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Death by Design
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1996 (1996-01-23)
Studio
Various
    • Institute of Gizmology
    • (Anaheim, California)
    • Y.M. Studios
    • (Alta Loma, California)
Genre
Length45:06
LabelFull Contact
ProducerGeorge Sarah
T.H.C. chronology
Death by Design
(1996)
Consenting Guinea Pig
(1996)

Death by Design is the debut studio album of T.H.C., released on January 23, 1996 by Full Contact Records.[1]

Reception

In reviewing Death by Design, Aiding & Abetting criticized the songwriting of the slower songs but said "T.H.C. packs enough distortion and speed into the songs to satisfy any fan of that kind of electronic madness."[2] A critic at Sonic Boom gave the album a mixed review, saying "sure the music is sparse, dancey as hell, and sometimes drifts towards an ambient style setting but without any depth of layering what does the music actually offer to the audience?" The critic concluded by stating "the few ambient tracks on this album do make for an excellent stereophonic experience and tend to contain a great deal more complexity which I think are the saving grace for this album."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Sarah, except "Allopathic Medicine" and "Death by Design" co-written with Timothy Wiles

No.TitleLength
1."Somebody Has to Die"5:22
2."Allopathic Medicine"6:32
3."Gun Control"2:46
4."Bangkok Six"5:14
5."T.H.C."5:17
6."Death by Design"5:47
7."Directly from Angels"3:29
8."Directly from Satan"5:26
9."Xenotransplant"5:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Death by Design liner notes.[4]

T.H.C.

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1996 Full Contact CD 9868-63208
CS

References

  1. ^ "T.H.C.: Death by Design > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Worley, Jon (March 18, 1996). "T.H.C.: Death by Design". Aiding & Abetting (103). Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Christian, Chris (April 1996). "T.H.C.: Death by Design". Sonic Boom. 4 (3). Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Death by Design (booklet). T.H.C. Washington, D.C.: Full Contact Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)