ReINVENTION opERATION

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reINVENTION opERATION
ProGREX.iv - reINVENTION opERATION.jpg
Remix album by
proGREX.iv
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1997 (1997-02-18) [1]
Recorded1996 (1996)
Studio
Various
    • DAMn! Studios
    • Midimark Studio
    • (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length61:10
Label Full Contact
Producer

reINVENTION opERATION is a remix album by proGREX.iv, released on February 18, 1997, by Full Contact Records. [2] proGREX.iv is a collaborative project between Mick Hale and vMarkus from Crocodile Shop with George Sarah of THC that features contributions from anGee, Sarah Folkman of Geko, Jared Hendrickson of Chemlab and Mitsy Larkin.

Contents

Music

The album partially consists of tracks from Consenting Guinea Pig by T.H.C. [3] and The True Creator by D!v!s!on #9 [4] that have been remixed by the band. [5] [6] An edited version of the track "reINVENTiNG SLEEP" (electroBODYmixx) titled "reInventing sLeep" (electroBodyedit) appeared on Awake the Machines - On the Line Vol. 2 by Out of Line and Sub/Mission Records. [7]

Reception

The online magazine Sonic Boom had previously reviewed T.H.C.'s Consenting Guinea Pig and D!v!s!on #9's The True Creator , accusing the former for being "nothing altogether new or innovative" [8] and the latter's "bland bass and percussion" of transforming the album into a "common collection of insipidly derivative material." [9] Sonic Boom wrote a negative review for reINVENTION opERATION as well and said "in essence this eclectic collection of Drum'n'Bass, Trance, and other more experimental beat driven electronics, is no more than regurgitated music." [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."doesn'tMATTER" (noMIND mixx)Mitsy Larkin
5:00
2."reINVENTiON" (drum'N'BASSmixx)
  • Hale
  • vMarkus
3:56
3."needtoDESTROY" (somethingNUmixx) Sarah Folkman
  • Hale
  • vMarkus
5:11
4."pale BLUE decision" (dedi_CATEDmixx)anGEEHale5:27
5."reINVENTiNG SLEEP" (electroBODYmixx)Hale George Sarah 6:30
6."fallDOWN" (greenCONGRESSmixx) Sarah5:26
7."islam" (ironHORST/MiNGAmixx) 
  • Hale
  • vMarkus
3:01
8."need LOVE" (paleDECISIONmixx) Sarah5:53
9."truCREATORZ" (subGRAViTYmixx) 
  • Hale
  • vMarkus
4:20
10."every BODY" (plumbersCRACKmixx) Sarah7:13
11."twistedSKY" (chemBRAiNmixx) Hendrickson Hale9:13

Personnel

Adapted from the reINVENTION opERATION liner notes. [11]

proGREX.iv

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1997 Full Contact CD 9868-63251

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