Whiplash Boychild
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Whiplash Boychild is the solo debut album by Scottish musician and singer-songwriter Chris Connelly, who is best known for his work for bands such as Ministry, The Revolting Cocks, and Pigface.[2] It was released in 1991 through Wax Trax! Records. The album also features session contributions from bass guitarist Stuart Zechman and drummer William Rieflin,[1] who later reunited with Connelly on his next album, Phenobarb Bambalam (1992).[3]
The record stylistically differs from Wax Trax!'s industrial music—indebted catalogue, incorporating influences from Scott Walker, David Bowie and Marc Bolan, as well as experimenting with avant-garde song structures.[2][1] It takes its title from a lyric from the Velvet Underground song, "Venus in Furs".[4]
Critical reception
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AllMusic critic Ned Raggett considered the record as "a commanding and often quite surprising solo effort of equal power and delicacy," and wrote: "Compared with Marc Almond's splashy theatrics, Connelly is a little more abstract and restrained, approaching his material with a certain calm." Raggett also thought that the album's production was "remarkably clear, without ever being sterile or losing the impact of the music."[1] Ira Robbins of Trouser Press gave the album a positive review, stating: "An ambitious lyricist who doesn't quite have poetry within his reach, Connelly is an able, mannered singer with some intriguing ideas."[4]
Track listing
- "Daredevil" — 5:10
- "Ghost of a Saint" — 4:43
- "This Edge of the Midnight" — 6:49
- "The Last of Joy" — 3:11
- "The Amorous Humphrey Plugg" (Scott Walker) — 3:49
- "Stowaway" — 3:52
- "The Hawk, the Butcher, the Killer of Beauties" — 3:20
- "The Game Is All Yours" — 5:04
- "Confessions of the Highest Bidder" — 10:56
- "Stowaway (Daydream Mix)" — 6:48
- Untitled — 7:02
Personnel
Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes.[5]
- Chris Connelly — performer, producer, lyrics, cover art
- Keith Auerbach — producer
- Jessica Villines — performer, engineer
- Stuart Zechman — performer
- William Rieflin — performer
- Andy McGregor — performer
- Jim Marcus — performer
- Steve Albini — recording (3)
- Duanne Buford — programming (6)
- Die Warzau — mixing (10)
- Jeff Newell — engineer
- Gary Sanders — assistant engineer
- John Hachtel — assistant engineer
- Keith Mestle — assistant engineer
- Steve Levy — assistant engineer
- Brian Shanley — cover art
- Tom Young — cover art
References
- ^ a b c d e Raggett, Ned. "Chris Connelly - Whiplash Boychild". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Chris Connelly". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Suarez, Gary (7 May 2014). "The Incredible Shrinking Industrial Man: Stuart Zechman On Stabbing Westward". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b Robbins, Ira. "Chris Connelly". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Chris Connelly — Whiplash Boychild album liner notes
External links
- Whiplash Boychild at Discogs (list of releases)