www.pitchshifter.com is the fourth album by the British industrial metal band Pitchshifter. It was released in the United Kingdom by Geffen Records on 2 March 1998, and in the United States by DGC Records on 7 April 1998.[11] The record, which was their first released through a major label, sold just over 60,000 copies in the US alone—selling nearly twice as much as the group's proceeding album Deviant did (which sold 33,000 copies).[12]
The album's name comes from the band's domain name–a relative novelty at the time of the release. The domain name registration was eventually lapsed; JS Clayden said "we carried the website for such a long time that it felt like a burden being lifted to let it go".[13]
Multiple songs from www.pitchshifter.com were included on the vehicular-based PlayStation games Twisted Metal 3 and Test Drive 5.
Reception
In 2005, Rock Hard placed www.pitchsifter.com at number 263 on their list of the "500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".[14] Also in 2005, Kerrang! ranked the album as the 45th greatest British rock album of all time.[15] In 2016, Metal Hammer named it the 10th best industrial metal album.[1]
Track listing
| Title |
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| 1. | "Microwaved" | 3:28 |
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| 2. | "2nd Hand" | 3:31 |
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| 3. | "Genius" | 4:06 |
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| 4. | "Civilised" | 4:38 |
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| 5. | "Subject to Status" | 3:34 |
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| 6. | "W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G." (acronym for "What You See Is What You Get") | 3:45 |
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| 7. | "Please Sir" | 3:47 |
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| 8. | "Disposable" | 3:38 |
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| 9. | "A Better Lie™" | 3:13 |
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| 10. | "Innit" | 2:52 |
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| 11. | "What's in It for Me?" | 2:56 |
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| 12. | "I Don't Like It" | 3:53 |
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| 13. | "ZX81" | 7:34 |
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| 14. | "Free Samples" | 1:48 |
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Personnel
- Pitchshifter
- Additional musicians
- Keith York - drums, percussion samples
- Pablo Yeadon - acoustic guitar on "Disposable"
- Production
- H. Forbes, Paul Williams, Nick Philip and Unknown Graphic Services - artwork
- Johnny Carter and Neil Simmons - engineering
- Jodie Zalewski - assistant engineer
- Johnny Carter and J.S. Clayden - programming
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- Ralph Barklam and Tony Woolliscroft - photography
- Machine - production
- Clinton Bradley - additional analog synthesizer manipulation
- Johnny Carter and JS Clayden - writer
References
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