21st Circuitry Shox

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21st Circuitry Shox
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJuly 16, 1996 (1996-07-16)
Genre Industrial, EBM
Length69:27
Label 21st Circuitry
21st Circuitry V/A chronology
Coldwave Breaks
(1995)
21st Circuitry Shox
(1996)
Newer Wave
(1997)

21st Circuitry Shox is a various artists compilation album released on July 16, 1996, by 21st Circuitry. [1]

Contents

Reception

Aiding & Abetting was enthusiastic towards 21st Circuitry Shox and said "if you haven't gotten acquainted with 21st Circuitry and want to delve into the more conceptual realm of industrial dance music, then by all means apply here." [2] Tom Schulte of allmusic awarded the compilation three out of five stars and described it as "fun and a real history lesson to listen to." [1] Sonic Boom also gave the album a positive review, saying "the entire compilation is an exceedingly strong collection of tracks well worth the price of admission." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Stance" Scar Tissue 6:15
2."Bad Mojo" (Sacrosanct Mix) Xorcist 6:20
3."Egoist" (On the Cross Mix) Steril 4:44
4."Lardass" Unit:187 4:49
5."No Remission" Steril 5:01
6."New Power" Hate Dept. 3:35
7."Amie"Gracious Shades3:56
8."Beat Me Up" Hate Dept. 3:06
9."Iron Helix" Xorcist 5:56
10."Melting" Nerve Filter 4:32
11."Bitches" Xorcist 6:38
12."Metamorphose"Gracious Shades4:12
13."Razor" Non-Aggression Pact 4:36
14."UNGDSOB" Xorcist 5:47

Personnel

Adapted from the 21st Circuitry Shox liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1996 21st Circuitry CD 21C.CD13

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References

  1. 1 2 Schulte, Tom. "Various Artists: 21st Circuitry Shox > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. Worley, Jon (August 12, 1996). "Various Artists: 21st Circuitry Shox". Aiding & Abetting (116). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. Christian, Chris (January 1996). "Various Artists: 21st Circuitry Shox". Sonic Boom. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. 21st Circuitry Shox (booklet). Various artists. San Francisco, California: 21st Circuitry. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)