| Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst | ||||
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| Released | January 19, 2007 | |||
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| Length | 73:32 | |||
| Label | Alfa Matrix | |||
| Producer | Gary Dassing | |||
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Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst is the eighth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on January 19, 2007 by Alfa Matrix. [1] [2]
Marc Tater of Chain D.L.K. awarded Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst four out of five stars and praised the album for "presenting the very own multi-layered and complex style Gary likes to create and is known for." [3] Release Magazine gave the album eight out of ten, called the band "the sound of things to come" and said "oscillations run wildly through aural fields littered with rich textures and arrpegiations which begin and end in chaotically irrational patterns." [4] I Die:You Die found the album to be a "mixed success", criticizing it's incoherence while saying "it's never boring certainly, and has some truly fantastic passages." [5] Industrial Reviews gave the album three stars out of five and praised the dense complexity of the writing but noted that the melodic verve that former member Dwayne Dassing brought to the band's compositions is missing from the album. [6] Terrorverlag commended the psychedelic and brutal composition structures and commented that the band rarely becomes dull. [7]
All tracks are written by Gary Dassing.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Once Upon a Time" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Outside the Pharmacies of Fairyland" | 10:52 |
| 3. | "Amigdula" | 14:16 |
| 4. | "Very Sudden Onset of Incoherence" | 10:59 |
| 5. | "Brute Force Uploading" | 5:45 |
| 6. | "Coming Apart Perfectly" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Felt So Good That I Cried" | 7:14 |
| 8. | "First Flower After the Flood" | 10:32 |
| 9. | "Commandments for the Molecular Age" | 6:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brute Force Uploading" (Intravascular Terror) | 10:08 |
| 2. | "Coming Apart Perfectly" (Psychoactive Cacti) | 13:54 |
| 3. | "Brief But Violent Illness" (Tripping Over the Bleeding Edge) | 13:12 |
| 4. | "Commandments for the Molecular Age" (Sacramental) | 8:34 |
| 5. | "Russian Roulette With a Research Chemical" (Waking to the Sound of a Blood Pressure Cuff) | 17:04 |
Adapted from the Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst liner notes. [8]
Mentallo & The Fixer
Additional performers
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Belgium | 2007 | Alfa Matrix | CD, DL | am1076cd |
| AM-2076-DCD | ||||
| 2014 | DL |
Mentallo and the Fixer is the project name used by Texan electro-industrial musicians Gary Dassing (Mentallo) and Dwayne Dassing from 1988 to 1999, and by Gary Dassing alone from 1999 to the present day. The band has several releases on the American record label, Metropolis Records. They are named after two Marvel Comics characters.
Out to Lunch is the debut studio album of Mainesthai, released in June 1994 by Zoth Ommog Records. It is a side project, along with Benestrophe, of Gary Dassing and Dwayne Dassing of Mentallo & the Fixer with vocalist Michael Greene.
Music from the Eather is the ninth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on October 26, 2012 by Alfa Matrix. The album was released as a two CD standard version and a limited edition box set containing an additional third CD, a sticker, a postcard and a poster.
No Rest for the Wicked is the debut studio album of Mentallo & The Fixer, released in 1992 by Simbiose Records.
Revelations 23 is the second studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released in February 1993 by Zoth Ommog Records.
Where Angels Fear to Tread is the third studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on May 16, 1994 by Zoth Ommog Records. It is considered a favorite of the band's critics and audience.
Continuum is a compilation album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on November 14, 1995 by Metropolis Records.
Burnt Beyond Recognition is the fourth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on June 10, 1997 by Metropolis Records.
...There's No Air to Breathe is a compilation album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on May 19, 1997 by Zoth Ommog Records. The album serves as a greatest hits collection for the band.
False Prophets is an EP by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on October 14, 1997 by Metropolis Records. It contains remixes of the tracks "False Prophets" and "Mother of Harlots", which previously appeared on the band's fourth studio album Burnt Beyond Recognition, as well as previously unreleased track titled "Deluge 2370 B.C.E."
Algorythum is the fifth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on February 16, 1999 by Metropolis Records. It was the band's first release without founding member Dwayne Dassing and was commemorated to his sister Danielle Dassing.
Love Is the Law is the sixth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on April 18, 2000 by Metropolis Records.
Return to Grimpen Ward is the remix album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on February 13, 2001 by Metropolis Records.
Commandments for the Molecular Age is an EP by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on May 30, 2006 by Alfa Matrix.
Vengeance Is Mine is the eighth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on July 10, 2001 by Metropolis Records.
A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered is the compilation album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on April 27, 2012 by Alfa Matrix.
Zothera is a compilation album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on September 26, 2014 by Alfa Matrix. The collection comprises remastered audio of the band's first two albums for Zoth Ommog, 1993's Revelations 23 and Where Angels Fear to Tread, packaged with a third disc featuring previously unreleased remixes and versions. A free bonus compilation of eighteen tracks is also included, titled Sounds From the Matrix 015, featuring previously unreleased songs from then forthcoming releases for Alfa Matrix.
Arrange the Molecule is the tenth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on October 13, 2017 by Alfa Matrix.
Auric Fires is the second studio album by Benestrophe, released in 1997 by Ras Dva Records.
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