Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai
| Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Studio | The Slum (Austin, Texas) | |||
| Genre | Electro-industrial | |||
| Length | 56:02 | |||
| Label | Zoth Ommog | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Mentallo & The Fixer chronology | ||||
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| Mainesthai chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
.jpg) 1998 remaster cover | ||||
Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai is a collaborative remix album by Mentallo & The Fixer and Mainesthai, released in 1994 by Zoth Ommog Records.[1][2][3]
Music[edit]
The band originally sent the recording sessions that comprised Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai to Zoth Ommog as a work in progress and the album was released early before it could meet the band's approval. On June 23, 1998 the album was re-released by Metropolis Records in remastered form with an alternate track listing that replaces several of the songs on the original issue.[4][5][6]
Reception[edit]
In their review of Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai, Ink 19 commended the remixes for improving the originals and commented that the album would be a good introduction to Mentallo & The Fixer for new listeners.[7] Sonic Boom gave the album a positive review and noting the standouts as being the "Basket Case remix of 'Wartime' with its brutal cadence and the Tribulation mix of 'Power Struggle' with all of its Demon Seed samples."[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rapid Suffocation" (Lesionary Mix) | 6:21 | |
| 2. | "Black Illusion" (Immaculate) |
| 5:15 |
| 3. | "Grim Reality" (Malnourished) |
| 7:43 |
| 4. | "Battered States of Euphoria" (Acoustical) |
| 3:19 |
| 5. | "Wartime" (Basket Case) |
| 4:58 |
| 6. | "Spectral" (Angel of Death Mix) |
| 4:20 |
| 7. | "Powerstruggle" (Tribulation) |
| 2:47 |
| 8. | "Therapy" (Molestation Mix) |
| 6:17 |
| 9. | "Exit" (Lesionary Mix) |
| 9:26 |
| 22. | "Silence" | 1:09 | |
| 23. | "Silence" | 3:27 |
- Tracks 10–21 consist of five seconds of silence each.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rapid Suffocation" (Lesionary Mix) | Gary Dassing | 6:22 |
| 2. | "Decomposed" (Grimpen Ward) | Gary Dassing | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Bleek Seclusion" (Immaculation) | Dwayne Dassing | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Sacrilege" (Angel of Death Mix) |
| 7:12 |
| 5. | "Grim Reality" (Malnourished) | Dwayne Dassing | 7:46 |
| 6. | "Battered States of Euphoria" (Acoustical) | Gary Dassing | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Wartime" (The Basket Case Mix) |
| 5:00 |
| 8. | "Spectral" (Angel of Death Mix) | Dwayne Dassing | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Powerstruggle" (Tribulation) | Dwayne Dassing | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Therapy" (session) | Dwayne Dassing | 1:08 |
| 11. | "Therapy" (Molestation Mix) | Michael Greene | 15:46 |
| 12. | "Y" (Mama's Crazy Kitchen Mix) |
| 7:02 |
| 13. | "Exit" (Stage Left) |
| 5:13 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai liner notes.[8]
Musicians
- Dwayne Dassing (as The Fixer) – programming, producer, engineering and mixing
- Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – programming, producer, engineering and mixing
- Michael Greene – vocals, producer, engineering and mixing (5, 6, 8, 9)
Production and design
- Ric Laciak – recording (23)
- André Menge (as Menge Design Group) – cover art
- Chris Spoonts – mastering
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1994 | Zoth Ommog | CD | ZOT 119 |
| United States | 1998 | Metropolis | MET 088 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Mentallo & the Fixer: Meets Mainesthai > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Bush, John. "Mentallo & the Fixer > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 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 23, 2020.
- ^ Alexander, Kim Ann (June 30, 1997). "An Evening With Mentallo & Fixer". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Christian, Chris (December 1, 1996). "Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai: s/t". Sonic Boom. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Barnhart, Becky (1999). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 173. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ West, Drew (November 25, 1998). "Mentallo and the Fixer: Mentallo and the Fixer Meets Mainesthai". Ink 19. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Hesse, Germany: Zoth Ommog Records. 1994.
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External links[edit]
- Meets Mainesthai at Discogs (list of releases)