EX (Ipecac Loop album)

eX
Studio album by Ipecac Loop
Released	August 29, 1995 (1995-08-29) [1] [2]
Studio	REP Studios (Ithaca, New York)
Genre	Electronic ambient
Length	47:55
Label	Fifth Colvmn
Producer	Cameron Lewis
Alternative cover
1998 remaster

eX is the debut studio album by Ipecac Loop, released on August 29, 1995 by Fifth Colvmn Records. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Music

Compositions from eX, namely "Backbreaker" and "Clusterfuck", were released on the Forced Cranial Removal, Mind/Body Compilation Volume 2 and The Best of Mind/Body: Electro-Industrial Music From the Internet compilations by Fifth Colvmn and Atomic Novelties. ^[6] Later "Backbreaker" and "Music Box" were later released on Mind/Body Compilation Volume 3 by Atomic Novelties and DIY Productions ^[7] and Amduscias by Zenflesh, released respectively in 1996 and 1998. ^[8]

Reception

Sonic Boom said "focusing on a minimalistic approach to sound construction Ipecac Loop provides access to realm where a lack aural depth doesn't deter from the overall quality of the music" and "percolating trickles of ambience drip from extreme heights into a swirling pool of radiance sound." ^[9]

Track listing

All music is composed by Cameron Lewis.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ipecac (All of It)"	2:03
2.	"Clusterfuck"	4:51
3.	"Again and Again"	4:38
4.	"Blinded"	2:09
5.	"Out of My Spine"	4:54
6.	"Backbreaker"	6:36
7.	"Mountains and Fleas"	2:24
8.	"Vacuum"	7:33
9.	"Music Box"	1:04
10.	"Blur"	6:51
11.	"Repress"	5:00

Personnel

Adapted from the eX liner notes. ^[10]

Ipecac Loop

• Cameron Lewis – instruments, production, engineering, mixing, design

Production and design

• Andre Knecht – mastering
• Adrian Mulvaney – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Fifth Colvmn	CD	9868-63196
	1998	Forced Evolution		FEM-001

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Winter 1996-1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 218. ISBN   9781575980386 . Retrieved September 4, 2020.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 127. ISBN   9781575980782 . Retrieved September 4, 2020.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Ipecac Loop". AllMusic . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
4. "Ipecac Loop: eX > Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved September 4, 2020.
5. "Ipecac Loop: eX". Option . 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 3. 1995. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
6. Dean Miles, Larry (1996). "Various Artists: Forced Cranial Removal" (PDF). Black Monday (1): 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
7. Christian, Chris (December 1, 1996). "Various Artists: Mind/Body Volume 3". Sonic Boom. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
8. Christian, Chris (October 1998). "Various Artists: Amduscias". Sonic Boom. 6 (7). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
9. Christian, Chris (September 1995). "Ipecac Loop: eX". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
10. eX (booklet). Cameron Lewis. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records/Original Artists Group. 1995.

External links

• eX at Discogs (list of releases)
• eX at Bandcamp
• eX at iTunes