Junk (Shinjuku Filth album)
| Junk | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 – 1995 | |||
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| Length | 39:04 | |||
| Label | Iridium | |||
| Darrin Verhagen chronology | ||||
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.jpg) 1996 reissue | ||||
Junk is the debut studio album of Shinjuku Filth, released in 1995 by Iridium Records. On May 21, 1996 the album was reissued on Full Contact Records.[1][2][3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Aiding & Abetting called Junk a "strident, brutal and ultimately beautiful work" and that "Shinjuku Filth has sonic construction (and reconstruction) down, and has ventured into a few previously unexplored territory here."[5] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars and said "the music ranges from hard-body dance to more ambient soundscapes; the penultimate track is, of all things, a cover of the Split Enz chestnut "Log Cabin Fever."[4] Sonic Boom said "part of the musical allurement is derived from the fact for once a band with extensive musical training is now experimenting with some of the more popular electronic musical styles and as an end result is advancing the genre beyond the tunnel vision sights of some of the other premier electronic club bands."[6]
Track listing[edit]
All music is composed by François Tétaz and Darrin Verhagen, except "Log Cabin Fever" by Neil Finn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Detox" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Showered in Glass" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Urashima Taro" | 1:52 |
| 4. | "Bridge Sermon" | 3:17 |
| 5. | "The Junk" | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Vogelfrei II" | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Fade" (Remix) | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Eugenics (1st Movement)" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Obsidious" (Mudmix) | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Log Cabin Fever" (Split Enz cover) | 2:35 |
| 11. | "17/21" | 6:29 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Junk liner notes.[7]
Black Lung
Additional performers
- Peter Breuer – instruments
- Paul McDermott – instruments
- Anthony Norris – instruments
- Paul Schütze – instruments
- Mark Stafford – instruments
Production and design
- Zalman Fishman – executive-producer
- Richard Grant (I+T=R) – design
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1995 | Iridium | CD | P305 |
| United States | 1996 | Full Contact | 9868-63225 |
References[edit]
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Shinjuku Filth". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Winter 1996-1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 159. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 236. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Shinjuku Filth: Junk > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Worley, Jon (October 7, 1996). "Shinjuku Filth: Junk". Aiding & Abetting (120). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (May 1996). "Shinjuku Filth: Junk". Sonic Boom. 4 (4). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Junk (booklet). Black Lung. Glen Waverley, Victoria: Iridium Records. 1995.
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