Cenotaph (song)

"Cenotaph"
Single by X Marks the Pedwalk
Released1992
Recorded1992
GenreIndustrial
Length16:40
LabelZoth Ommog
Producer(s)Sevren Ni-arb (André Schmechta) and AL/X/S
X Marks the Pedwalk singles chronology
"'Abattoir'"
(1991) 		"Cenotaph"
(1992) 		"'The Trap'"
(1993)

"Cenotaph" is a 1992 song by German industrial band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was released as a stand-alone maxi single by Zoth Ommog in Europe, in LP and CD formats.

Summary

X Marks the Pedwalk released "Cenotaph" through the Zoth Ommog label in 1992. It was released as a maxi single on both LP and CD formats. The single included two other songs, "Never Dare to Ask" and "Helpless", while the CD version featured an additional track, "Seclusion".[1] It is the fourth single by X Marks the Pedwalk, and the fifth by the duo Sevren Ni-Arb and Regan Eracs.

Side-Line magazine gave "Cenotaph" a positive review, writing that the band was beginning to solidify its own sound. Side-Line's review called "Cenotaph" a good follow-up to the previous single "Abattoir", and wrote that it is "a techno nightmare that will from time to time remind you of Skinny Puppy (probably for the voice?), but X-Marks The Pedwalk is becoming in itself a label of quality."[1] German magazines Zillo and Hysterika also gave the single positive reviews.[2]

Like many of the preceding X Marks the Pedwalk singles, the song Cenotaph does not appear on any of the standard full-length releases. It does, however, make appearances on the compilations Four Fit and Experiences, as well as in part of the song "Mi_X Marks the Pedwalk" on Drawback.

Track listing

  1. "Cenotaph" – 5:51
  2. "Never Dare to Ask" – 3:55
  3. "Helpless (Final D.)" – 3:50
  4. "Seclusion" (On CD version only) – 3:04

Personnel

  • Sevren Ni-Arb
  • Regan Eracs (Note: this is the last X Marks the Pedwalk release to feature Regan Eracs.)

References

  1. ^ a b "Cenotaph". Side-Line. March 1992.
  2. ^ "Cenotaph: Reviews". www.x-mtp.com. X Marks the Pedwalk. 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.