Oxidizer (album)
Encyclopedia
Oxidizer is an album by industrial rock
band Chemlab
.
All songs written and arranged by: Jason Novak
, Jared Louche, F.J. DeSanto, and Jamie Duffy
Sutures: Jason Novak
, F.J. DeSanto, Jamie Duffy
, Anders Karlsson
, and Ross Goteki
-San
, credited as DJ Acucrack
, was responsible for the original production of Oxidizer, but according to Novak, his finished tracks were "remixed" by other producers at Louche's behest, changing the album significantly in terms of the album's sound, 'sutures' and track order by the time of its official release. Novak notes that the original version of the album "reflected the proper spirit of Chemlab", and that he did not receive proper credit on the official release, despite being responsible for the majority of the music.
However, the original Acucrack version of the album was leaked to the Internet as a bootleg recently after Oxidizer's official release, so despite never being officially released, it is not lost entirely.
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
band Chemlab
Chemlab
Chemlab is a coldwave and industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C., USA, in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank , and Jared Louche . Influenced by the pioneers of the industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle, Chemlab mixed experimental sounds with rock and metal, which they dubbed...
.
Track listing
- "Pinksuture" – 1:56
- "Monkey God" – 3:34
- "White Room Black Eye" – 3:46
- "Suture" – 0:50
- "Black Snake Voodoo Hiss" – 4:22
- "Atomic Automatic" – 4:23
- "Force Quit" – 4:36
- "Sue" – 2:10
- "Scornocopia" – 5:01
- "Megahurts" – 5:12
- "Binary Nation" – 4:05
- "Queen Of Despair [Ode To The Diode]" – 4:48
- "Suture" – 4:53
- Track 12 contains a sample from "Superhero," by KMFDMKMFDMKMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...
. - Track 13 contains a segment of "Jesus Christ Porno Star," recorded live at the Hydrogen Bar, NYC, 1996.
All songs written and arranged by: Jason Novak
Jason Novak
Jason Novak is an American musician, including vocalist, guitarist, and music producer.In 1988, while they were attending DePaul University, Jason and his brother Ethan Novak started the industrial rock band project Acumen Jason later also served as the producer and musical author for the...
, Jared Louche, F.J. DeSanto, and Jamie Duffy
Jamie Duffy
Jamie Duffy is an Irish football player currently playing for Newry City.He arrived at Longford midway through the 2007 season from Shamrock Rovers.In his time at the Hoops he made 43 total appearances scoring three goals....
Sutures: Jason Novak
Jason Novak
Jason Novak is an American musician, including vocalist, guitarist, and music producer.In 1988, while they were attending DePaul University, Jason and his brother Ethan Novak started the industrial rock band project Acumen Jason later also served as the producer and musical author for the...
, F.J. DeSanto, Jamie Duffy
Jamie Duffy
Jamie Duffy is an Irish football player currently playing for Newry City.He arrived at Longford midway through the 2007 season from Shamrock Rovers.In his time at the Hoops he made 43 total appearances scoring three goals....
, Anders Karlsson
Anders Karlsson
Anders Karlsson, born 1951, is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag since 1998.-References:...
, and Ross Goteki
Goteki
Goteki are a British electro band with roots in the UK ebm and industrial scenes, the musical brainchild of composer Ross Tregenza . They were heavily involved in the development of UK ebm and cybergoth genres circa 2000-2003, and now reformed as a three piece live act expanded from Tregenza's...
-San
Personnel
- Jared Louche - 3-band vox, broken word, architextures
- Jason NovakJason NovakJason Novak is an American musician, including vocalist, guitarist, and music producer.In 1988, while they were attending DePaul University, Jason and his brother Ethan Novak started the industrial rock band project Acumen Jason later also served as the producer and musical author for the...
- composition, synthetics, guitarwave burner - F.J. DeSanto - composition, noise fear, hard core loops, quality control
- Jamie DuffyJamie DuffyJamie Duffy is an Irish football player currently playing for Newry City.He arrived at Longford midway through the 2007 season from Shamrock Rovers.In his time at the Hoops he made 43 total appearances scoring three goals....
- sub-atomic guitar burst, loop hack - Greg "Cool-Hand" Lucas - rock action guitar
- Charles Levi Levi - sexy lo-end funk
- Mike "Ash" Venezia - loops
- Russ Britton - scratchy solo (7)
- Ross GotekiGotekiGoteki are a British electro band with roots in the UK ebm and industrial scenes, the musical brainchild of composer Ross Tregenza . They were heavily involved in the development of UK ebm and cybergoth genres circa 2000-2003, and now reformed as a three piece live act expanded from Tregenza's...
-San - ninja scrapes - Dan Brill - drum roar (2, 9, 11)
- Ethan Novak - drums (5)
- Eliot Engelman - bass guitar (7, 9)
- H. Vargas - synths (10, 11)
- Anders KarlssonAnders KarlssonAnders Karlsson, born 1951, is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag since 1998.-References:...
- pain machinery - William TuckerWilliam Tucker (musician)William Tucker was a guitarist whose credits included work with Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Chemlab, and Chris Connelly. He grew up in New Jersey where he formed Regressive Aid with Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain...
- ghost image solo (1) - Dylan More - ghost image solo (13)
- Marc Plastic - 72 Hero
- Geno Lenardo - ghost guitar
- Krayge Tyler - ghost guitar
- Neo-Shade Wahl - ghost guitar
Alternate Versions and Controversy
Jason NovakJason Novak
Jason Novak is an American musician, including vocalist, guitarist, and music producer.In 1988, while they were attending DePaul University, Jason and his brother Ethan Novak started the industrial rock band project Acumen Jason later also served as the producer and musical author for the...
, credited as DJ Acucrack
DJ? Acucrack
DJ? Acucrack is an electronic music duo based in Chicago, Illinois. It is a side project of Acumen Nation and is also on the Crack Nation record label...
, was responsible for the original production of Oxidizer, but according to Novak, his finished tracks were "remixed" by other producers at Louche's behest, changing the album significantly in terms of the album's sound, 'sutures' and track order by the time of its official release. Novak notes that the original version of the album "reflected the proper spirit of Chemlab", and that he did not receive proper credit on the official release, despite being responsible for the majority of the music.
However, the original Acucrack version of the album was leaked to the Internet as a bootleg recently after Oxidizer's official release, so despite never being officially released, it is not lost entirely.