Five in Japan

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Five in Japan
Swamp Terrorists - Five in Japan.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 1997 (1997-07-18)
RecordedNovember 1996 (1996-11)
Genre Industrial
Length55:37
Label Sub/Mission/Metropolis
Swamp Terrorists chronology
Wreck
(1996)
Five in Japan
(1997)
Rare & Unreleased
(1999)

Five in Japan is a live album by Swamp Terrorists, released on July 18, 1997 by Sub/Mission and Metropolis Records. [1]

Contents

Reception

Sonic Boom praised the production of Five in Japan and claimed "overall, the Swampies do an excellent job of sounding very tight live." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Antener and Ane Hebeisen, except "Dicksmoker" by Teho Teardo and "Hardly Wait" by PJ Harvey

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"4:04
2."Wreck" (Meathead cover)4:59
3."Dicksmoker"4:10
4."P.T.S.D."4:32
5."Comeback"3:26
6."Braintrash"4:23
7."Right Here"3:52
8."Get O."4:33
9."Scodrom"4:41
10."Hardly Wait" (PJ Harvey cover)3:58
11."Dive-Right Jab"4:13
12."Pale Torment"3:56
13."Cynic Forage"4:50

Personnel

Adapted from the Five in Japan liner notes. [3]

Swamp Terrorists

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
1997ItalySub/MissionCDWHIP026
United States Metropolis MET 049

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References

  1. "Swamp Terrorists: Five in Japan > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. Christian, Swamp Terrorists (September 1997). "Numb: Five in Japan". Sonic Boom. 5 (8). Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. Five in Japan (booklet). Swamp Terrorists. Hamburg, Germany/Firenze, Italy: Sub/Mission/Metropolis. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)