State of Mind (Front Line Assembly album)
State of Mind is the second full-length studio album by electro-industrial artists Front Line Assembly. It was originally released in 1988 by Dossier, on both Compact Disc and LP format. State of Mind was later released on Cleopatra Records with alternate artwork and a bonus track, "Inside Out".
| State of Mind | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1987 | |||
| Genre | Industrial, electronic, dark ambient | |||
| Length | 58:18 | |||
| Label | Dossier, ROIR, Third Mind, Cleopatra | |||
| Producer | Michael Balch | |||
| Front Line Assembly chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Re-release (1996) | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| All Music Guide to Electronica | |
| Cash Box | Favorable[4] |
| Factsheet Five | Favorable[5] |
Band leader Bill Leeb said about choosing the label Dossier: "We just did it because I liked a lot of the other artists on the label."[6]
Release
Cleopatra re-issued State of Mind on vinyl on April 29, 2016.[7] This edition contains only 8 tracks.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bill Leeb.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First Reprisal" | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Consequence" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Burnt Soul" | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Testimony" | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Landslide" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Terminal Power" | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Malignant Fracture" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Eastern Voices" | 5:27 |
| 9. | "Resistance" | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Sustain Upright" | 4:07 |
| 11. | "No Tomorrow" | 5:06 |
| 12. | "And They Shall Bow" | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Inside Out" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "First Reprisal" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Consequence" | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Burnt Soul" | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Testimony" | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Landslide" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Terminal Power" | 5:49 |
| 8. | "Malignant Fracture" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Eastern Voices" | 5:27 |
| 10. | "Resistance" | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Sustain Upright" | 4:07 |
| 12. | "No Tomorrow" | 5:06 |
| 13. | "And They Shall Bow" | 4:45 |
Personnel
Front Line Assembly
- Bill Leeb – mixing, vocals
- Michael Balch – mixing
Technical personnel
- Manfred Schiek – sleeve design
- Dave Ogilvie – editing
References
- Levermore, Gary (1997). Front Line Assembly - Reclamation (booklet). Front Line Assembly. New York: Roadrunner. pp. 2–3.
- Mason, Stewart. Front Line Assembly: State of Mind at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- Bogdanov, Vladimir (May 14, 2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music. Backbeat Books. p. 198. ISBN 9780879306281. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- Woods, Karen (May 26, 1990). "Front Line Assembly: State of Mind". Cash Box. Vol. 53 no. 44. New York. p. 10. ISSN 0008-7289. OCLC 436591198.
- Zampino, Phil (August 1990). "Frontline Assembly, "State of Mind"". Factsheet Five. No. 37. Rensselaer, New York: Mike Gunderloy. p. 115. ISSN 0890-6823. OCLC 297378290. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- Radio, Joe (April 24, 1988). "Interview: Front Line Assembly". Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- "Cleopatra Records - Releases". Cleopatra. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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