False Prophets (EP)

False Prophets
EP by Mentallo & The Fixer
Released	October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)[1]
Studio	The Slum (Austin, Texas)
Genre	Industrial
Length	26:59
Label	Metropolis
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
Burnt Beyond Recognition (1997) False Prophets (1997) Systematik Ruin (1999)

False Prophets is an EP by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on October 14, 1997, by Metropolis Records.[2][3][4] It contains remixes of the tracks "False Prophets" and "Mother of Harlots", which previously appeared on the band's fourth studio album Burnt Beyond Recognition, as well as previously unreleased track titled "Deluge 2370 B.C.E."[5]

Reception

Sonic Boom recommended False Prophets to "die-hard Mentallo fans, as well as club oriented DJ's, will want to pick up a copy of this single, while the rest of you are should pick up the full length album instead."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dwayne Dassing and Gary Dassing

No.	Title	Remixer(s)	Length
1.	"False Prophets" (Full Frontal Lobotomy Mix)	Dwayne Dassing James Mendez	5:56
2.	"Mother of Harlots" (Multi-National Brain Washer Re-mix)	James Mendez	6:31
3.	"Deluge 2370 B.C.E."		6:09
4.	"Mother of Harlots" (Tempo Crusher)	Gary Dassing	8:23

Personnel

Adapted from the False Prophets liner notes.[6]

Mentallo & The Fixer

• Dwayne Dassing (as The Fixer) – sampler, synthesizer, sequencing, programming (1, 3), engineering and remixer (1)
• Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – vocals, sampler, synthesizer, effects, engineering (2–4), programming (2, 3), programming (3), remixer (4)

Additional performers

• John Bustamante – Moog synthesizer (1)
• Jon Pyre – additional production (2, 4)

Production and design

• Travis Baumann – cover art, illustrations
• Chaos Grafix – design
• James Mendez – mastering, editing and remixer (1, 2)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	Metropolis	CD	MET 070
Germany		Off Beat		O-99, SPV 056-43773

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (1999). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 173. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
2. "Mentallo & the Fixer: False Prophets Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
3. Bush, John. "Mentallo & the Fixer Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
4. 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.
5. Christian, Chris (February 10, 1998). "Mentallo & The Fixer: False Prophets". Sonic Boom. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
6. False Prophets (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Horster Str., Gelsenkirchen/Chicago, Illinois: Metropolis Records/Off Beat. 1997.

External links

• False Prophets at Discogs (list of releases)