EX (Ipecac Loop album)
eX is the debut studio album by Ipecac Loop, released on August 29, 1995 by Fifth Colvmn Records.[3][4][5]
eX | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | August 29, 1995[1][2] |
Studio | REP Studios (Ithaca, New York) |
Genre | |
Length | 47:55 |
Label | Fifth Colvmn |
Producer | Cameron Lewis |
Alternative cover | |
1998 remaster |
Music
Compositions from eX, namely "Backbreaker" and "Clusterfuck", were released on the Forced Cranial Removal, Mind/Body Compilation Volume 2 and The Best of Mind/Body: Electro-Industrial Music From the Internet compilations by Fifth Colvmn and Atomic Novelties.[6] Later "Backbreaker" and "Music Box" were later released on Mind/Body Compilation Volume 3 by Atomic Novelties and DIY Productions[7] and Amduscias by Zenflesh, released respectively in 1996 and 1998.[8]
Reception
Sonic Boom said "focusing on a minimalistic approach to sound construction Ipecac Loop provides access to realm where a lack aural depth doesn't deter from the overall quality of the music" and "percolating trickles of ambience drip from extreme heights into a swirling pool of radiance sound."[9]
Track listing
All music is composed by Cameron Lewis.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ipecac (All of It)" | 2:03 |
2. | "Clusterfuck" | 4:51 |
3. | "Again and Again" | 4:38 |
4. | "Blinded" | 2:09 |
5. | "Out of My Spine" | 4:54 |
6. | "Backbreaker" | 6:36 |
7. | "Mountains and Fleas" | 2:24 |
8. | "Vacuum" | 7:33 |
9. | "Music Box" | 1:04 |
10. | "Blur" | 6:51 |
11. | "Repress" | 5:00 |
Personnel
Adapted from the eX liner notes.[10]
Ipecac Loop
- Cameron Lewis – instruments, production, engineering, mixing, design
Production and design
- Andre Knecht – mastering
- Adrian Mulvaney – photography
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1995 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | 9868-63196 |
1998 | Forced Evolution | FEM-001 |
References
- Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. Winter 1996-1997: 218. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 127. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- "Ipecac Loop". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- "Ipecac Loop: eX > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- "Ipecac Loop: eX". Option. Sonic Options Network. 60–63 (65): 3. 1995. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Dean Miles, Larry (1996). "Various Artists: Forced Cranial Removal" (PDF). Black Monday (1): 3. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Christian, Chris (December 1, 1996). "Various Artists: Mind/Body Volume 3". Sonic Boom. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Christian, Chris (October 1998). "Various Artists: Amduscias". Sonic Boom. 6 (7). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Christian, Chris (September 1995). "Ipecac Loop: eX". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- eX (booklet). Cameron Lewis. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records/Original Artists Group. 1995.CS1 maint: others (link)