PCP Torpedo

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PCP Torpedo
PCPTorpedo.jpg
EP by
Released1998
Genre Grindcore
Length6:23
Label Hydra Head
Agoraphobic Nosebleed chronology
Honky Reduction
(1998)
PCP Torpedo
(1998)
Split with Gob
(1998)

PCP Torpedo is a 6" vinyl EP by American grindcore band Agoraphobic Nosebleed. It was released in 1998 on Hydra Head Records. PCP Torpedo was pressed on assorted colours, including black, black/red mixed, red, and orange/red mixed. The opening sample on "Thanksgiving Day" is Richard Pryor as Zeke Brown in the film Blue Collar .

Grindcore is an extreme fusion genre of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s, drawing inspiration from abrasive-sounding musical styles, such as: thrashcore, crust punk, hardcore punk, extreme metal, and industrial. Grindcore is characterized by a noise-filled sound that uses heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, grinding overdriven bass, high speed tempo, blast beats, and vocals which consist of growls and high-pitched shrieks. Early groups like Napalm Death are credited with laying the groundwork for the style. It is most prevalent today in North America and Europe, with popular contributors such as Brutal Truth and Nasum. Lyrical themes range from a primary focus on social and political concerns, to gory subject matter and black humor.

Agoraphobic Nosebleed is a grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often over the years, with guitarist and drum programmer Scott Hull being the only continuous member. The current line-up includes vocalist Jay Randall, and Richard Johnson of Enemy Soil and Drugs of Faith, along with John Jarvis of Pig Destroyer and Fulgora on bass guitar. Agoraphobic Nosebleed is one of the most well-known drum-machine grindcore bands, and has influenced many drum-machine grindcore bands.

Hydra Head Records is an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993. It has another imprint, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specializes in experimental and noise music.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Thanksgiving Day"1:07
2."The Man from Famine"0:21
3."Crash Course to Maximum Nowhere"0:30
4."PCP Torpedo"0:09
5."Information Super Lost Highway"0:23
6."Thinning the Heard"0:58
7."Clorox Bong (Identity Picnic)"0:22
8."Latin Thrift Cave"0:28
9."Doubled Over"0:46
10."Strong Stench of Balance"1:16

PCP Torpedo/ANbRx reissue

PCP Torpedo/ANbRx
PCP TorpedoANbRX album cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Released2006
Recorded1998–2006
Genre Grindcore
Length75:07
Label Hydra Head
Producer Scott Hull, James Randall
Agoraphobic Nosebleed chronology
Bestial Machinery (Discography Volume 1)
(2005)
PCP Torpedo/ANbRx
(2006)
Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Kill the Client
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Exclaim! mixed [2]
PopMatters 7/10 [3]
Stylus Magazine B− [4]

PCP Torpedo/ANbRx is a 2-CD set that contains the re-release of the out of print PCP Torpedo 6". The second disc, ANbRx, consists of remixes of songs from PCP Torpedo. Among notable contributors are Merzbow, Vidna Obmana, James Plotkin and Justin Broadrick.

Merzbow Japanese noise project

Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita. Merzbow is best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists.

Vidna Obmana is a pseudonym used by Belgian composer and ambient musician Dirk Serries. The name Vidna Obmana, a phrase in Serbian, literally translates to "optical illusion" and was chosen by Serries because he felt it accurately described the music. Serries created music under the Vidna Obmana pseudonym from 1984 until 2007, when he official retired the name. Most of his current work is released under the Fear Falls Burning pseudonym.

James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer known for his role in bands such as Khanate and OLD but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands. He has played guitar for Phantomsmasher and Scorn and continues to remix tracks for bands such as KK Null, Nadja, Sunn O))), ISIS, Pelican and Earth. He works in the genres of grindcore, industrial metal, noise music, drone metal, dark ambient, digital hardcore and post-metal.

Much like the Altered States of America album, both discs contain hidden tracks: "Azido Phencyclidine Electrophoresis" on disc one and "Submachine Drum (Agoraphonic Nosecandy mix)" on disc two, both of which are accessible by rewinding the first track.

<i>Altered States of America</i> 2003 studio album by Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Altered States of America is a 100-song 3" mini CD and the third studio album released by grindcore band Agoraphobic Nosebleed. The album's songs cover a variety of topics, with many referring to violence and drug use. There also several noise-based and experimental songs. Several songs consist solely of a vocal delivery of the title on top of noise, such as "The Tokyo Subway Gassing" and "The Star of David". The album is divided into several movements, some of which are titled. "Wonder Drug Wonderland", which is credited as track 00, can be found on the CD by holding rewind at the start of track 1. It is the first song on the LP. The cover art was created by Gaither.

The pregap on a Red Book audio CD is the portion of the audio track that precedes "index 01" for a given track in the table of contents (TOC). The pregap is typically two seconds long and usually, but not always, contains silence. Popular uses for having the pregap contain audio are live CDs, track interludes, and hidden songs in the pregap of the first track.

Track listing

PCP Torpedo
No.TitleLength
0."Azido Phencyclidine Electrophoresis"10:48
1."Thanksgiving Day"1:08
2."The Man from Famine"0:22
3."Crash Course to Maximum Nowhere"0:30
4."PCP Torpedo"0:09
5."Information Super Lost Highway"0:23
6."Thinning the Herd"1:03
7."Clorox Bong (Identity Picnic)"0:20
8."Latin Thrift Cave"0:28
9."Doubled Over"0:45
10."Strong Stench of Balance"1:17
Total length:17:13
ANbRx
No.TitleRemixerLength
0."Agoraphonic Nosecandy Mix"Submachine Drum4:09
1."Three Ring Inferno" Vidna Obmana 4:22
2."Agoranopticon Xanophobic mix"Dev/Null & Xanopticon4:25
3."Phantomsmasher mix" James Plotkin 1:45
4."Thanksgiving Day (Creed Are Twats & Nickleback Look Like Michael Bolton mix)"Speedranch2:13
5."Agorzbow Merzbleed mix" Merzbow 2:08
6."Decimated Spleencrawler mix"Jansky Noise1:29
7."Doubled Over (Throwing Up Blood mix)"AUEK1:03
8."Flesh of Jesu mix" Justin Broadrick 6:38
9."Smoke Hard Drugz mix"Drokz & Tails4:39
10."Harder Drugs Faster mix"Drokz4:04
11."Apocalypse Nosebleed mix"Hellz Army3:56
12."Interchangeable Antichrist mix"Substance Abuse4:58
13."Bloodlusted mix"Substance Abuse4:04
14."PCP Power Trip mix"Submachine Drum8:01
Total length:57:54

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