Acoustic Archives

Acoustic Archives
Studio album by Tourniquet
Released	1998
Recorded	October 10 – November 4, 1998
Studio	Bill's Place in North Hollywood, California
Genre	Christian metal
Length	46:22
Label	Independent
Producer	Bill Metoyer Tourniquet
Tourniquet chronology
Crawl to China (1997) Acoustic Archives (1998) Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HM Magazine	(highly favorable)[1]
Cross Rhythms	[2]
The Phantom Tollbooth	[3]

Acoustic Archives is an acoustic compilation album by the American Christian metal band Tourniquet. It was released in 1998. Nearly all the songs are from previous releases and performed acoustically, with the exception of the new song "Trivializing the Momentous, Complicating the Obvious".

Track listing

No.	Title	Original release (year)	Length
1.	"Viento Borrascoso (Devastating Wind)"	Psycho Surgery (1991)	2:50
2.	"Vanishing Lessons"	Vanishing Lessons (1994)	5:19
3.	"Claustrospelunker"	Crawl to China (1997)	4:04
4.	"Bearing Gruesome Cargo"	Vanishing Lessons (1994)	4:54
5.	"Phantom Limb"	Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance (1992)	5:59
6.	"Bats"	Crawl to China (1997)	3:23
7.	"Heads I Win, Tails You Lose"	Carry the Wounded (1995)	4:12
8.	"Twilight"	Vanishing Lessons (1994)	4:01
9.	"If Pigs Could Fly"	Crawl to China (1997)	5:01
10.	"Trivializing the Momentous, Complicating the Obvious^[a]"	–	6:35
Total length:			46:22

^a appears on The Epic Tracks (2019)

Personnel

Tourniquet Ted Kirkpatrick – drums, percussion Luke Easter – vocals Aaron Guerra – guitar, vocals Vince Dennis – bass guitar, vocals

Additional personnel Produced by Bill Metoyer and Tourniquet Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering in Studio City, California Guitar setup and intonation by Eric Chaz Original watercolor cover painting by Alison Schroeer

References

1. Olson, Chad (March–April 1999). "Indie Album Reviews: TOURNIQUET". HM Magazine (76). ISSN 1066-6923. Archived from the original on July 14, 2001. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
2. Long, Andy (1 April 1999). "Tourniquet - Acoustic Archives". Cross Rhythms (50). Retrieved 7 May 2012.
3. Spencer, Josh (1999). "Acoustic Archives". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

External links

• Acoustic Archives at Tourniquet.net