Stalemate (SMP album)
Stalemate is the debut studio album of SMP, released in 1995 by Re-Constriction Records.
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Released | 1995 | |||
Studio | Unisect Studio (Portland, OR) | |||
Genre | Industrial rock | |||
Length | 68:57 | |||
Label | Re-Constriction | |||
Producer | A.P. Boone, Tim Farrow | |||
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Reception
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John Bush of allmusic gave the Stalemate three out of five stars and favorably compared the music to My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.[1] Sonic Boom credited the duo with surpassing their contemporaries in meshing music styles, saying "the number of musicians that try to create music with this radical mixing of styles are few and far between [and] SMP outshine their brethren with a practiced ease."[2] Aiding & Abetting also wrote positively of the album, saying "it may take a couple moments to really tap into what SMP is doing, but the sonic explosion in your mind will be well worth the effort."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jason Bazinet and Sean Ivy, except "Lethal Weapon" by Afrika Islam and Ice-T.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pure Uncut Anger" | 5:12 |
2. | "Drug Czar" | 4:55 |
3. | "451" | 4:37 |
4. | "Alcohol Part One" | 4:20 |
5. | "Lethal Weapon" (Ice-T cover) | 5:10 |
6. | "Clementine" | 4:35 |
7. | "Scarlet Letter Part One" | 2:12 |
8. | "Scarlet Letter Part Two" | 3:57 |
9. | "Cops" | 6:09 |
10. | "1999" | 5:53 |
11. | "Backwards" | 4:38 |
12. | "Homeless" | 4:38 |
13. | "Punch" | 6:03 |
14. | "We've Got a Problem" | 4:16 |
15. | "Christmas at the Pub" | 2:19 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Stalemate liner notes.[4]
SMP
- Jason Bazinet – lead vocals, mixing
- Sean Ivy – mixing
Production and design
- A.P. Boone – production, engineering, mixing
- Tim Farrow – turntables, production, engineering, mixing
- Charles Holzer – engineering
- Corinna Nye – photography
- Eric Powell – cover art, design
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1995 | Re-Constriction | CD | REC-014 |
2011 | Music Ration Entertainment | DL |
References
- Bush, John. "SMP: Stalemate > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- Christian, Chris (September 1995). "SMP: Stalemate". Sonic Boom. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "SMP". Aiding & Abetting (79). June 30, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- Stalemate (booklet). SMP. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1995.CS1 maint: others (link)