Thaw (Foetus album)

Thaw
Studio album by Foetus Interruptus
Released	September 1988
Recorded	December 1987 (1987-12)–March 1988 (1988-03) at BC Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Industrial
Length	39:34
Label	Self Immolation/Some Bizzare
Producer	J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
Stinkfist (1987) Thaw (1988) Rife (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	[2]
Sounds	[3]

Thaw is the fourth studio album by Foetus Interruptus, released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in September 1988 and also released on Some Bizzare 1995, by Thirsty Ear. The track "English Faggot/Nothin Man" was inspired by a harassing message Thirlwell received on his answering machine.

Track listing

All tracks are written by J. G. Thirlwell.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Hide It Provide It"	4:29
2.	"Asbestos"	5:01
3.	"Fin"	0:37
4.	"English Faggot/Nothin Man"	3:38
5.	"Hauss-on-Fah"	5:56
6.	"Fratricide Pastorale"	1:59
7.	"The Dipsomaniac Kiss"	4:12
8.	"Barbedwire Tumbleweed"	3:25
9.	"¡Chingada!" (in Spanish, translation here)	3:16
10.	"A Prayer for My Death"	7:01

Personnel

• Martin Bisi  – engineering
• J. G. Thirlwell (also credited as Clint Ruin) – instruments, arrangements, production, illustrations

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart [4]	3

References

1. Harper, Jim. "Thaw". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
2. Swift, David (24 September 1988). "Foetus Interruptus: Thaw". NME . Retrieved 24 February 2013.
3. King, Sam (14 April 1990). "Foetus Interruptus: Thaw". Sounds . Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
4. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

External links

• Thaw at Discogs (list of releases)
• Thaw at foetus.org