Exercise in Tension

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Exercise in Tension
Dessau - Exercise in Tension.jpg
Studio album by
Dessau
Released1989 (1989)
Recorded1988 (1988) – 1989 (1989)
Studio
  • Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Treasure Isle (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre Industrial rock
Length31:06
Label Carlyle
Producer
Dessau chronology
Happy Mood
(1986)		Exercise in Tension
(1989)		 Details Sketchy
(1995)
Singles from LetDownCrush
  1. "Isolation"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Beijing"/"Europe Light"
    Released: 1990

Exercise in Tension is the debut studio album of Dessau, released in 1989 by Carlyle Records. [1] [2]

Contents

Music

The track "Europe Light" was originally released on the Happy Mood EP and was then provided to the 1989 Music View – Radio's Alternative Talk Show No. 59 & #60 compilation by Joseph Fox Communications, Inc. [3] The song was also remixed and released as additional material on the compact disc version and the following year as a single with "Beijing" on August 3, 1990. [4] The band's cover of Joy Division's "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] "Isolation" and the track "Beijing", from the CD edition of the album, became a minor hits for the band. [10] [11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic awarded Exercise in Tension a rating of three out of five stars. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Elliott, Barry Nelson and Mike Orr, except "Isolation" by Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Never Change"4:52
2."No Way"3:32
3."Move Seoul"3:21
4."Principal Tension"3:18
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."More Than Mad"3:55
2."Europe Light"3:24
3."Shovel"3:41
4."Isolation" (Joy Division cover)5:03
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Crowfest"5:57
10."Imperial Hotel" (Remix)6:08
11."Beijing (Dessau song)"5:52
12."Europe Light" (Remix)6:54

Personnel

Adapted from the Exercise in Tension liner notes. [12]

Dessau

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1989CarlyleCD, CS, LP CR-6689
NetherlandsCD, CSCAR-269516
GermanyCD, LP

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dessau: Exercise in Tension > Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dessau: Details Sketchy". Option . 24–29. Sonic Options Network: 108. 1989. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Radio's Alternative Talk Show #59 & #60 (sleeve). Various Artists. New York City: Joseph Fox Communications, Inc. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Dessau: Beijing > Overview". AllMusic . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ DJ Hypno5 (August 26, 2015). "Isolation – Dessau: Revisit Industrial Classic From 1988". Hypno5ive . Retrieved September 6, 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Jourgensen, Al (September 8, 2015). Production Credits. Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen. Hachette Books. p. 283. ISBN   9780306824647 . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ C'Est La Silenz Qui Fait La Musique... (booklet). Various Artists. Germany: SilenZ Records. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ CDPRO Vol #13 (June 1996) (booklet). Various Artists. Mississauga, Ontario: EMI Music Canada. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Dessau: Legends of Rock: Down & Dirty > Review". AllMusic . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ A. Gordon, Rev. Keith. "Dessau > Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ Pfanenstiel, Bart; Schock, David (1998). "Artists: Dessau". WTII Records . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ Exercise in Tension (booklet). Dessau. Nashville, Tennessee: Carlyle Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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