Born in Blood

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Born in Blood
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1990 (1990-11)
Genre Noise rock
Length37:01
Label Trance Syndicate [1]
Producer Scott Ayers
Pain Teens chronology
Case Histories
(1989)
Born in Blood
(1990)
Stimulation Festival
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Born in Blood is a studio album by American noise rock and Industrial music band Pain Teens, released in 1990. [4] It was their first album for the Trance Syndicate label. [5]

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Reception

Kathleen C. Fennessy of AllMusic wrote that "the Teens have a firm grasp on song structure and Bliss Blood's vocals are always pleasing." [2] The Chicago Reader wrote that when the band "fired on all cylinders—combining filthy guitar fuzz, junkyard industrial beats, sinister psychedelic fuckery, and icy, sneering vocals—they transcended their adolescent fixation on depravity and evil." [6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bliss Blood, except where noted; all music is composed by Scott Ayers, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Basement" 3:29
2."Pleasures of the Flesh" 4:09
3."Shotguns" 2:45
4."Bad in My Head" 2:58
5."The Way Love Used to Be" (Kinks cover) Ray Davies 2:22
6."Secret Is Sickness" 2:43
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lady of Flame" 3:24
2."Desu Evol Yaw" (Kinks cover) Ray Davies 2:23
3."She Shook Me" (David Bowie cover) David Bowie 3:47
4."Christo" 1:16
5."My Desire" 3:12
6."Noh Jam" 4:30

Personnel

Adapted from the Born in Blood liner notes. [7]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1990 Trance Syndicate CD, LP TR-03

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References

  1. "The Complete Trance Syndicate Discography". www.austinchronicle.com.
  2. 1 2 Fennessy, Kathleen C. "Pain Teens: Born in Blood > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 384.
  4. "Pain Teens | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. Sprague, David (2007). "Pain Teens". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  6. Montoro, Philip. "ESS engineer Alex Inglizian on the synth module that changed his life". Chicago Reader.
  7. Born in Blood (sleeve). Pain Teens. Austin, Texas: Trance Syndicate. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)