Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst
| Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst | ||||
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| Released | January 19, 2007 | |||
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| Length | 73:32 | |||
| Label | Alfa Matrix | |||
| Producer | Gary Dassing | |||
| Mentallo & The Fixer chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst is the eighth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on January 19, 2007 by Alfa Matrix.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
Marc Tater of Chain D.L.K. awarded Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst four out of five stars and praised the album for "presenting the very own multi-layered and complex style Gary likes to create and is known for."[3] Release Magazine gave the album eight out of ten, called the band "the sound of things to come" and said "oscillations run wildly through aural fields littered with rich textures and arrpegiations which begin and end in chaotically irrational patterns."[4] I Die:You Die found the album to be a "mixed success", criticizing it's incoherence while saying "it's never boring certainly, and has some truly fantastic passages."[5] Industrial Reviews gave the album three stars out of five and praised the dense complexity of the writing but noted that the melodic verve that former member Dwayne Dassing brought to the band's compositions is missing from the album.[6] Terrorverlag commended the psychedelic and brutal composition structures and commented that the band rarely becomes dull.[7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Gary Dassing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Once Upon a Time" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Outside the Pharmacies of Fairyland" | 10:52 |
| 3. | "Amigdula" | 14:16 |
| 4. | "Very Sudden Onset of Incoherence" | 10:59 |
| 5. | "Brute Force Uploading" | 5:45 |
| 6. | "Coming Apart Perfectly" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Felt So Good That I Cried" | 7:14 |
| 8. | "First Flower After the Flood" | 10:32 |
| 9. | "Commandments for the Molecular Age" | 6:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brute Force Uploading" (Intravascular Terror) | 10:08 |
| 2. | "Coming Apart Perfectly" (Psychoactive Cacti) | 13:54 |
| 3. | "Brief But Violent Illness" (Tripping Over the Bleeding Edge) | 13:12 |
| 4. | "Commandments for the Molecular Age" (Sacramental) | 8:34 |
| 5. | "Russian Roulette With a Research Chemical" (Waking to the Sound of a Blood Pressure Cuff) | 17:04 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst liner notes.[8]
Mentallo & The Fixer
- Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – vocals, programming, producer, engineering, mixing, cover art, illustrations, photography
Additional performers
- John Bustamante – additional vocals (5)
Production and design
- Benoît Blanchart – design
- Dwayne Dassing (as The Fixer) – mastering, editing
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2007 | Alfa Matrix | CD, DL | am1076cd |
| AM-2076-DCD | ||||
| 2014 | DL |
References[edit]
- ^ "Mentallo & the Fixer: Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ 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 24, 2020.
- ^ Tater, Marc (January 8, 2007). "Mentallo & The Fixer]: Enlightenment Through A Chemical Catalyst". Chain D.L.K. Musik & Media. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Marks, Peter (January 23, 2007). "Mentallo & The Fixer: Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst". Release Magazine. Musik & Media. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Matt (February 17, 2012). "The Pitch: Mentallo and The Fixer's "Enlightenment..."". I Die:You die. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Lic (November 11, 2008). "Mentallo and The Fixer: Commandments For The Molecular Age". Industrial Reviews. Leo Levin. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Handl, Ralf (December 27, 2006). "Mentallo and The Fixer – Enlightenment through a Chemical Catalyst". Terrorverlag: Alternative Music Webzine. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Brussels, Belgium: Alfa Matrix. 2007.
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