Stillborn is an EP by Unit:187, released on November 4, 1997 by 21st Circuitry. For the songs to be played on the radio in the United States label owner Don Blanchard had to remove profanity from several of the tracks to create radio edits.[2]

Stillborn
EP by
ReleasedNovember 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)[1]
GenreIndustrial
Length40:48
Label21st Circuitry
Unit:187 chronology
Loaded
(1997)
Stillborn
(1997)
Capital Punishment
(2003)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

AllMusic awarded Stillborn two and a half out of five stars.[3] Aiding & Abetting commented that the material featuring contributions from other musicians was of high quality but criticized the album for not living up to Loaded and said "the only real problem here is that three of the nine tracks are radio edits, which basically shorten good songs into mindless (and less interesting) snippets."[4] Sonic Boom called the album "quite a disappointment" and "as a result, unless you are a radio DJ, don't bother with this EP as the new album Loaded has all of this material in a much better represented format."[5] Fabryka Music Magazine awarded the album a two out of four.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tod Law, John Morgan, Jed Simon and Byron Stroud, except "Planet Claire" by Henry Mancini, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson

No.TitleRemixer(s)Length
1."Stillborn" (Radio Edit) 3:01
2."Stillborn" (Satoven Mix)John Morgan4:41
3."Looking at the Love Load (I Need Nobody But Me)"Big Mac Daddy and a Side of Fries5:01
4."Nobody" (Radio Edit) 4:52
5."Loaded" (Hate Dept. Mix)Steven Seibold4:43
6."Dead Dog" (Open Surgery Mix)Unit:1875:07
7."Lardass" (Remix Radio Edit)John Morgan + Tod Law5:26
8."Dead Dog" (Punter Mix)Unit:1874:55
9."Planet Claire" (The B-52's cover) 3:01

Personnel

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Adapted from the Stillborn liner notes.[7]

Unit:187

Additional personnel

Production and design

  • tara ntula – design

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1997 21st Circuitry CD 21C.CD29
Germany Off Beat O-113

References

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  1. ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (1). Stereophile, Incorporated: 272. ISBN 9781575980652. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Christian, Chris (February 20, 1998). "Interview With UNIT:187". Sonic Boom. 6 (2). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Unit:187: Stillborn > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Worley, Jon (December 8, 1997). "Unit:187: Stillborn". Aiding & Abetting (149). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Unit:187: Stillborn". Sonic Boom. 4 (8). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Górnisiewicz, Katarzyna NINa (August 11, 2007). "Stillborn – 21st Circuity Rec, 1997". Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia. Fabryka Music Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Stillborn (booklet). Unit:187. San Francisco, California: 21st Circuitry. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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