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Pleasure Ground is a studio album by American harsh noise and power electronics artist Prurient, first self-released as a double cassette and subsequently re-released by Load Records on November 14, 2006 on compact disc.

Though in consistent aesthetically in certain respects with prior releases, Pleasure Ground is regarded as a turning point in Prurient's oeuvre. The album is both the first of Prurient's digital recordings and distinct from prior releases in the album's heavy use of synthesizers.

Music and lyrics

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The lyrics of Pleasure Ground are oriented around themes of mortality, sexuality, and death.[1] In a departure from prior Prurient releases, the album's lyrics are simplistic and are described by Pitchfork's Marc Masters as Haiku-like.[2] Fernow regards Pleasure Ground as exploring the duality and ambiguity of roles in sadomasochism, which he sees as exemplifying the conflictual nature of paradox and hypocrisy.[3]


Reception

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Professional ratings
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Pitchfork          [2]
AllMusic     [1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Military Road"10:48
2."Earthworks / Buried In Secret"11:23
3."Outdoorsman / Indestructible"11:02
4."Apple Tree Victim"11:14
Total length:44:27

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes as represented on the album's Discogs page.[4]

  • Dominick Fernow - performer

Release history

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Release formats for Pleasure Ground
Region Release date Label Format Cat. no. Ref.
United States 2006 Self-Released N/A [4]
United States November 14, 2006 Load Records CD Load 101 [1][4]
United States January 2007 Load Records Vinyl Load 101 [5][4]
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
September 27, 2016 Hospital Productions Vinyl HOS-467 [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raggett, Neal. "AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Masters, Marc (December 6, 2006). "Prurient – Pleasure Ground". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Fernow, Dominick. "Prurient". Impose (Interview). Interviewed by Christen Thomas and Gabe Spierer. Los Angeles, CA: Answer Media. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e Pleasure Ground at Discogs
  5. ^ "Pleasure Ground by Prurient". Bandcamp. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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