Satisfact (album)

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Satisfact
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Studio album by
Satisfact
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997 (1997-03-18)
Genre
Length34:03
Label K
Producer
Satisfact chronology
The Unwanted Sounds of Satisfact
(1996)		Satisfact
(1997)		The Third Meeting at the Third Counter
(1999)

Satisfact is the eponymous second studio album by American post-punk band Satisfact. Co-produced by John Goodmanson, it was released on March 18, 1997 through K Records. [1]

Post-punk is a broad type of rock music that emerged from the punk movement of the 1970s, in which artists departed from the simplicity and traditionalism of punk rock to adopt a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and diverse influences. Inspired by punk's energy and DIY ethic but determined to break from rock cliches, artists experimented with sources including electronic music and black styles like dub, funk, and disco; novel recording and production techniques; and ideas from art and politics, including critical theory, modernist art, cinema and literature. These communities produced independent record labels, visual art, multimedia performances and fanzines.

Satisfact

Satisfact is an American post-punk band formed in 1996 in Washington State, abridging the post-hardcore movement with the nascent post-punk revival of the 21st century. They created 3 full-length albums which were released on K Records and Up Records.

John Goodmanson is an American recording engineer and indie rock record producer. He is best known for producing multiple albums by Bikini Kill, Blonde Redhead, Death Cab for Cutie, Los Campesinos!, and Sleater-Kinney.

Contents

The album features a continuation of the band's trademark post-punk sound of "screechy guitar sounds, hypnotic keyboard effects, robotic rhythms and monotone vocals." [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic critic Mike DaRanco wrote "Suave, laid-back and borderline poppy (but not in the obnoxiously happy sort of way), Satisfact have the ability to accomplish all of this without coming close to boring the listener to death." DaRanco further stated: "They even manage to successfully incorporate a theremin on the track "Demonstration"—that alone is worth giving this record a good review." [2]

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Theremin electronic music instrument

The theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). It is named after its inventor, Léon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928.

Track listing

  1. "Misprint" – 3:01
  2. "Demonstration" – 2:39
  3. "How Things Work" – 3:05
  4. "Are You Gifted" – 3:16
  5. "Building Tall Buildings" – 2:02
  6. "Relay This" – 4:19
  7. "Perfect Sleeper" – 2:28
  8. "Moods For Moderns" – 1:36
  9. "Accent the Motion" – 2:43
  10. "Four Sided" – 8:00
  11. "Untitled" – 0:48

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes. [3]

Jeremiah Martin Green is a founding member and drummer of the indie rock band Modest Mouse from 1993 to March 2003, and again from July 2004 to present.

Steve Fisk American record producer

Steve Fisk is a Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. A veteran of bands including Pell Mell and Pigeonhed, Fisk has earned his greatest renown as a producer.

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References

  1. ↑ "Just Out". CMJ . 44: 55. April 1997.
  2. 1 2 3 DaRanco, Mike. "Satisfact – Satisfact". Allmusic . Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ Satisfact – Satisfact (1997) album lienr notes.
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