eX (Ipecac Loop album)
| eX | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | |
.jpg) 1998 remaster | |
eX is the debut studio album by Ipecac Loop, released on August 29, 1995 by Fifth Colvmn Records.[3][4][5]
Music[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
All music is composed by Cameron Lewis
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1995 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | 9868-63196 |
| 1998 | Forced Evolution | FEM-001 |
References[edit]
- ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Winter 1996-1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 218. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 127. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ipecac Loop". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Ipecac Loop: eX > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ "Ipecac Loop: eX". Option. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 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.
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