| Obsess | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1994 [1] |
| Studio | PsychoWhoreRoom |
| Genre | Industrial rock |
| Label | Perception Rek |
| Producer | Chad Bishop |
| Singles from Obsess | |
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| Alternative cover | |
 1995 reissue | |
Obsess is the debut studio album of Insight 23,released on November 1,1994 by Fifth Colvmn Records. [2] [3] The album was re-released on May 23,1995 by Fifth Colvmn Records with an expanded track listing.
The reissue of Obsess is a multimedia CD-ROM that can be accessed using a computer and plays as white noise on some CD players. The song "Disease" was released on the 1997 various artist compilations Digital Wings 1 [4] and Industrial War:The Agony and the Ecstasy of Industrial Music . [5]
Option commended and Obsess said that Insight 23 "represent the new school of electro-rock" [6] Sonic Boom agreed with the comparison for the "Insight 23 has definitely gone out of its way to create a sound almost totally devoid on influences or comparisons" and credited them with being "one of the seemingly few bands who can mix guitars and electronics together and not end up with the guitars washing out all the technology used to create the music." [7]
All lyrics are written by Blayne Alexander; all music is composed by John Whatley.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Hurt Hate Lies" | |
| 2. | "Disease" | |
| 3. | "Dying in the Alley" | |
| 4. | "Two More Reasons" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If..." | |
| 2. | "Unforgiven" | |
| 3. | "Disease" (Rave Disaster Mix) | |
| 4. | "Obsess" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Promise" | 0:28 |
| 2. | "Disease" | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Dying in the Alley" | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Two More Reasons" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Backwash" | 5:35 |
| 6. | "If..." | 1:12 |
| 7. | "Unforgiven" | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Hurt Hate Lies" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Thinner" | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Digital Blood" | 7:13 |
| 11. | "Obsess" | 3:47 |
Adapted from the Obsess liner notes. [8] [9]
Insight 23
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1994 | Perception Rek | CS | PRDM 02 |
| 1995 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | 9868-63191 |
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