Gashed Senses & Crossfire

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Gashed Senses & Crossfire
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Studio album by
Front Line Assembly
ReleasedApril 1, 1989 (1989-04-01) [1]
RecordedVancouver Studios, Ltd. Vision
Genre Electro-industrial [2]
Length44:43
Label Third Mind, Wax Trax!, Roadrunner
Producer Bill Leeb, Michael Balch
Front Line Assembly chronology
Convergence
(1988)		Gashed Senses & Crossfire
(1989)		 Live
(1989)
Singles from Gashed Senses & Crossfire
  1. "Digital Tension Dementia"
    Released: November 1988
  2. "No Limit (Damaged Goods Remix)"
    Released: August 5, 1989

Gashed Senses & Crossfire is the fourth full-length studio album by Canadian industrial artist Front Line Assembly. The song "Shutdown" features a clip of dialogue taken from the beginning of the 1987 film Hamburger Hill .

Contents

Release

In October 2019, Canadian label Artoffact started a crowdfunding campaign in order to obtain the album licenses and to re-release the album on vinyl on May 4, 2020. [3] [4]

Singles

"Digital Tension Dementia"

  1. "Digital Tension Dementia" (7:15)
  2. "Vexation" (8:23)
  3. "Big Money (Remix)" (4:15)

"Digital Tension Dementia" is the first single by Front Line Assembly and the first single taken from Gashed Senses & Crossfire. The single was released in November 1988 on Third Mind in the United Kingdom and Belgium and in the United States via Wax Trax! Records. It was their first Billboard chart appearance in the U.S.

"No Limit (Damaged Goods Remix)"

  1. "No Limit (Damaged Goods Remix)" (7:38)
  2. "Lethal Compound (Harmful If Swallowed Mix)" (11:08)
  3. "No Limit (Spontaneous Combustion Mix)" (5:27)

"No Limit" is the second single from the album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Melody Maker Favorable [5]
New Musical Express 5/10 [6]
Rear GardeFavorable [7]
Santa Sangre MagazineFavorable [8]
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Suburban VoiceFavorable [10]

Billboard listed "Digital Tension Dementia" in its single reviews in the recommended section, which signifies "records with potential for significant chart action". [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Leeb and Michael Balch

No.TitleLength
1."No Limit"4:53
2."Antisocial"4:41
3."Hypocrisy"3:48
4."Shutdown"5:24
5."Prayer"3:29
6."Digital Tension Dementia"4:46
7."Big Money"4:15
8."Bloodsport"5:55
9."Foolsgame"3:36
10."Sedation"3:56

Personnel

Front Line Assembly

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Chart positions

Digital Tension Dementia

Chart (1988)Peak position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 45

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References

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  2. 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. Front Line Assembly: Gashed Senses & Crossfire > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ Carlsson, Johan (October 29, 2019). "Do you love Front Line Assembly and have $325 to spare?". Release Magazine. Gothenburg: Release Musik & Media. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (October 28, 2019). "Front Line Assembly announces new box set collecting iconic albums". ReGen Magazine. Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ Smith, Mat. "Front Line Assembly - Gashed Senses & Crossfire". Melody Maker . London: IPC Media.
  6. ↑ Fadele, Dele (May 27, 1989). "Long Play: Front Line Assembly — Gashed Senses & Crossfire (Third Mind)". New Musical Express . London: IPC Limited. p. 37. ISSN   0028-6362. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024– via Flickr.
  7. ↑ Bedi, Paul (August 1989). "Front Line Assembly, Gashed Senses and Crossfire". Rear Garde. No. 35. Montreal: Squishy Music. p. 20. ISSN   1185-1937. OCLC   1081144492 . Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ Marks, Peter (April 6, 2014). "Front Line Assembly - Gashed Senses & Crossfire". Santa Sangre Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ Scott, Danny (1992). "Front Line Assembly: Gashed Senses & Crossfire" (JPG). Select . London: Emap International Limited. p. 95. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ Quint, Al (1989). "Frontline Assembly - Gashed Senses and Crossfire". Suburban Voice. No. 28. Lynn, Massachusetts. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Single Reviews". Billboard . Vol. 101, no. 12. New York: Billboard Publications. March 25, 1989. p. 69. ISSN   0006-2510. OCLC   4086332.
  12. ↑ "Hot Dance Music Club Play". Billboard . Vol. 101, no. 16. New York: Billboard Publications. April 22, 1989. p. 28. ISSN   0006-2510. OCLC   4086332.
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