Streetcleaner

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Streetcleaner
Studio album by Godflesh
Released November 13, 1989
Recorded May–August 1989
Genre Industrial metal
Length 66:16
Label Earache, Combat
Producer J. K. Broadrick, G. C. Green
Godflesh chronology
Godflesh
(1988)		 Streetcleaner
(1989)		 Slavestate
(1991)

Streetcleaner is the second release and the debut full length album by the band Godflesh, following the release of their self-titled EP in 1988. It was released in 1989 on Earache Records. It was remastered and re-released on June 21, 2010.

Justin Broadrick has stated that the drum machine sound was heavily influenced by hip hop artists in the late 80s, particularly the beat on "Christbait Rising" which Broadrick was quoted as saying "It was my attempt at copying the rhythm sample on 'Microphone Fiend' by Eric B & Rakim".[1]

The titular track was covered by Isis on a split EP with Pig Destroyer.

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[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[2]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[3]
Piero Scaruffi 8/10 stars[4]

Streetcleaner received good reviews. Ned Raggett of allmusic.com said, "Streetcleaner doesn't so much grind as crawl, but it does with an awesome, bass-heavy power,"[2] and "Drum machines shatter, shudder, and downright assault, while the riffs the two (or three) cook up are bludgeoning."[2] He also states that "the band deliver everything with a pinpoint precision."[2] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+.[3] Chris Sessions of MetalReview.com said Streetcleaner was "almost too pure to handle... hypnotically beautiful and awful and spellbinding."[5]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Music Length
1. "Like Rats"   J. K. Broadrick, G. C. Green 4:28
2. "Christbait Rising"   Broadrick, Green 7:00
3. "Pulp"   Broadrick, Green 4:21
4. "Dream Long Dead"   Broadrick, Green 5:22
5. "Head Dirt"   Broadrick, Green 6:13
6. "Devastator"   Broadrick, Green, Paul Neville 3:20
7. "Mighty Trust Krusher"   Broadrick, Green, Neville 5:26
8. "Life Is Easy"   Broadrick, Green, Neville 4:53
9. "Streetcleaner"   Broadrick, Green, Neville 6:50
10. "Locust Furnace"   Broadrick, Green, Neville 4:48
11. "Tiny Tears"   Broadrick, Green 3:24
12. "Wound"   Broadrick, Green 3:07
13. "Dead Head"   Broadrick, Green 4:07
14. "Suction"   Broadrick, Green 3:23

[edit] Track information

  • Tracks 1–5 were recorded at Soundcheck in Birmingham, May–August 1989.
  • Tracks 6–10 were recorded at Square Dance in Derby, May 1989.
  • Tracks 11–14 were originally recorded as the Tiny Tears EP, which the band wanted the label to release as their follow up to the Godflesh [EP]. Earache Records, however, pushed the band to record a full length album instead, and the Tiny Tears EP never saw an independent release. The tracks were instead later appended as bonus tracks to the second CD issue of Streetcleaner.

[edit] Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1995 Alternative Press United States "Top 99 Of '85 to '95" 34 [6]
1998 Alternative Press United States "The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s" 79 [7]
2000 Kerrang! United Kingdom "200 Albums For The Year 2000 (Industrial)" 5 [8]
2000 Terrorizer United Kingdom "100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties" * [9]
2002 Revolver United States "The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" 66 [10]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

[edit] Credits

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rock-A-Rolla Magazine. Jun/Jul 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Raggett, Ned. "Streetcleaner Review". Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1807907/review. Retrieved March 26, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b columnist. "Streetcleaner". Entertainment Weekly. January 1991, cited March 19, 2010
  4. ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Godflesh". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 19, 2010.
  5. ^ Sessions, Chris. "Review of Godflesh – Streetcleaner". http://www.metalreview.com/Reviews/879/Godflesh-Streetcleaner.aspx. Retrieved March 27, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Alternative Press – Top 99 Of '85 to '95". Alternative Press. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/apress.html#Alternative%20Press%20%2810th%20Anniversary%20Issue%29%20July%2095. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
  7. ^ "Alternative Press – The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s". Alternative Press. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/apress.html#The%2090%20Greatest%20Albums%20of%20the%2090s. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
  8. ^ "Kerrang! – 200 Albums For The Year 2000". Kerrang!. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang_p2.htm#Year%202000. Retrieved 2008-04-16. 
  9. ^ Eighties "Terrorizer – 100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties". Terrorizer. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/terroris.htm#The Eighties. Retrieved 2008-04-16. 
  10. ^ "Revolver – The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Revolver. http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3318.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
Godflesh
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Streetcleaner · Pure · Selfless · Songs of Love and Hate · Us and Them · Hymns
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