Arashi Syndrom is the third studio album by Deathline International, released on February 15, 1997 by COP International.[2][3][4]

Arashi Syndrom
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)[1]
StudioFringe (Oakland, California)
Genre
Length43:39
LabelCOP Intl.
Producer
  • Shawn Brice
  • Christian Petke
Deathline International chronology
Zarathoustra
(1995)
Arashi Syndrom
(1997)
Wild Boys
(1997)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]

Jeremy Ulrey of AllMusic compares the band favorably to Skinny Puppy and the Human League and calling the album "not wholly original, but a successful rearranging of parts nonetheless."[5] Black Monday credited the vocal performances as having improved over previous releases and said "solid, definite and without fear, Deathline have pushed their conglomerated staff of musicians forth with a sound that gets attention."[6] Sonic Boom said the release "broadened the compositional diversity of both the electronics and percussion due to the synergy of the contributing artists." The critic concluded, "ultimately when you add all of these elements together you end up with a very well produced and assembled album."[7] The album peaked at number twenty-one on CMJ New Music Monthly's top dance releases in 1997.[8][9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Shawn Brice and Christian Petke, except "Troops of Tomorrow" by Ian Carnochan and "Wild Boys" by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor

No.TitleLength
1."Into the Storm"2:31
2."Troops of Tomorrow" (The Vibrators cover)4:51
3."We Believe"4:06
4."You Can't Stop Me"4:06
5."Hoellen Paradies"3:10
6."Wild Boys" (Duran Duran cover)3:53
7."My Friend Is Dead"3:46
8."Pain to Me"4:38
9."One"3:43
10."Mission"4:56
11."Murder"4:00

Accolades

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Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1997 CMJ New Music Monthly United States "Top 25 Dance" 21 [8]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

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Adapted from the Arashi Syndrom liner notes.[10]

Deathline International

Additional performers

  • Holger Bartel – guitar (9)
  • Kay Dolores – bass guitar (9, 11)
  • Warren Harrison (War-N Harrison) – drums (11)
  • Nial McGaughey – guitar (7, 10)
  • Bernie Moon – drums (11)
  • Mike Welch – guitar (3, 4, 5, 8), vocals (3, 8, 9)

Production and design

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1997 COP Int'l CD COP 028/29

References

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  1. ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 89. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Toxin (May 6, 2005). "Deathline Intl. Interview: The Last Cyberpunks". The New Empire. Archived from the original on May 6, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Christian, Chris (July 12, 1997). "Interview with Deathline International, Maritime Hall, San Francisco, CA". Sonic Boom. 5 (7). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Black, Jett; Psionic; Adrian (August 2, 2001). "Deathline Int'l". StarVox Music Zine. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Ulrey, Jeremy. "Deathline International: Arashi Syndrom > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  6. ^ Miles, Larry (1997). "Deathline International: Wild Boys + Arashi Syndrome" (PDF). Black Monday (6): 1. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Deathline International: Arashi Syndrome". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Haslett, Tim (August 1997). "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly (48). CMJ Network, Inc.: 50. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Haslett, Tim (September 8, 1997). "Top 30 Airplay". CMJ New Music Monthly. 51 (537). CMJ Network, Inc.: 19. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Arashi Syndrom (booklet). Deathline International. Oakland, California: COP International. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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