www.pitchshifter.com

www.pitchshifter.com is the third album by the British industrial rock band Pitchshifter, released in 1998. The record, which was their first released through a major label, sold just over 60,000 copies in the US alone—selling nearly twice as much as the group's proceeding album Deviant did, which sold 33,000 copies.

www.pitchshifter.com
Studio album by
Released7 April 1998
Recorded1997-1998
StudioPSI Studios, Protocol Studios, London and at The Machine Shop, Hoboken, New Jersey
GenreIndustrial rock, nu metal, drum and bass
Length51:50
LabelGeffen
ProducerMachine
Pitchshifter chronology
Infotainment?
(1996)
www.pitchshifter.com
(1998)
Deviant
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
earPollutionFavorable[2]
Pitchfork(5.2/10)[3]

The album's name comes from the band's domain name - a relative novelty at the time of the release. The domain name registration was eventually lapsed; JS Clayden said "we carried the website for such a long time that it felt like a burden being lifted to let it go".[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Microwaved"Pitchshifter3:28
2."2nd Hand"Pitchshifter3:31
3."Genius"Pitchshifter4:06
4."Civilised"Pitchshifter4:38
5."Subject to Status"Pitchshifter3:34
6."W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G." ("What You See Is What You Get")Pitchshifter3:45
7."Please Sir"Pitchshifter3:47
8."Disposable"Pitchshifter3:38
9."A Better Lie™"Pitchshifter3:13
10."Innit"Pitchshifter2:52
11."What's in It for Me?"Pitchshifter2:56
12."I Don't Like It"Pitchshifter3:53
13."ZX81"Pitchshifter7:34
14."Free Samples"Pitchshifter1:48

Personnel

Pitchshifter
Additional musicians
  • Keith York - drums, percussion samples
  • Pablo Yeadon - acoustic guitar on "Disposable"
Production
  • H. Forbes, Paul Williams, Nick Philip and Unknown Graphic Services - artwork
  • Johnny Carter and Neil Simmons - engineering
  • Jodie Zalewski - assistant engineer
  • Johnny Carter and J.S. Clayden - programming
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • Ralph Barklam and Tony Woolliscroft - photography
  • Machine - production
  • Clinton Bradley - additional analogue synthesizer manipulation
  • Johnny Carter and JS Clayden - writer

References

  1. Swihart, Stanton. Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. Young, Craig. "Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com". earPollution. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. "Pitchshifter's tour to mark 20 years of their classic www.pitchshifter.com album hits The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea".



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