Butterfly Potion

Butterfly Potion
EP by Foetus Inc.
Released	May 1990
Recorded	Self Immolation Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Industrial
Length	10:22
Label	Big Cat
Producer	J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell chronology

Last updated March 17, 2019

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Foetus is a solo musical project of Australian JG Thirlwell. The project has had many similar names, each including the word "foetus". The "members" of the project are aliases of Thirlwell; they include Frank Want, Phillip Toss, and Clint Ruin. Thirlwell occasionally collaborates with other artists, but doesn't consider them members of Foetus.

Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Integrated with V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style. Artists include Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cop Shoot Cop, Foetus, Heather Nova, Paul Schütze, Pavement, Shudder To Think, Lotion, Corduroy, Junior Delgado, Blumfeld, Broken Dog, Experimental Audio Research, One Minute Silence and Grandaddy.

Track listing

All tracks written by J. G. Thirlwell.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Butterfly Potion"	3:14
2.	"Your Salvation"	2:36
3.	"Free James Brown (So He Can Run Me Down)"	4:32

Personnel

Adapted from the Butterfly Potion liner notes.^[2]

J. G. Thirlwell (as Foetus Inc.) – vocals, instruments, production, engineering, mixing

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A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1990	Big Cat	CD, LP	ABB 16
United States	1990	Self Immolation, Wax Trax!	CD, LP	WOMB FLY 18, WAX 9111

References

↑ "Foetus Inc.: Butterfly Potion > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
↑ Butterfly Potion (booklet). Foetus Inc. London, United Kingdom: Big Cat. 1990.

External links

Butterfly Potion at Discogs (list of releases)
Butterfly Potion at foetus.org

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[allmusic-1] "Foetus Inc.: Butterfly Potion > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

[linearnotes-2] Butterfly Potion (booklet). Foetus Inc. London, United Kingdom: Big Cat. 1990.

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