Metropolis (Sister Machine Gun album)
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Metropolis is the fourth studio album by Sister Machine Gun, released on July 15, 1997 by TVT and Wax Trax! Records.[1][2][3] The album spent more than 14 weeks on the CMJ Radio Top 200 chart, peaking at #7.[4]
Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic gave Metropolis a four out of five stars, saying "even if the group isn't showing any signs of great leaps in creativity, Metropolis is one of the group's most consistent efforts, offering a pummeling array of rattling beats and shattering guitars."[5]
Track listing
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Notes
- Recorded at Warzone Recorders & Chicago Recording Company, Chicago and Battery Studios K2, New York by John Fryer, Chris Randall, Van Christie III, Jason McNinch, and Matt Warren.
- Mixed at Battery Studios K2 by John Fryer and Chris Randall and Warzone Recorders by Van Christie III and Jason McNinch.
- Assisting at Battery was Martin Czembor
- Assisting at Warzone was Abel Garibaldi
- Metropolis was produced by Chris Randall and John Fryer, except track 4 produced by Chris Randall and Van Christie III. Additional production by Jason McNinch.
- Most of the analog synth sounds on this record were created using the Studio Electronics SE-1 and sampling was accomplished with the Kurzweil K2500.
- Chris Randall plays Parker Guitars.
- The song Bitter End contains an intro sample from the 1996 song Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks, Cannibal Girls by White Zombie, from the Beavis And Butt-head soundtrack.
Accolades
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CMJ New Music Monthly | United States | "Dance" | 11 | [6] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
Personnel
Adapted from the Metropolis liner notes.[7]
Sister Machine Gun
- Chris Randall – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, Hammond B3, piano, programming, production, recording
Additional performers
- Catherine Bent – cello
- Martin Czembor – mixing, backing vocals
- Richard Deacon – bass guitar
- Ted Falcon – violin
- John Fryer – effects, additional programming, backing vocals, recording, additional production
- Reeves Gabrels – guitar
- Serena Jost – cello
- Lisa Randall – spoken word (1)
- Amanda Riesman – string arrangement
- Brian Sarche – guitar
- Kevin Temple – drums
- Rob Thomas – violin
- Mars Williams – saxophone
Production and design
- Van Christie – spoken word, recording, mixing, production (4)
- Abel Garibaldi – mixing
- Robin Glowski – design
- Jason McNinch – additional programming, recording, mixing, additional production (4)
- Michael D. Ryan – management
- Matt Warren – recording
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1997 | TVT/Wax Trax! | CD, CS | TVT 7244 |
| Japan | 1998 | D:Pop/Noiz Works | CD | DRCN-25024 |
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External links
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