Collateral Damage is the debut studio album of Spahn Ranch, released on September 20, 1993 by Cleopatra Records.[4][5][6] The album marked the debut of Athan Maroulis, who continued to serve as the band's main vocalist and lyricist for the remainder of their existence.[7] Maroulis began writing for the album three weeks after joining Spahn Ranch and has said that he was primarily listening to drum and bass producer Klute during its recording sessions. Spahn Ranch toured the United States for the first time in promotion of Collateral Damage[8][9]
| Collateral Damage | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 20, 1993[1][2][3] | |||
| Recorded | April – May 1993 | |||
| Studio | JLab Studio (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Industrial rock | |||
| Length | 42:07 | |||
| Label | Cleopatra | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Spahn Ranch chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
.jpg) Zoth Ommog cover | ||||
Reception
editJon Worley of Aiding & Abetting called Collateral Damage a "strident industrial soundtrack" and said "Spahn Ranch merely cuts through all pretense and serves up 10 tracks of pure vitriol"[10] Keyboard commended the band's resistance to being pigeonholed.[11] Critic Dave Thompson said "Ranch's industrial anguish and fury seethes with barely repressed emotion" and they "create a hard-hitting and provocative indictment of life's injustices, filled with anger, angst, and bleakness."[12]
Option criticized the music for being recorded poorly and for being derivative of Ministry and Skinny Puppy. The critic concluded by noting "this is a band that hasn't found its voice yet; everything is cliché from the music to the unappetizing cadaver shot on the cover, which was obviously purloined from a medical textbook — talk about cheesy."[13]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wires" | 5:24 | |
| 2. | "Succumber" |
| 4:34 |
| 3. | "Forceps" |
| 4:28 |
| 4. | "Antibody" |
| 3:20 |
| 5. | "Cesium 137" |
| 4:41 |
| 6. | "Breath and Taxes" |
| 4:22 |
| 7. | "Stoma" |
| 3:39 |
| 8. | "Peel" |
| 1:42 |
| 9. | "Machine Politics" |
| 3:30 |
| 10. | "Quince" |
| 5:27 |
| 11. | "Chuck" | Morton | 1:00 |
Personnel
editAdapted from the Collateral Damage liner notes.[14]
Spahn Ranch
- Matt Green – sampler, keyboards, production, mixing
- Athan Maroulis – lead vocals, mixing
- Rob Morton – programming, sampler, loops, production, mixing
Production and design
- Judson Leach – recording, mixing, editing, mastering and additional programming (4)
- Christopher Payne – cover art, illustrations, design
- Patty Whizenhunt – photography
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1993 | Cleopatra | CD, CS | CLEO 7109 |
| Germany | 1994 | Zoth Ommog | CD | ZOT 105 |
| United States | 1995 | Cleopatra | CLEO 90052 |
References
edit- ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Winter 1996–1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 165. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Barnhart, Becky (1999). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (1). Stereophile, Incorporated: 244. ISBN 9781575980652. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Fletcher, Tony; Robbins, Ira (1997). Spahn Ranch. The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock. McFarland & Company. p. 764. ISBN 9780684814377. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Spahn Ranch: Collateral Damage > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Spahn Ranch: Collateral Damage". CD Review Digest. 7 (4). Peri Press: 7. 1994. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Noël, Sophie (August 13, 2009). Spahn Ranch. CHARLES MANSON: Le gourou du rock. Camion Blanc. ISBN 9782357795921. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Spahn Ranch > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Fechner, Krista (September 1995). "Interview with Spahn Ranch". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ gileZ (May 1996). "Down on the Ranch: An Interview with Athan Maroulis of Spahn Ranch". Cybase23. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Worley, Jon (June 15, 1994). "Spahn Ranch: Collateral Damage". Aiding & Abetting (56). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Spahn Ranch: Collateral Damage". Keyboard. 23 (7–12). GPI Publications: 13. 1997. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Thompson, David (November 1, 2000). Spahn Ranch: Collateral Damage. Alternative Rock: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion. Miller Freeman, Inc. pp. 648–649. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Baxter, John (1994). "Spahn Ranch: Collateral Damage". Option (54–58). Sonic Options Network.
- ^ Collateral Damage (booklet). Spahn Ranch. Marina del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 1993.
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External links
edit- Collateral Damage at iTunes
- Collateral Damage at Discogs (list of releases)