Fixate (EP)

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Fixate
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Released1993 (1993)
Studio
Genre Electro-industrial
Length35:42
Label KK
Producer
Numb chronology
Christmeister
(1989)
Fixate
(1993)
Death on the Installment Plan
(1993)

Fixate is an EP by Numb, released in 1993 by KK Records. [1] The EP contains a different version of "Ratblast" performed at double tempo, which normally how the band performed the song live. "Headcrash (Skullcrusher)" is Don Gordon's personal favorite track on the release. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don Gordon and Conan Hunter, except "Frantic" by Blair Dobson and David Hall.

No.TitleLength
1."Right (Amphetamine Psychosis)"4:35
2."Right (Santa Sangre)"4:43
3."La Neante"3:54
4."Ratblast" (Live in Rotterdam)6:22
5."Frantic" (Live in Rome)3:29
6."Painless" (Live in Copenhagen)3:22
7."Curse" (Metastasizing Dub)5:41
8."Headcrash (Skullcrusher)"3:36

Personnel

Adapted from the Fixate liner notes. [3]

Numb

Additional musicians

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Belgium1993KK CD KK 094

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References

  1. "Numb: Fixate > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. Christian, Chris (March 12, 1996). "Interview with Don Gordon of Numb conducted by Ashley Serotta & Randolph Williams of GoDaM! Governed by Electronics WMFO 91.5 FM Boston". Sonic Boom. 4 (6). Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. Fixate (booklet). Numb. Zwijndrecht, Belgium: KK Records. 1993.CS1 maint: others (link)