Dirtdish

Dirtdish
Studio album by Wiseblood
Released	1986
Recorded	May 1985 (1985-05)–September 1986 (1986-09)
Studio	Wave Studios, London, England
Genre	Industrial
Length	39:07
Label	K.422
Producer	Wiseblood
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
Nail (1985) Dirtdish (1986) Bedrock (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Dirtdish is the sole studio album by English-based industrial act Wiseblood. ^{[2] [3] [4]} It was released in 1986 by K.422/Some Bizzare. ^[5] It was re-released on CD in 1995 by Thirsty Ear. The CD release of Dirtdish is Some Bizzare #WISE 3CD.

Fear Factory covered "O-O (Where Evil Dwells)" on their album Obsolete .

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "if the album lacks a full load of explosive Foetus audio dynamite, it still packs enough ugliness and venom to corrupt a monastery." ^[5] Spin wrote that the album "allows Foetus the space to fully unfurl the thick, viscous wordchains he uses for lyrics." ^[6] Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "disappointing" and "not the full frontal assault one would hope to find." ^[7] CMJ New Music Report wrote that "the songs all build on heavy, intense tribal percussion overlaid with bits of whiney distorted guitar." ^[8]

Track listing

All songs by Clint Ruin & Roli Mosimann unless noted. ^[9]

1. "Prime Gonzola" – 5:35

2. "0-0 (Where Evil Dwells)" – 5:20

3. "Stumbo" – 7:40

4. "Someone Drowned In My Pool" (Ruin) – 7:37

5. "Godbrain" – 6:57

6. "The Fudge Punch" – 6:34

Extended CD track list

7. "Motorslug" – 9:37

8. "Stumbo (12" Version)" – 6:34

9. "Death Rape 2000" – 7:29

10. "Someone Drowned In My Pool (12" Version)" – 7:42 Thirsty Ear CD only

• "Motorslug" and "Death Rape 2000" comprised the "Motorslug" 12" single.
• "Stumbo (12" Version)" and "Someone Drowned In My Pool (12" Version)" comprised the "Stumbo" 12" single. Both are remixes of the album tracks.
• "0-0 (Where Evil Dwells)" is about murderer Ricky Kasso

Personnel

Wiseblood - performance, production

• Clint Ruin - all instruments, lead vocals, sleeve design (as J. G. Thirlwell)
• Roli Mosimann - all instruments
• Robert Quine - guitar (1, 4) ^[6]
• Hahn Rowe - bass guitar (1), violin (4), recording, mixing
• Phoebe Legere - piano (4)
• Norman Westberg - guitar (6)

Technical

• Craig Beaven - recording
• Steve Peck - mixing
• Warne Livesy - mixing
• Jack Adams - mastering

References

1. Ball, Jonathan. "Dirtdish". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
2. Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.
3. Eddy, Chuck (10 August 2011). Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism. Duke University Press. ISBN   978-0822350101 – via Google Books.
4. "Wiseblood | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. "Foetus". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
6. "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 10 June 1987 – via Google Books.
7. Thompson, Dave (2002). Alternative Rock . San Francisco, CA: Miller Freeman. p.  372. ISBN   0-87930-607-6. LCCN   00-58249. OCLC   1193377576 – via the Internet Archive.
8. "CMJ review of DIRTDISH". foetus.org.
9. Buckley, Peter (10 September 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.

External links

• Dirtdish at Discogs (list of releases)
• Dirtdish at foetus.org