| Soak | ||||
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| Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2013 at Self Immolation Studios, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 52:30 | |||
| Label | Ectopic Ents | |||
| Producer | J. G. Thirlwell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.9/10) [1] |
Soak is the tenth studio album by Foetus, released on October 15, 2013, by Ectopic Ents. [2] It acts as the satellite album for the 2010 album Hide .
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Red and Black and Gray and White" | J. G. Thirlwell | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Pratheism" | J. G. Thirlwell | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Alabaster" | J. G. Thirlwell | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Warm Leatherette" | Daniel Miller | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Kamikaze" | J. G. Thirlwell | 6:16 |
| 6. | "Halloween/Turbulence" | John Carpenter/J. G. Thirlwell | 3:14 |
| 7. | "La Rua Madureira" | Nino Ferrer | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Danger Global Warming" (J. G. Thirlwell remix (Only on CD version)) | Hugh Cornwell | 5:40 |
| 9. | "Spat" | J. G. Thirlwell | 5:52 |
| 10. | "Cosmetics" (Secret Chiefs 3 remix) | J. G. Thirlwell | 8:17 |
| 11. | "Mesmerin" | J. G. Thirlwell | 3:45 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2013 | Ectopic Ents | CD | ECT ENTS 035 |
James George Thirlwell, also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for juxtaposing a variety of different musical styles.
Male is a live album by Foetus in Excelsis Corruptus Deluxe. It records the Foetus live performance of November 3, 1990 in Manhattan's famed CBGB nightclub. A film of this performance, also titled Male, was also released.
Flow is a Foetus album released in 2001. It is also seen as a return to form for Foetus. The album was remixed as Blow.
Love is a Foetus album released on CD by Ectopic Ents/Birdman Records in 2005. Initial copies include a DVD disc with additional content. It features a dramatic shift in tone and style compared to previous Foetus releases, being more atmospheric and emotional in tone.
Gash is a Foetus album released in 1995 by Sony/Columbia. Gash is the only Foetus album to appear on a major label and their most widely distributed, with releases in North America, Europe, and Japan. The album spent 10 weeks on the CMJ Radio Top 150, peaking at #48. Gash is Columbia Records #CK 66461.
Boil is a live album by Foetus released in 1996. Boil is culled from Foetus' Rednecropolis 96 European tour.
(not adam) is an EP by Foetus, released in 2004 by Ectopic Ents/Birdman. (not adam) was released as a teaser EP for the Love album.
Ectopia is an album from Steroid Maximus. It was released on May 28, 2002 by Ipecac Recordings.
Rife is a live album by Foetus Corruptus released in 1988. It is an official bootleg, initially released by J. G. Thirlwell with no record label credit. This album was released in three formats: a two-LP set on black vinyl, a two-LP picture disc set, and a CD. Rife is Self Immolation #RIFLE 1 and #RIFLEPIC 1 for the picture disc.
Dirtdish is an album by Wiseblood. It was released in 1986 by K.422/Some Bizzare. It was re-released on CD in 1995 by Thirsty Ear. The CD release of Dirtdish is Some Bizzare #WISE 3CD.
Negatron is the eighth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, released on November 21, 1995 through Hypnotic Records worldwide and Mausoleum Records in the US. It is the first studio album not to feature original singer Denis "Snake" Bélanger, who temporarily left the band in 1994, with bass player Eric Forrest assuming vocal duties for the recording. The album also features Foetus frontman JG Thirlwell as a guest vocalist on the final track "D.N.A. ".
Hide is an album by experimental artist Foetus, released on CD by Ectopic Ents on September 29, 2010. Initial copies included a 5″ x 5″ sticker of the front cover, signed by J. G. Thirlwell.
York is an album by The Foetus Symphony Orchestra featuring Lydia Lunch, released in 1997 by Thirsty Ear Recordings. Unlike Foetus' other albums, York is a wholly collaborative work. A "travelogue and exploration of DUMBO ", York features J. G. Thirlwell as composer and conductor for a group of notable New York City musicians. The musicians, almost all of whom had worked with Thirlwell before, were encouraged to freely improvise on their parts. Lydia Lunch, a regular Thirlwell collaborator, narrates the proceedings.
Blow is a Foetus remix album, released on September 18, 2001, through Thirsty Ear. European label nois-o-lution issued a 2LP version in November of the same year. Blow contains remixes from Foetus' Flow.
The Blue Eyes is a 2013 musical score by Australian composer J. G. Thirlwell for the film of the same name, written and directed by Eva Aridjis. Recorded in January 2011, the album was released on December 3, 2013, by Ectopic Ents. The score marks a musical departure for Thirlwell, exhibiting a more sombre tone compared to his previous soundtrack work for The Venture Bros.
Dinoflagellate Blooms is the fourth studio album that J. G. Thirlwell has issued under the pseudonym Manorexia. It was released on June 11, 2011 by Ectopic Ents. The Wire gave the record a glowing review, saying "it's a hugely satisfying record, representing half a decade of concentrated work but also a fine unity of purpose."
The Mesopelagic Waters is the third studio album that J. G. Thirlwell has issued under the pseudonym Manorexia. It was released on March 23, 2010 by Tzadik Records. It comprises music from the previous two Manorexia releases that has been arranged for strings, piano and percussion and re-recorded.
Limb is a Foetus compilation album, released on May 15, 2009 by Ectopic Ents. Limb collects out-of-print and previously unreleased instrumental tracks from the early days of Foetus. Limb is packaged with a DVD featuring Clément Tuffreau's NYC Foetus documentary about Thirlwell's life in New York, along with several live performances of Thirlwell's ensembles and commissioned music.
Stumbo is a song by Wiseblood, written by Roli Mosimann and J. G. Thirlwell. It was released as a single in November 1986 by K.422 and was included on the album Dirtdish.
Vein is a remix album Foetus, released on October 22, 2007 by Ectopic Ents. It contains remixes of songs from the studio album Love, including a b-side from the (not adam) EP.
