Streetcleaner is the Godflesh UK industrial metal debut album. The album was released on November 13, 1989 via Earache Records .
| Streetcleaner | ||||
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| Album Godflesh | ||||
| Date of issue | November 13, 1989 | |||
| Recorded by | May-August 1989 | |||
| Genre | industrial metal | |||
| Duration | 66:16 | |||
| Producer | Justin brodrick Ben green | |||
| Labels | Earache records | |||
| Chronology godflesh | ||||
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Content
About the album
The frontman of the group, Justin Broadrick, noted that the drum machine drum tracks on the album were created under the strong influence of hip-hop in the late 80s. In particular, with regards to the shock part of the song “Christbait Rising”, he said:
| It was my attempt to copy the bit of the song "Microphone Fiend" hip-hop duo Eric B & Rakim . [one] |
A frame from the film “ Other hypostases ” was used as the album cover.
" Streetcleaner " was recorded in several sessions. The first five songs were recorded during a soundcheck in Birmingham , in May-August 1989. The following five songs were recorded at Square Dance in Derby , in May 1989. The last four songs of the album were originally recorded for the mini-album Tiny Tears , which the band wanted to release after the Godflesh EP . However, the label Earache Records , which recorded Godflesh, pushed them to record a full-fledged album. The mini-album " Tiny Tears " was never released. Songs from him later came in as bonus tracks on the CD edition of the album Streetcleaner .
In 2010, the album was reissued. The reissue included two discs: the first disc contained a remastered version of the original album, the second disc included previously unpublished demos and original mixes of the album's songs.
Critic reviews
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Critical ratings | |
| A source | Evaluation |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B + [4] |
" Streetcleaner " received positive reviews from music critics and was recognized as a definite success of the group. So in the book The Rough Guide to Rock, Richard Fontenoy wrote:
| Slowing down to crushing claustrophobia heavy metal riffs with the help of a drum machine, Godflesh created a merciless, alienating wall of sound, saturated with beat bands, feedback and Broodrick's misanthropic vocal. [five] |
In The New Metal Masters, HP Newquist and Rich Maloof wrote:
| Never before has a single band united metal, industrial, techno and electronics into such a single form, not to mention its ominous sound. [6] |
Song List
The words and music of all the songs are written by Justin Broadrick and Ben Green, except those indicated ..
| No | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| one. | "Like Rats" | 4:28 |
| 2 | "Christbait Rising" | Seven o'clock |
| 3 | "Pulp" | 4:21 |
| four. | "Dream Long Dead" | 5:22 |
| five. | "Head Dirt" | 6:13 |
| 6 | "Devastator" (Broadrick, Green, Paul Neville) | 3:20 |
| 7 | Mighty Trust Krusher (Broadrick, Green, Paul Neville) | 5:26 |
| eight. | "Life Is Easy" (Broadrick, Green, Paul Neville) | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Streetcleaner" (Broadrick, Green, Paul Neville) | 6:50 |
| ten. | "Locust Furnace" | 4:48 |
| eleven. | “Tiny Tears” (CD bonus track) | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Wound" (CD bonus track) | 3:07 |
| 13. | “Dead Head” (CD bonus track) | 4:07 |
| 14. | “Suction” (CD bonus track) | 3:23 |
Streetcleaner (Reissue, Remastered, 2xCD) (2010)
CD 1
| Album Remastered Reissue | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "Like Rats" | 4:28 | |||||||
| 2 | "Christbait Rising" | Seven o'clock | |||||||
| 3 | "Pulp" | 4:21 | |||||||
| four. | "Dream Long Dead" | 5:22 | |||||||
| five. | "Head Dirt" | 6:13 | |||||||
| 6 | Devastator / Mighty Trust Krusher (Broadrick, Green, Paul Neville) | 8:46 | |||||||
| 7 | "Life Is Easy" (Broadrick, Green, Paul Neville) | 4:53 | |||||||
| eight. | Streetcleaner (Broadrick, Green, Paul Neville) | 6:50 | |||||||
| 9. | "Locust Furnace" | 4:48 | |||||||
| ten. | "Tiny Tears" | 3:24 | |||||||
| eleven. | "Wound" | 3:07 | |||||||
| 12. | "Dead Head" | 4:07 | |||||||
| 13. | "Suction" | 3:23 | |||||||
CD 2
| Demo, Original Unreleased Mix | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "Like Rats (Original Unreleased Mix)" | 4:22 | |||||||
| 2 | “Christbait Rising (Original Unreleased Mix)” | 6:50 | |||||||
| 3 | "Pulp (Original Unreleased Mix)" | 4:07 | |||||||
| four. | “Dream Long Dead (Original Unreleased Mix)” | 5:08 | |||||||
| five. | "Head Dirt (Original Unreleased Mix)" | 6:01 | |||||||
| 6 | "Streetcleaner (Live Geneva Early 1990)" | 5:47 | |||||||
| 7 | “Head Dirt (Live Geneva Early 1990)” | Six o'clock | |||||||
| eight. | “Pulp (Rehearsal May 1989)” | 12:20 | |||||||
| 9. | “Dream Long Dead (Rehearsal April 1989)” | Five to four | |||||||
| ten. | “Christbait Rising (Rehearsal April 1989)” | 6:34 | |||||||
| eleven. | “Deadhead (Original Demo Guitar & Machine 1988)” | 4:01 | |||||||
| 12. | “Suction (Original Demo Guitar & Machine 1988)” | 3:11 | |||||||
Lists and TOPs
| Year | Edition | A country | List | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Alternative press | USA | "Top 99 of '85 to '95" | 34 | [7] |
| 1998 | Alternative press | USA | "The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s" | 79 | [eight] |
| 2000 | Kerrang! | Great Britain | "200 Albums for the Year 2000 (Industrial)" | five | [9] |
| 2000 | Terrorizer | Great Britain | "100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties" | * | [ten] |
| 2002 | Revolver | USA | "The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" | 66 | [eleven] |
| " * " unordered list. | |||||
Record Members
- Justin Broadrick (JK Broadrick) - electric guitar , vocals , programming , mixing , sampling
- Ben Green (GC Green) - bass guitar
- Paul Neville (Paul Neville) - guitar ( track 6-10)
Notes
- ↑ Rock-A-Rolla Magazine. - Jun – Jul 2010.
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. Godflesh: Streetcleaner (English) . Allmusic . The appeal date is June 4, 2014.
- ↑ Ko, Greg. (February 21, 1991). Godflesh Streetcleaner (Combat / Earache ... (eng.) . Chicago Tribune . Circulation date 4 June 2014.
- ↑ Streetcleaner (Eng.) // Entertainment Weekly : magazine. - 1991. - January.
- ↑ Richard, Fontenoy The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough guides. p. 432. . In Buckley, Peter (2003). The appeal date is June 4, 2014.
- ↑ Newquist, HP The New Metal Masters / HP Newquist, Rich Maloof. - Hal Leonard Corporation, May 2004. — pp. 38–39.
- ↑ Alternative Press - Top 99 Of '85 to '95 . Alternative Press . The appeal date is December 3, 2009.
- ↑ Alternative Press - The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s . Alternative Press . The appeal date is December 3, 2009.
- ↑ Kerrang! - 200 Albums For The Year 2000 . Kerrang! . The appeal date is April 16, 2008.
- ↑ Eighties Terrorizer - 100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties . Terrorizer . The appeal date is April 16, 2008.
- ↑ Revolver - The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (not available link) . Revolver . The appeal date is December 3, 2009. Archived April 5, 2015.