Severe Exposure
| Severe Exposure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 11, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | The Parlour, Pawtucket, Rhode Island | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, noise rock | |||
| Length | 34:31 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop[1] | |||
| Producer | Six Finger Satellite | |||
| Six Finger Satellite chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
Severe Exposure is the second album by American band Six Finger Satellite, released in 1995 through Sub Pop.[4] It was marked by the extensive use of synthesizers, which augmented the jittery, post-punk sound of the band's earlier releases.[5]
A video was released for the single, "Parlour Games".
Production[edit]
Severe Exposure was recorded in Six Finger Satellite's studio, The Parlour, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Critical reception[edit]
Trouser Press wrote that "'Rabies (Baby’s Got The)' and 'Simian Fever' are animal aggressive and messy, while sharing the synthetic digitone lusts of new wave."[5] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "eases up on the electronics but still assembles an arsenal of vintage synthesizers with Nintendo-like sterility."[3] The Washington Post wrote that the band "continues its explorations of the dark post-punk territory blazed by such British outfits as Gang of Four and the Pop Group."[6] SF Weekly wrote: "Call it a party record, the kind you slip on at that inevitable point when you want 'certain people' to head home."[7] CMJ New Music Monthly thought that "the secret is drummer Rick Pelletier, who plays like a death-machine out of control."[8]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Six Finger Satellite
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Comrade" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Parlour Games" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "White Queen to Black Knight" | 1:57 |
| 4. | "Pulling a Train" | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Simian Fever" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Cock Fight" | 4:33 |
| 7. | "Dark Companion" | 1:40 |
| 8. | "Where Humans Go" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Rabies (Baby's Got The)" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Board the Bus" | 5:19 |
Personnel[edit]
- Six Finger Satellite
- James Apt – bass guitar, clarinet
- John MacLean – guitar, synthesizer
- Richard Ivan Pelletier – drums
- Jeremiah Ryan – vocals, Moog synthesizer
- Additional musicians and production
- Jeff Kleinsmith – design
- Charles Peterson – photography
- Six Finger Satellite – production
References[edit]
- ^ Records, Sub Pop. "Severe Exposure". Sub Pop Records.
- ^ Lerner, Will. "Severe Exposure". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Roth, Jason. "Six Finger SatelliteSevere Exposure (Sub Pop)(star) (star)..." chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Six Finger Satellite | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Christe, Ian (2007). "Six Finger Satellite". Trouser Press. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (August 4, 1995). "RELENTLESS SATELLITE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Sticky Fingers - SF Weekly". July 26, 1995.
- ^ "CMJ New Music Monthly". August 1995.
External links[edit]
- Severe Exposure at Discogs (list of releases)
