Loaded (Unit:187 album)

Loaded
Studio album by
Unit:187
ReleasedAugust 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)[1]
RecordedFebruary 1997 (1997-02)
Studio
Various
GenreIndustrial metal
Length64:48
Label21st Circuitry
Producer
Unit:187 chronology
Unit:187
(1995) 		Loaded
(1997) 		Stillborn
(1997)

Loaded is the second studio album by Unit:187, released on August 26, 1997 by 21st Circuitry. Writing for the album was completed in December 1996 but the material wasn't recorded until February of the following year.[2] In October 1997 CMJ New Music Monthly listed the album at number one on their "Dance Top 25" chart.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic awarded Loaded three out of five possible stars.[4] Aiding & Abetting commended the band for diversifying their sound, saying "change is good, and I think the pullback from the hardcore is the right one" and "there are still plenty of mean and loud moments, but now they have a context in which to work."[5] Sonic Boom credited the band's change in membership and choice of Strapping Young Lad frontman Devin Townsend as a producer with providing "rich compositional arrangement, appropriate use of guitars, and strong production qualities that make UNIT:187 sound like a brand new band."[6] Fabryka Music Magazine called Loaded "a successful trial of connecting metal riffs with modern electronics."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tod Law, John Morgan, Jed Simon and Byron Stroud, except "Planet Claire" by Henry Mancini, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson

No.TitleRemixer(s)Length
1."Loaded" 6:36
2."Dick" 5:20
3."Dead Dogs" 5:05
4."Nobody" 4:55
5."Traces" 6:03
6."Shape Shifter" 4:47
7."Rat Trap" 4:52
8."Planet Claire" (The B-52's cover) 3:04
9."Stillborn" 6:17
10."Dead Dogs" (Doggy Style Mix)Tensor6:30
11."Loaded" (Shockfuckee Mix)16volt4:36
12."Stillborn" (Second Coming Mix)Rhys Fulber6:43

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1997 CMJ New Music Monthly United States "Dance Top 25" 1 [3]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Loaded liner notes.[8]

Unit:187

Additional personnel

  • Stephen Caccilin (as Tensor) – remixing and engineering (10)
  • Rhys Fulber – remixing and engineering (12)
  • Sid Meconse (as Tensor) – remixing and engineering (10)
  • Eric Powell – remixing and engineering (11)

Production and design

  • John Fyssas – mastering, editing
  • Tim Oberthier – engineering, production (6)
  • Nickie Senger – design
  • Chris Sheldon – photography
  • Devin Townsend – engineering, production (1–4, 7–12)

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1997 21st Circuitry CD 21C.CD25
Germany Off Beat O-88, SPV 085-43592

References

  1. ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (1). Stereophile, Incorporated: 272. ISBN 9781575980652. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Christian, Chris (February 20, 1998). "Interview With UNIT:187". Sonic Boom. 6 (2). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Haslett, Tim (October 1997). "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly (50). CMJ Network, Inc.: 62. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Unit:187: Loaded > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Worley, Jon (June 23, 1997). "Unit:187: Loaded". Aiding & Abetting (137). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Unit:187: Loaded". Sonic Boom. 4 (8). Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Górnisiewicz, Katarzyna NINa (August 11, 2007). "Loaded – 21st Circuity Rec, 1997". Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia. Fabryka Music Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Loaded (booklet). Unit:187. San Francisco, California: 21st Circuitry. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)