Positraction (album)

Positraction
Positraction
Studio album by Live Skull
Released	March 6, 1989
Recorded	1988
Studio	BC Studio; (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre	Noise rock, post-punk
Length	32:20
Label	Caroline
Producer	Martin Bisi, Live Skull
Live Skull chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Positraction is the fourth studio album released by New York City noise rock band Live Skull, released on March 6, 1989, by Caroline Records.^[2]

Reception[edit]

Spin wrote, "It's a festering, appropriately black-colored slab of grinding, slash 'n' drone, East Village-trash-shit noisecluster rock. Junkies and depressants need mood music too."^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Live Skull

Side 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Circular Saw"	2:06
2.	"Riches House"	3:39
3.	"Mr. Groove"	2:02
4.	"Hit & Sink"	2:49
5.	"Demon Rail"	3:11

Side 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sunday Afternoon Whiteout"	2:32
2.	"Disengaged"	2:28
3.	"Amputease"	3:33
4.	"Safe from Me"	2:57
5.	"Caleb"	6:58

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Paul Reveres Bush (Tree Girl)"	2:07
12.	"Was"	2:22
13.	"Face"	3:08
14.	"Chair"	4:29
15.	"Step"	3:08
16.	"Word"	2:33
17.	"Straw"	3:15

Track 11: from Sounds and Shigaku Limited Present: Beautiful Happiness compilation
Tracks 12-17 from Snuffer EP

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Positraction liner notes.^[4]

Live Skull

Sonda Andersson – bass guitar
Mark C. – guitar
Richard Hutchins – drums
Tom Paine – guitar
Thalia Zedek – vocals

Production and additional personnel

Martin Bisi – production, engineering
Michael Lavine – photography
Live Skull – production

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	Caroline	CD, CS, LP	CAROL 1373

References[edit]

^ Raggett, Ned. "Live Skull: Positraction > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ 'Enthal, Andrea; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Live Skull". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ Adam Quest (May 1989). "Spins". Spin. No. 47. p. 86.
^ Positraction (booklet). Live Skull. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

Positraction at Discogs (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] Raggett, Ned. "Live Skull: Positraction > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[trouserpress-2] 'Enthal, Andrea; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Live Skull". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[3] Adam Quest (May 1989). "Spins". Spin. No. 47. p. 86.

[linearnotes-4] Positraction (booklet). Live Skull. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Sonda Andersson Mark C Richard Hutchins Tom Paine Thalia Zedek Dan Braun Marnie Greenholz Julie Hair James Lo
Studio albums	Bringing Home the Bait Cloud One Dusted Positraction
EPs	Live Skull Pusherman Snuffer
Live albums	Don't Get Any on You