Unit:187 (album)

Unit:187
Studio album by Unit:187
Released	February 6, 1996 (1996-02-06) [1]
Studio	Various Yaletown Sound (Vancouver, BC) Red Stripe Studios (Vancouver, BC)
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	55:07
Label	21st Circuitry
Producer	Matteo Caratozzolo John Morgan
Unit:187 chronology
Unit:187 (1996) Loaded (1997)

Unit:187 is the debut studio album of Unit:187, released on February 6, 1996, by 21st Circuitry. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded Unit:187 three out of five possible stars. ^[3] Fabryka Music Magazine lauded the album's dynamic presentation of noise in using a fusion of guitar and drum driven aggression with trance like music. ^[4] Black Monday credited the album's diverse range of emotions and said the band explore the "heart of a grinding aural firehouse, obliterating most watered-down "industrial" that has been flooding the market as of late." ^[5]

Aiding & Abetting gave Unit:187 a mixed reception, noting that the band's misdirection in experimentation leaves the music feeling dull but credited the album for comprising "nicely experimental industrial stuff that doesn't mind mixing it up with the heaviest of elements." ^[6] Sonic Boom praised the band's inventive approach to speed metal, describing them as "what may be the first electronic thrash outfit," but criticized the tone of the lyrics as hindering to the depth of the music. ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tod Law, John Morgan and Ashley Scribner.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"F.O.A.D."	3:58
2.	"Burn"	4:30
3.	"Waiting for Jesus"	4:52
4.	"Lardass"	4:53
5.	"Pointless"	3:58
6.	"Crackhead"	5:13
7.	"Shitlist"	4:40
8.	"Lifosuction"	4:32
9.	"Agnostic"	4:44
10.	"Debauch"	9:27
11.	"Crackhead" (Tensor-Vision Remix)	4:19

Personnel

Adapted from the Unit:187 liner notes. ^[8]

Unit:187

• Tod Law  – lead vocals, cover art
• John Morgan  – electronics, programming, production
• Ashley Scribner  – guitar, sampler
• Byron Stroud  – bass (1, 5)

Production and design

• Matteo Caratozzolo – production, recording, mixing and editing (1, 2, 4–7, 9–11)
• John Fyssas – recording, mixing and editing (3, 8)
• Pierre Internoscia – cover art
• Sub.Tech – illustrations

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	21st Circuitry	CD	21C.CD12

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum . 9 (1). Stereophile, Incorporated: 272. ISBN   9781575980652 . Retrieved August 2, 2020.
2. Christian, Chris (July 5, 1996). "Interview With UNIT:187". Sonic Boom. 4 (9). Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
3. "Unit:187: Unit:187 > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
4. Draconina (August 11, 2007). "Unit 187 – 21st Circuity, 1996". Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia. Fabryka Music Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
5. Miles, Larry (1996). "Slave Unit: Slave Unit" (PDF). Black Monday (1): 4. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
6. Worley, Jon (April 8, 1996). "Unit:187: Unit:187". Aiding & Abetting (105). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
7. Christian, Chris (August 1996). "Unit:187: Unit:187". Sonic Boom. 4 (8). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
8. Unit:187 (booklet). Unit:187. San Francisco, California: 21st Circuitry. 1995.

External links

• Unit:187 at Discogs (list of releases)