Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again
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Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again is a retrospective compilation album
released by Baltimore avant-garde metal band Dog Fashion Disco
in 2008, two years after their final album, Adultery
, and a year after their disbandment. The CD contains rare previously released material, including a version of the Day of the Dead
EP in its entirety with re-recorded bass and drum tracks, as well as material that had previously received no official release.
. Tracks 9 - 12 are notable as the only Dog Fashion Disco songs recorded with Tim Swanson on keyboards. Tracks 13 and 14 were submitted to Rotten Records as a prank when the band were requested to show the new direction they were taking on their next work, and were for a time available on MySpace
under the side-project name Shit Yourself.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
released by Baltimore avant-garde metal band Dog Fashion Disco
Dog Fashion Disco
Dog Fashion Disco was an experimental metal band, from Rockville, Maryland, that was active from 1996 to 2007.- Biography :Combining many different music styles Dog Fashion Disco was primarily considered an avant-garde metal band...
in 2008, two years after their final album, Adultery
Adultery
Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...
, and a year after their disbandment. The CD contains rare previously released material, including a version of the Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead (EP)
-Credits:*Todd Smith - Vocals*Jasan Stepp - Guitar*Jeff Siegel - Keyboards*Brian "Wendy" White - Bass*Mike "Ollie" Oliver - Drums*Matt Rippetoe - Saxophone & Flute...
EP in its entirety with re-recorded bass and drum tracks, as well as material that had previously received no official release.
Track listing
Track 8 originally performed by The MelvinsThe Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
. Tracks 9 - 12 are notable as the only Dog Fashion Disco songs recorded with Tim Swanson on keyboards. Tracks 13 and 14 were submitted to Rotten Records as a prank when the band were requested to show the new direction they were taking on their next work, and were for a time available on MySpace
MySpace
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under the side-project name Shit Yourself.
Personnel
- Todd Smith – Vocals, GuitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
(Tracks 1-7), KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(Tracks 1-6), BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Tracks 5-8) - Jasan Stepp – Guitar (Tracks 1-4 and 8-14), CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
(Tracks 1-4 and 7) - Jeff Siegel – Keyboards (Tracks 1-4, 7-8 and 14-15)
- John Ensminger – DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(Tracks 1-6 and 9-15) - Steve Mears – Bass (Tracks 1-4)
- Mike Oliver – Drums (Tracks 5 and 6)
- Brian White – Bass (Tracks 9-15)
- Tim Swanson – Keyboard (Tracks 9-12)
- Steve Wright – Recording (Except tracks 9-13), MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
, MasteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced... - Mike McCrae – Recording (Except tracks 9-13)
- Drew Lamond – Recording (Except tracks 9-13)
- Shane Tuttle – Art direction, Design
- Dallas Clifton – Cover art
- Jeff Cohen, Esq.EsquireEsquire is a term of West European origin . Depending on the country, the term has different meanings...
– Legal - Adam Mandell, Esq. – Legal