Deaf is the first album by J. G. Thirlwell's You've Got Foetus on Your Breath, released in 1981 on Thirlwell's own Self Immolation Records label.[4][5] Deaf, along with its follow-up Ache, was recorded with an 8-track recorder.[4]
| Deaf | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Lavender Sound, London, England | |||
| Genre | Experimental | |||
| Length | 46:38 | |||
| Label | Self Immolation | |||
| Producer | J. G. Thirlwell | |||
| J. G. Thirlwell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.3/10)[3] |
Both releases were limited editions: only 2,000 copies of the LP and 4,000 copies of the CD were produced. The Deaf LP is Self Immolation #WOMB OYBL 1. The CD re-release is Ectopic Ents #ECT ENTS 012.
Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US.[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by J. G. Thirlwell
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New York or Bust" | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Is That a Line?" | 7:09 |
| 3. | "Why Can't It Happen to Me?" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "I Am Surrounded by Incompetence" | 4:52 |
| 5. | "What Have You Been Doing?" | 5:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Today I Started Slogging Again" | 5:48 |
| 2. | "Harold MacMillan" | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Thank Heaven for Push Button Phones" | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Flashback" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Negative Energy" | 6:08 |
The final track on the CD seems to approximate a locked groove, with the same few seconds of music repeated for the final 10 minutes.
Personnel
edit- Harlan Cockburn – engineering
- J. G. Thirlwell (as You've Got Foetus On Your Breath) – instruments, production, illustrations
References
edit- ^ Hinds, Andy. "Deaf". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "You've Got Foetus On Your Breath: Deaf". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ a b Guides (Firm), Rough (3 August 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ "Foetus". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ MTV News Staff. "New Flash: Foetus Re-releases First Two Albums". MTV News.[dead link]