LetDownCrush

LetDownCrush
Studio album by
16volt
ReleasedAugust 7, 1996 (1996-08-07)[1][2]
Recorded1996 (1996)
Studio
Various
Genre
Length40:17
LabelCargo/Re-Constriction
Producer
16volt chronology
Skin
(1994) 		LetDownCrush
(1996) 		The Remix Wars: Strike 3
(1997)
Singles from LetDownCrush
  1. "The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart"
    Released: July 23, 1996

LetDownCrush is the third studio album by 16volt, released on August 7, 1996, by Cargo and Re-Constriction Records.[3][4][5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Alternative Press[7]

AllMusic awarded LetDownCrush three out of five possible stars.[6] Aiding & Abetting gave the album a mixed review as well, calling LetDownCrush "diverse, and while obviously not a live-to-tape session, more immediate-sounding" and praised the songs for being "tight and vicious."[8] Alternative Press gave the album a positive review, saying "Hard beats dominate, and beefy guitar plays right into them, maximizing their power to make you wig."[7] Black Monday noted the band's artistic progression in combining the song structure of Skin with the electronics of Wisdom but criticized the metal influences.[9] Sonic Boom lauded Eric Powell's musical maturation and said "the best musical elements from all of his previous work appear like a trail of footprints down well trod path which ends at the edge of a precipice."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Swarm"Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell3:23
2."The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart"Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell3:28
3."A Cloth Like Gauze"Eric Powell4:03
4."Something Left"Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell4:00
5."The Cut Collector"Eric Powell3:52
6."Crush"Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell4:47
7."Breed"Eric Powell3:15
8."Two Wires Thin"Eric Powell4:00
9."Shameface"Eric Powell3:09
10."Carla's Tarantulas"Eric Powell5:59
2012 Remastered CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."We Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (Cypress Hill cover)Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Richard Todd Ray4:15

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1995 CMJ New Music Monthly United States "Dance" 16 [11]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the LetDownCrush liner notes.[12]

16volt

Addition performers

Production and design

  • Dave Friedlander – engineering, mixing (7, 9)
  • Bill Garcelon – engineering
  • Matt Gibson – engineering
  • Zlatko Hukic – engineering
  • Jon Irish – engineering, recording (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), mixing (4)
  • Rick McMillen – mastering
  • Esther Nevarez – engineering
  • Jeff "Critter" Newell – production, engineering, mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), recording (3, 7, 9)
  • Jordan Nogood – design
  • Ed Tinley – engineering

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1996 Cargo CD 72324 84506 27
Re-Constriction CS REC-022
2012 Metropolis CD, DL MET 774

References

  1. ^ "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. 36. CMJ Network, Inc.: 55 December 1996. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Winter 1996-1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 14. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Bush, John. "16 Volt > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "16 Volt: LetDownCrush". Option (72–76). Sonic Options Network: 71. 1997. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Christian, Chris (February 27, 1997). "Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt, La Luna, Portland". Sonic Boom. 5 (3). Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "16 Volt: LetDownCrush > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. ^ a b columnist (February 1997). "16 Volt: LetDownCrush". Alternative Press: 69.
  8. ^ "16 Volt: Letdowncrush". Aiding & Abetting (68). January 15, 1995. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  9. ^ Gair (1997). "16 Volt: LetdownCrush" (PDF). Black Monday (4): 2. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  10. ^ Christian, Chris (October 1996). "16 Volt: LetDownCrush". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly. 40 (7–12). CMJ Network, Inc.: 52 December 1996. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  12. ^ LetDownCrush (booklet). 16volt. San Diego, California: Cargo/Re-Constriction. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)