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| Released | November 21, 1995 | |||
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| Genre | Industrial rock | |||
| Length | 58:49 | |||
| Label | Mausoleum | |||
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Dessau is the second studio album by Dessau, released on November 21, 1995 by Mausoleum. [1]
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| Released | November 21, 1995 | |||
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| Genre | Industrial rock | |||
| Length | 58:49 | |||
| Label | Mausoleum | |||
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Dessau is the second studio album by Dessau, released on November 21, 1995 by Mausoleum. [1]
Dessau contained previously unreleased recordings with material the band had released previously. "Suffer" was released on the WTII Records 2014 Free Sampler and a remix was released on Fifth Colvmn Records' Fascist Communist Revolutionaries compilation prior to Dessau's release. [2] [3] "Bejing" and the band's cover of Joy Division's "Isolation", which had become a minor hits for the band, were previously released on their 1989 studio album Exercise in Tension . [1] [4] "Isolation" was recorded in 1988 and produced by Paul Barker of Revolting Cocks and Al Jourgensen of Ministry. [5] [6] The cover has been released as a 12" single and on three various artists compilations: C'Est La Silenz Qui Fait La Musique... (1994, Electro Pulse), [7] CDPRO Vol #13 (June 1996) (1996, EMI Music Canada) [8] and Down & Dirty (1999, Pet Rock). [9]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [10] |
Tim Griggs of AllMusic gave Dessau a negative review, calling the material "tired" and that "most of the tracks are mindless screamfests that don't seem to go anywhere." [10]
All tracks are written by John Elliott, except "Isolation" by Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Suffer" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Thanksgiving" | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Spinning on My Head" | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Move Seoul" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Skeletons By Nature" | 6:14 |
| 6. | "Isolation" (Joy Division cover) | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Cull" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "No Way" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Sun 90" | 4:35 |
| 10. | "Party Zone" | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Beijing" | 5:51 |
| 12. | "Unshakeable" (Remix) | 7:22 |
Adapted from the Dessau liner notes. [11]
Dessau
Additional performers
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1995 | Mausoleum | CD | 71278-60016 |
| Germany | 1996 | 904176.2 |
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