3.1-3.13, 4.1-4.3, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9, 4.12), engineering (1.1 to 1.13, 2.1 to 2.15, 3.1 to 3.13), recording (1.1-1.13, 2.1-2.6, 2.9, 2.10-2.15, 3.1-3.13), remastering (2.1-2.15, 3.1-3.13), editing (2.1-2.15, 3.1-3.13), vocals (3-4 to 3–5, 3-10, 3–14 to 3-15), remixer (2.8)

Additional performers

  • John Bustamante – vocals (3.12)
  • Michael Greene – vocals (3.6-3.9)
  • Richard Mendez – instruments (4.1-4.12), vocals (3.11, 4.1-4.12)
  • Larry Penn – vocals (3.13)
  • Jon Pyre – vocals (3.1-3.3)

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Belgium 2012 Alfa Matrix CD, DL AM1175FCD
Germany Emmo.biz LP EZR 002

References
  1. "Mentallo & the Fixer: A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. Zlaya Zgombic, Zlatko (August 28, 2017). "Mentallo and The Fixer - Rearranging Molecules: Interview With Gary Dassing of Mentallo and The Fixer". Wire Trap. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. Marks, Peter (March 31, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer - A Collection". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  4. Delano, Mike (April 15, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer – A Collection – Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  5. Best, Chris (April 15, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer – A Collection – Music Stream". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. Konings, Chris (June 16, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer: Associated Projects: Benestrophe, Mainesthai, Polyhedron – A Collection Of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered". Peek-A-Boo Magazine. BodyBeats Productions. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Brussels, Belgium: Alfa Matrix. 2012.CS1 maint: others (link)
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