A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered

A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
Compilation album by

Mentallo & The Fixer
Benestrophe, Mainesthai, Polyhedron
ReleasedApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
Studio
Various
GenreElectro-industrial
Length266:32
LabelAlfa Matrix
ProducerGary Dassing
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst
(2007) 		A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
(2012) 		Music From the Eather
(2012)
Benestrophe chronology
Auric Fires
(1997) 		A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
(2012) 		Turner's All Night Drugstore
(2018)
Mainesthai chronology
Meets Mainesthai
(1994) 		A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
(2012)

A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered is the compilation album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on April 27, 2012, by Alfa Matrix.[1][2]

Reception

In reviewing A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered, Peter Marks of Brutal Resonance criticized the music for not aging well but acknowledged that he preferred the albums Mentallo & The Fixer produced after Dwayne Dassing departed from the band.[3] Lollipop Magazine stated "Texan electro-industrial act Mentallo & The Fixer has been at it for a while, and that knowledge shows on the lean, effective "decomposed (spent)."[4][5] Peek-A-Boo Magazine criticized the collection for being excessive, saying "slimming it down to three or even two cd's would have been possible, maybe even with a few free downloads of remixes/reworked songs."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dwayne Dassing and Gary Dassing, except where noted

Disc one: Until the Blood Flows Freely
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Battered States of Euphoria" (Medina Mix)  Mentallo & The Fixer6:48
2."Decomposed" (Original Mix)  Mentallo & The Fixer4:24
3."Pulse Hemorrhage" (Abrasive)  Mentallo & The Fixer7:21
4."Ancient Languagez" (Lingua)
Mentallo & The Fixer6:43
5."Altered States of Euphoria"  Mentallo & The Fixer3:43
6."Legion of Lepers" (Lesionary Mix)  Mentallo & The Fixer9:17
7."Scum of the Earth" (Bloody)  Mentallo & The Fixer3:28
8."Natalia, Texas 1989" (Zamora Mix)  Mentallo & The Fixer1:17
9."Grim Reality" (Blister Mix)
  • D. Dassing
  • G. Dassing
  • D. Dassing
  • G. Dassing
Mentallo & The Fixer6:50
10."Inhumanities"  Mentallo & The Fixer4:57
11."Decomposed" (Trampled)  Mentallo & The Fixer6:31
12."Mother of Harlots" (Ghetto Crusher Edit)  Mentallo & The Fixer5:31
13."Atom Smasher/Euphoria Finale"
  • D. Dassing
  • G. Dassing
  • D. Dassing
  • G. Dassing
Mentallo & The Fixer7:00
Disc two: Inner Sanctum
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Legion of Lepers" (Sacrificial)Mentallo & The Fixer6:01
2."Pulse Hemorrhage" (Aggro Instrumental)Mentallo & The Fixer4:17
3."Sacrilege" (Benediction Mix)Mentallo & The Fixer5:55
4."Murderers Among Us" (Bloody Knuckles instrumental)Mentallo & The Fixer6:46
5."Grounded"Mentallo & The Fixer12:32
6."Legion of Lepers" (Deep Kick)Mentallo & The Fixer1:53
7."Decomposed" (Spent)Mentallo & The Fixer2:19
8."Sacrilege (For Generations to Come)"Mentallo & The Fixer3:36
9."Radiant 1"Mentallo & The Fixer8:03
10."Introduction: To the Last Days of the System"Mentallo & The Fixer5:02
11."Proximo" (Coronal Mass)Mentallo & The Fixer3:22
12."Unearthed Monolithic"Mentallo & The Fixer1:51
13."Choice Flaw/Tantric Awareness"Mentallo & The Fixer3:29
14."Inner Peace" (Can You Feel Sunlight)Mentallo & The Fixer1:47
15."Inner Peace" (Bouncin' Off the Moon)Mentallo & The Fixer0:58
Disc three: Nostalgia Deluxe 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Benelux"
Gary DassingPolyhedron3:40
2."Benelux" (Benediction Mix)
  • Pyre
  • G. Dassing
G. DassingPolyhedron4:48
3."Melancholy"
  • Pyre
  • G. Dassing
G. DassingPolyhedron4:04
4."Disrupture" (Vortex Radio Edit)G. DassingG. DassingMentallo & The Fixer3:31
5."Narcotik Calling" (Deathwish)G. DassingG. DassingMentallo & The Fixer3:05
6."My Animocity"
G. DassingMainesthai5:15
7."Wartime"
  • G. Dassing
  • Greene
G. DassingMainesthai5:16
8."Wartime" (Trampled)
  • G. Dassing
  • Greene
G. DassingMainesthai5:07
9."Exit" (Killjoy Mix)
  • G. Dassing
  • Greene
G. DassingMainesthai6:59
10."Lightyear" (Mentallo Mix)G. DassingG. DassingMentallo & The Fixer5:35
11."No Sleep Tonight" (Milo Mix)
G. DassingBenestrophe4:30
12."Michael" (Re-Edit)
  • Larry Penn
  • G. Dassing
G. DassingMentallo & The Fixer9:16
13."Cherished and Suppressed"
  • Pyre
  • G. Dassing
G. DassingMentallo & The Fixer12:16
Disc four: Incantations
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Flesh Decay"  Benestrophe6:02
2."Churchyard"
G. DassingBenestrophe4:59
3."PSY"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:52
4."DCO"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:03
5."Ritual"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:57
6."Doglab"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe6:42
7."Kopkiller"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:26
8."HIV Test Positive"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe6:23
9."Pig Butcher"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe7:03
10."D.I. Bomber"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe6:18
11."Planets"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:49
12."Shall Not Want"
  • G. Dassing
  • Mendez
 Benestrophe5:55

Personnel

Adapted from the A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered liner notes.[7]

Mentallo & The Fixer

  • Dwayne Dassing (as The Fixer) – programming (1–4, 1–9, 1–13, 2–3, 3–9, 2–8, 4–4 to 4–5, 4–7, 4–10 to 4–11), remixer (2.7, 2.8, 3.7), recording (2.7, 2.8, 3.13), mixing (1.11, 1.13)
  • Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – programming (1.1–1.13, 2.1–2.7, 2.9–2.15, 3.1–3.8, 3.10–3.15, 4.1–4.3, 4.5–4.9, 4.12), mixing (1.1–1.10, 1.12, 2.1-2-15, 3.1–3.13, 4.1–4.3, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9, 4.12), engineering (1.1 to 1.13, 2.1 to 2.15, 3.1 to 3.13), recording (1.1–1.13, 2.1–2.6, 2.9, 2.10–2.15, 3.1–3.13), remastering (2.1–2.15, 3.1–3.13), editing (2.1–2.15, 3.1–3.13), vocals (3–4 to 3–5, 3–10, 3–14 to 3–15), remixer (2.8)

Additional performers

  • John Bustamante – vocals (3.12)
  • Michael Greene – vocals (3.6–3.9)
  • Richard Mendez – instruments (4.1–4.12), vocals (3.11, 4.1–4.12)
  • Larry Penn – vocals (3.13)
  • Jon Pyre – vocals (3.1–3.3)

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Belgium 2012 Alfa Matrix CD, DL AM1175FCD
Germany Emmo.biz LP EZR 002

References

  1. ^ "Mentallo & the Fixer: A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Zlaya Zgombic, Zlatko (August 28, 2017). "Mentallo and The Fixer – Rearranging Molecules: Interview With Gary Dassing of Mentallo and The Fixer". Wire Trap. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Marks, Peter (March 31, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer – A Collection". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Delano, Mike (April 15, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer – A Collection – Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Best, Chris (April 15, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer – A Collection – Music Stream". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Konings, Chris (June 16, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer: Associated Projects: Benestrophe, Mainesthai, Polyhedron – A Collection Of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered". Peek-A-Boo Magazine. BodyBeats Productions. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. ^ A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Brussels, Belgium: Alfa Matrix. 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)