Tactiq

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Tactiq
Society Burning - Tactiq.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
Recorded1995 (1995)–October 1996 (1996-10)
Genre Electro-industrial
Length58:12
Label Re-Constriction
Society Burning chronology
Entropy.Lingua
(1996)
Tactiq
(1997)
State of Decay
(2007)

Tactiq is the debut studio album of Society Burning, released on July 15, 1997 by Re-Constriction Records. [1] The secret song located on track sixty-nine is a cover of Adam Ants's "Stand and Deliver", which is a reworked version of what appeared on the Shut Up Kitty compilation. [2]

Contents

Reception

Sonic Boom praised the band for exploring new sounds, saying "by not choosing to remain stuck in a musical rut, the band has chosen to stride forth into new musical territory without forgetting their original musical roots." [3] Aiding & Abetting gave the album a more mixed review, criticizing the direction and writing as being inconsistent. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Society Burning, except "Stand and Deliver" by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni

No.TitleLength
1."Awaken"4:03
2."Dead Man"4:31
3."Less Than Zero"4:58
4."Waster"4:47
5."Tactiq"6:15
6."Immobilize Me"5:03
7."Human Waste"4:55
8."Michelle Ascends From Hell"5:11
9."Rot"4:08
10."Merciful Release"5:21
69."Stand and Deliver" (hidden track)5:08

Personnel

Adapted from the Tactiq liner notes. [5]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1997 Re-Constriction CDREC-036

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References

  1. "Society Burning: Tactiq > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. Jester (August 13, 1997). "Interview with Society Burning". Sonic Boom. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. Christian, Chris (September 1997). "Society Burning: Tactiq". Sonic Boom. 5 (8). Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. Worley, Jon (March 4, 1996). "Society Burning". Aiding & Abetting (79). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  5. Tactiq (booklet). Society Burning. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)