Retrofit EP

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Retrofit EP
Spahn Ranch - Retrofit EP.jpg
EP of remixes by
ReleasedMarch 3, 1998 (1998-03-03) [1] [2]
Genre Industrial
Length24:36
Label Cleopatra
Spahn Ranch chronology
Architecture
(1997)
Retrofit EP
(1998)
Beat Noir
(1998)
Alternative cover
Spahn Ranch - Retrofit EP (CD).jpg
CD cover

Retrofit EP is the fifth EP by Spahn Ranch, released on March 3, 1998 by Cleopatra Records. [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting commended Retrofit EP for packaging remixes that sound different from their original source. [5] AllMusic critic Mike Pfeiffer gave the gave two and a half out of five stars and said "it's arguably Spahn Ranch's most dance-oriented effort yet." [4] Sonic Boom called the album "a fine collection of Trance, Dub, Drum'n'Bass, and Jungle mixes of classic Spahn Ranch tunes." [6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Athan Maroulis

Side one
No.TitleMusicRemixer(s)Length
1."U Tell Em U" (Matt's Righteous Mix)
Matt Green 5:27
2."In the Aftermath" (Astralasia Mix)Astralasia6:34
Side two
No.TitleMusicRemixer(s)Length
1."In the Aftermath" (LCD Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
LCD7:31
2."Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys" (David Harrow Mix) (The Equals cover) Eddy Grant David Harrow 5:04
CD track listing
No.TitleMusicRemixer(s)Length
1."In the Aftermath" (Astralasia Mix)Astralasia6:34
2."Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys" (David Harrow Mix) (The Equals cover) Eddy Grant David Harrow 5:04
3."U Tell Em U" (Matt's Righteous Mix)
Matt Green 5:27
4."In the Aftermath" (LCD Mix)Matt Green, Athan MaroulisLCD7:31
5."Monochrome" (JLAB Eugenics Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
Athan Maroulis, Judson Leach3:49
6."Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys" (Transmutator Mix)Grant Transmutator 4:01
7."Monochrome" (Databomb Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
Databomb4:34
8."Incubate" (Play Music Mix)Green Matt Green 4:06
9."Architecture in Dub" (I. Scarpa II. Fuller III. Wright)Green Matt Green 13:46
10."In the Aftermath" (Earthshock Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
Earthshock5:57

Personnel

Adapted from the Retrofit EP liner notes. [7]

Spahn Ranch

Additional performers

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1998 Cleopatra LP
CDCLP 0195
Germany Out of Line/Sub/MissionOUT 019, cd WHIP038

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