Savage Bliss
| Savage Bliss | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 39:25 | |||
| Label | Machine Heart Music | |||
| Producer | Bev Stanton | |||
| Arthur Loves Plastic album chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Aural Innovations | favorable [1] |
| Church of Girl | favorable [2] |
| Collected Sounds | favorable [3] |
| Music Monthly | favorable [4] |
| Smother Magazine | favorable [5] |
| Washington Blade | favorable [6] |
Savage Bliss is the eleventh album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2004.
Awards
[edit]Savage Bliss won the 2004 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category.[7]
Release notes
[edit]"Hell hath no fury!!! Ms. Arthur indulges her cock rock tendencies in throbbing tracks that soothe the burn of traumatic social encounters and occupational ennui. Features remixes of the 2 Skinnee J's, Stave, and Bicycle Thieves."
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Bev Stanton, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "World Control" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Ecstasy" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "You're a Champion" (2 Skinnee J's remixed by ALP) | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Motor City (Full Martyr Fashion Remix)" (Mystified remixed by ALP) | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Monument" (Bicycle Thieves remixed by ALP) | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Queen of the World" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Don't Push" (Stave remixed by ALP) | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Freedom" | 2:53 |
| 9. | "Persona Non Grata" | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Illusion" | 2:44 |
| 11. | "Savage Bliss" | 2:18 |
| 12. | "Worst Place in the World" | 2:49 |
| Total length: | 39:25 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Produced by Bev Stanton in the Flamingo Room, Silver Spring, MD.
Additional musicians
[edit]- Toda V - Loops (1) *
- Omnitechnomatrix - Loops (2) *
- Heather Heimbuch - Vocals (6)
- Lisa Moscatiello - Guitar (6)
- Ryan Fitzgerald - Loops (8) *
- Lisa Moscatiello - Vocals (9)
- Bev Stanton - Guitar (9)
- Electroearwig - Loops (10) *
- Heuristics Inc. - Loops (10) *
- Chaos Is Your Destiny - Loops (12) *
* Remixed for The Tapegerm Collective
Samples
[edit]- Dialogue from the film Colossus: The Forbin Project (1)
- Dialogue from an interview with film director John Waters (2)
Credits
[edit]- Album cover designed by Scot Howard, The Digital Butterfly Project[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Rosenberg, Chuck. "Review: Savage Bliss". Aural Innovations. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "Review: Savage Bliss". Church of Girl. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Stjärnell, Anna Maria. "Review: Savage Bliss". Collected Sounds. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Scruggs, Stone. "Review: Savage Bliss". Music Monthly. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Shawn, Jason. "Review: Savage Bliss". Smother Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Miller, Dan. "Review: Savage Bliss" (PDF). SK Bilişim. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ The 2004 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards) Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ The Digital Butterfly Project.