Chainsaw (Skinny Puppy song)

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"Chainsaw"
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Single by Skinny Puppy
Released1987
Recorded1986
GenreIndustrial
Length27 min 27 s
LabelNettwerk/Capitol/EMI
Songwriter(s)Kevin Crompton, Dwayne Goettel, Dave Ogilvie, Tom Ellard
Producer(s)Dave Ogilvie and cEvin Key
Skinny Puppy singles chronology
"Dig It"
(1986) 		"Chainsaw"
(1987) 		"Stairs and Flowers"
(1987)
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AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Nanaimo Daily News6/10[2]
The Vancouver SunFavorable[3]

Chainsaw is a single by the band Skinny Puppy. It contains new material, as well as additional material taken from their albums Bites and Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Chainsaw"5:55
2."Assimilate (Remix) (R:23)"6:32
3."Cage" (Not included on the American release)2:20
4."Stairs and Flowers (Def Wish Mix)"6:05
5."Stairs and Flowers (Too Far Gone)"6:35

Personnel[]

Guests[]

  • D. Rudolph Goettel (keyboards, gadgetry - 1, 4, 5)
  • David Jackson (chainsaw - 1)
  • Tom Ellard (drums, CDs, effects - 1; tapes, EQ knobs, sampling - 2)
  • Wilhelm Schroeder (bass synth - 3; backing voice - 4, 5)
  • Mr. D. Plevin (bass guitar - 3)

Notes[]

  • Engineered by cEvin Key and Dave Ogilvie.
  • Tracks 1-3 mixed by Key, Ogilvie, and Ogre, assisted by Ric Arboit.
  • Additional production, instrumentation and engineering on tracks 4-5 by Justin Strauss and Murry Elias, with edits by Chep Nunez. Remixed by Justin Strauss and Murry Elias.
  • Sleeve photography, typography and design by Steven R. Gilmore.[5]
  • The front cover art features The Vision of Death and the back cover features Babylon Fallen, both by Gustave Doré.[5][6]
  • Two different versions were released on vinyl; one featuring the original labels (light orange) and one with new labels (pink and green).[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chainsaw - Skinny Puppy". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Brunet, Ivan (April 8, 1987). "Skinny Puppy, Chainsaw, Capitol". Nanaimo Daily News: 6.
  3. ^ Riches, Hester (March 28, 1987). "Dreamlike Songs with a Nightmarish Edge". The Vancouver Sun: G11.
  4. ^ *Wolanski, Coreen (2002). "Skinny Puppy: Every Dog Has Its Day". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Kern, Jay (2010). Skinny Puppy: The Illustrated Discography (Second ed.). Mythos Press. p. 77.
  6. ^ "Skinny Puppy: Chainsaw". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  7. ^ Lim, Stacy. "Brap...The Skinny Puppy Discography". Retrieved 2010-07-20.

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