Stalemate (SMP album)

Stalemate
Studio album by SMP
Released	May 1995 (1995-05)[1]
Studio	Unisect Studio (Portland, OR)
Genre	Industrial rock
Length	68:57
Label	Re-Constriction
Producer	A.P. Boone, Tim Farrow
SMP chronology
Stalemate (1994) Stalemate (1995) Ultimatum EP 1.0 (1997)
Alternative cover
Digital issue

Stalemate is the debut studio album of SMP, released in May 1995 by Re-Constriction Records.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

John Bush of allmusic gave the Stalemate two and a half out of five stars and compared the music to My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.[2] Sonic Boom credited the duo with surpassing their contemporaries in meshing music styles, saying "the number of musicians that try to create music with this radical mixing of styles are few and far between [and] SMP outshine their brethren with a practiced ease."[3] Aiding & Abetting also wrote positively of the album, saying "it may take a couple moments to really tap into what SMP is doing, but the sonic explosion in your mind will be well worth the effort."[4] Trubie Turner of ReGen said the album captures the band at their "raw and intense best" and called Stalemate "bristling with attitude and a unique infusion of hip-hop style with subtle punk overtones."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Bazinet and Sean Setterberg, except "Lethal Weapon" by Afrika Islam and Ice-T

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pure Uncut Anger"	5:12
2.	"Drug Czar"	4:55
3.	"451"	4:37
4.	"Alcohol Part One"	4:20
5.	"Lethal Weapon" (Ice-T cover)	5:10
6.	"Clementine"	4:35
7.	"Scarlet Letter Part One"	2:12
8.	"Scarlet Letter Part Two"	3:57
9.	"Cops"	6:09
10.	"1999"	5:53
11.	"Backwards"	4:38
12.	"Homeless"	4:38
13.	"Punch"	6:03
14.	"We've Got a Problem"	4:16
15.	"Christmas at the Pub"	2:19

Personnel

Adapted from the Stalemate liner notes.[6]

SMP

• Jason Bazinet – lead vocals, mixing
• Sean Setterberg (as Sean Ivy) – mixing

Production and design

• A.P. Boone – production, engineering, mixing
• Tim Farrow – turntables, production, engineering, mixing
• Charles Holzer – engineering
• Corinna Nye – photography
• Eric Powell – cover art, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Re-Constriction	CD	REC-014
	2011	Music Ration Entertainment	DL

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 243. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
2. Bush, John. "SMP: Stalemate > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
3. Christian, Chris (September 1995). "SMP: Stalemate". Sonic Boom. 3 (6). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
4. Worley, Jon (June 30, 1995). "SMP". Aiding & Abetting (79). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
5. Turner, Trubie (June 15, 2011). "SMP: Stalemate (Remaster)". ReGen. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
6. Stalemate (booklet). SMP. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1995.

External links

• Stalemate at iTunes
• Stalemate at Discogs (list of releases)