The Blackmail Starters Kit

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The Blackmail Starters Kit
Spahn Ranch - The Blackmail Starters Kit.jpg
EP of remixes by
Spahn Ranch
ReleasedApril 1, 1994 (1994-04-01)[1][2]
StudioJLab Studio
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreIndustrial rock
Length25:29
LabelCleopatra
Producer
Spahn Ranch chronology
Collateral Damage
(1993) 		The Blackmail Starters Kit
(1994) 		Breath and Taxes
(1994)

The Blackmail Starters Kit is the second EP by Spahn Ranch, released on April 1, 1994 by Cleopatra Records.[3][4] It contain remixes from the band's 1993 debut studio album Collateral Damage.[5]

Reception[]

Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting commended The Blackmail Starters Kit EP for being a stylistic departure from the band's debut studio album and said "mixing elements of heavy industrial, goth and just plain meanness, Spahn Ranch creates a picture of the world that is sparse and unyielding."[6] Option compared the band favorably to Ministry and Nine Inch Nails and claimed "the beats aren't altogether mechanical, the guitar grind is often captivating, and the vocals are appropriately buried in electronic dirt."[7]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Athan Maroulis.

No.TitleMusicRemixer(s)Length
1."CON"
 3:48
2."Antibody" (Conspiracy Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Matt Green3:29
3."Forceps" (Sterilized Mix)
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Judson Leach3:58
4."Breath and Taxes" (Deductable Mix)
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Judson Leach4:01
5."Commination" (Demo 1991)Morton 4:26
6."Kenneth, What's the Frequency?"
  • Green
  • Morton
 5:34
7."Untitled"Morton 0:12

Personnel[]

Adapted from the The Blackmail Starters Kit liner notes.[8]

Spahn Ranch

Production and design

Release history[]

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1994 Cleopatra CD CLEO 9472

References[]

  1. ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 246. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Tony; Robbins, Ira (1997). Spahn Ranch. The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock. McFarland & Company. p. 764. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Spahn Ranch: Blackmail Starters Kit > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Noël, Sophie (August 13, 2009). Spahn Ranch. CHARLES MANSON: Le gourou du rock. Camion Blanc. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Fechner, Krista (September 1995). "Interview with Spahn Ranch". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Worley, Jon (August 15, 1994). "Spahn Ranch: Blackmail Starters Kit EP". Aiding & Abetting (60). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Thompson, Lang (1994). "Spahn Ranch: The Blackmail Starters Kit". Option. Sonic Options Network (54–58). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. ^ The Blackmail Starters Kit (booklet). Spahn Ranch. Marina Del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 1994.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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