Loopflesh/Fleshloop

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"We covered 'Like Rats' from Streetcleaner, an album that everyone in Loop was hugely into. That was fun to do–like I said, I never saw Godflesh as a metal band and that comes across in our cover, I think. Just a great song." [6]

Regarding the song that Godflesh chose to cover, Broadrick said:

"'Straight to Your Heart' was the first Loop track I think I ever heard. I remember hearing it with Ben on a Peel session and we were both just like 'holy fuck!' So when it came time to choosing a song to cover, it had to be that one." [6]

After Loop's dissolution in 1991, Hampson became a regular contributor to Godflesh, appearing on Cold World and half of the songs on the band's second album, Pure . In 2014, the two bands reunited and conducted a brief tour together. [6]

Track listing

Loopflesh/Fleshloop
Cover B of Loopflesh - Fleshloop.jpg
EP (split)by
ReleasedMay 1991
Genre
Length14:13
Label Clawfist
Producer
Godflesh chronology
Streetcleaner
(1989)
Loopflesh/Fleshloop
(1991)
Slavestate
(1991)
Loop chronology
A Gilded Eternity
(1990)
Loopflesh/Fleshloop
(1991)
Wolf Flow (The John Peel Sessions (1987–90))
(1991)
Side A (Loopflesh)
No.TitleLength
1."Like Rats" (Written by Godflesh, performed by Loop)6:30
Side B (Fleshloop)
No.TitleLength
1."Straight to Your Heart" (Written by Loop, performed by Godflesh)7:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [7]

Godflesh

Loop

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