Hate Culture
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| Released | October 28, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | June 2008 | |||
| Studio | Sleepy Hollow Studio | |||
| Genre | Dark wave, synthpop | |||
| Length | 46:34 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | William Control | |||
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Hate Culture is the debut studio album by William Control, the alter ego of Aiden frontman William Francis.
Recording and composition
The album was written, produced and engineered by William Control. It was mixed by Justin Armstrong and William Control at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle in July 2008.[1]
The album is a concept album that follows a man named William Control on the last day before he kills himself. Speaking to Kerrang! in 2009, Francis said:
That came out of some serious desperation and hopelessness. Being on the road for five years had worn me down. I’d literally been home for three months in those five years and there were internal problems within Aiden that, coupled with some things that were going in my personal life, meant I snapped and had a breakdown. I went home and wrote some songs that didn’t really fit Aiden. We’re a punk rock band who like horror films… and those were more electronic and dark. I showed them to the label and they liked them so I put together William Control as a solo project and that album came together pretty quickly as a therapeutic outlet.[2]
Release
The single Beautiful Loser was released on iTunes on September 30, 2008. The album itself was released on October 28, through independent label Victory Records.[3] To promote the album, a clip called Taste and a preview of the song Strangers were released through Myspace.[4] On November 4, a music video directed by Kevin McVey[5] was released for Beautiful Loser.[6][7] In February and March 2009, the band supported Escape the Fate on their headlining tour in the US.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by William Control, except where noted[9][10]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | Stephen Jeffreys | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Loser" | 4:35 | |
| 3. | "Strangers" | 4:03 | |
| 4. | "Hate Culture" | 4:23 | |
| 5. | "Tranquilize" (additional background vocals by Shanine Xavier Yngvason) | 3:15 | |
| 6. | "Razor's Edge" (additional background vocals by Shanine Xavier Yngvason) | 4:20 | |
| 7. | "We Are Already Here" (voice is Juliana Bicknell, Control's niece) | 0:11 | |
| 8. | "Cemetery" | William Control and Kenneth Fletcher | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Don't Cry for Me" | 2:56 | |
| 10. | "Damned" | William Control and Kenneth Fletcher | 3:24 |
| 11. | "The Whipping Haus" (additional background vocals by Brit Asema) | 4:43 | |
| 12. | "London Town" (Hidden track of a 911 call starts at 7:45) | 8:59 | |
| Total length: | 46:34 | ||
Trivia
- The dialogue that makes up the first track, Prologue, is actually the opening monologue from The Libertine, a 2004 movie starring Johnny Depp and adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from his play of the same name.[11]
- The song Strangers was included in the Saw V soundtrack.[12]
- A track from the album sessions, Deathclub, was included on the Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,[13] although it appears as a remix by Renholdër.[14][15]
Credits
- Photography: Lisa Johnson
- Styling: Jake Gravbot
- Art direction: DoubleJ
- Assistant engineer (and 'inspiration'): Kenneth Fletcher
References
- ^ http://www.robertlangstudios.com/william-control-mixed-his-upcoming-album-on-victory-records-pictured-are-justin-armstrong-and-william-control/
- ^ Griffiths, Mark. Kerrang! #1261, May 16, 2009. Treasure Chest. An Intimate Portrait Of Life In Rock. wiL Francis, p. 58
- ^ "Aiden cover classic track for Lost Boys 2 soundtrack". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. July 29, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ http://vampirefreaks.com/williamcontrol
- ^ http://www.redhotvelvet.co.uk/features/aiden-frontman-side-project-william-control/
- ^ "William Control posts video for "Beautiful Loser"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. November 4, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ https://imvdb.com/video/william-control/beautiful-loser
- ^ "Escape The Fate heading out with Attack Attack! / William Control / Burn Halo". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. December 9, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/hate-culture-mw0000800341/credits
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/William-Control-Hate-Culture/release/1517653
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375920/quotes
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132626/soundtrack
- ^ "William Control's video for "Deathclub" remix posted". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. January 26, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ http://williamcontrol.com/albums/underworld-rise/
- ^ http://williamcontrol.com/albums/hate-culture/