| Undertow | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May – June 1988 | |||
| Studio | BC Studio (Brooklyn, NY) | |||
| Genre | Noise rock, math rock | |||
| Length | 41:11 | |||
| Label | Enemy | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Undertow is the second album by Blind Idiot God, released in 1989 through Enemy Records. [2]
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Spex | Germany | Albums of the Year [3] | 1988 | 30 |
All music is composed by Andy Hawkins, except "Alice in My Fantasies" by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel and "Purged Specimen" by John Zorn.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sawtooth" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Clockwork Dub" | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Atomic Whip" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Watch Yer Step" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Drowning" | 6:04 |
| 6. | "Major Key Dub" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Alice in My Fantasies" (Funkadelic cover) | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Rollercoaster" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Dubbing in the Sinai" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Wailing Wall" | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Purged Specimen" | 1:53 |
Adapted from the Undertow liner notes. [4]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1988 | Enemy | CD, LP | EMY 107 |
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