Dirtdish

Dirtdish
Studio album by
Wiseblood
Released1986
RecordedMay 1985 (1985-05)–September 1986 (1986-09)
StudioWave Studios, London, England
GenreIndustrial
Length39:07
LabelK.422
ProducerWiseblood
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
Nail
(1985) 		Dirtdish
(1986) 		Bedrock
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Dirtdish is the sole studio album by English-based industrial act Wiseblood.[2][3][4] It was released in 1986 by K.422/Some Bizzare.[5] It was re-released on CD in 1995 by Thirsty Ear. The CD release of Dirtdish is Some Bizzare #WISE 3CD.

Fear Factory covered "O-O (Where Evil Dwells)" on their album Obsolete.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "if the album lacks a full load of explosive Foetus audio dynamite, it still packs enough ugliness and venom to corrupt a monastery."[5] Spin wrote that the album "allows Foetus the space to fully unfurl the thick, viscous wordchains he uses for lyrics."[6] Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "disappointing" and "not the full frontal assault one would hope to find."[7] CMJ New Music Report wrote that "the songs all build on heavy, intense tribal percussion overlayed with bits of whiney distorted guitar."[8]

Track listing

All songs by Clint Ruin & Roli Mosimann unless noted.[9]

1. "Prime Gonzola" – 5:35
2. "0-0 (Where Evil Dwells)" – 5:20
3. "Stumbo" – 7:40
4. "Someone Drowned In My Pool" (Ruin) – 7:37
5. "Godbrain" – 6:57
6. "The Fudge Punch" – 6:34

Extended CD track list

7. "Motorslug" – 9:37
8. "Stumbo (12" Version)" – 6:34
9. "Death Rape 2000" – 7:29
10. "Someone Drowned In My Pool (12" Version)" – 7:42 Thirsty Ear CD only
  • "Motorslug" and "Death Rape 2000" comprised the "Motorslug" 12" single.
  • "Stumbo (12" Version)" and "Someone Drowned In My Pool (12" Version)" comprised the "Stumbo" 12" single. Both are remixes of the album tracks.
  • "0-0 (Where Evil Dwells)" is about murderer Ricky Kasso

Personnel

Wiseblood - performance, production
Technical
  • Craig Beaven - recording
  • Steve Peck - mixing
  • Warne Livesy - mixing
  • Jack Adams - mastering

References

  1. ^ Ball, Jonathan. "Dirtdish". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Eddy, Chuck (10 August 2011). Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822350101 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Wiseblood | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ a b "Foetus". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 10 June 1987 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002). Alternative Rock. San Francisco, CA: Miller Freeman. p. 372. ISBN 0-87930-607-6. LCCN 00-58249. OCLC 1193377576 – via the Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "CMJ review of DIRTDISH". foetus.org.
  9. ^ Buckley, Peter (10 September 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.