Separator (album)

Separator
Studio album by
Scar Tissue
ReleasedAugust 13, 1996 (1996-08-13)[1]
GenreElectro-industrial
Length71:10
Label21st Circuitry
ProducerSteve Watkins
Scar Tissue chronology
Separator
(1996) 		TMOTD
(1997)

Separator is the debut studio album of Scar Tissue, released on August 13, 1996, by 21st Circuitry.[2] It contained mostly tracks recorded for the demo the band recorded previous to joining the label.[3] The band's former lead singer departed before recording sessions for the album began.[4]

Reception

Aiding & Abetting praised the band for creating effective emotional atmosphere, saying "years after the fact, Scar Tissue has created a perfect soundtrack for Bladerunner."[5] A critic at Last Sigh Magazine gave the album a mostly positive review, calling it "dark, threatening and heavily clad" and further saying that "there are many dark ominous sections within the releases here that flirt with a semi-lighter side of the electronic technology of sound."[6] Sonic Boom also commended the material and said "Scar Tissue is a band not content to be contained within the fragile shell of a single musical style, preferring to exhibit their musical skills across a menagerie of genres."[3] The album peaked at the twentieth position on CMJ's Dance Top 25.[7][8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Scar Tissue

No.TitleLength
1."Powerclone"3:10
2."Our Disease"5:25
3."Recline"3:31
4."Failure"5:31
5."Pain Pinched Features"3:59
6."Laundered"6:32
7."Cold"3:36
8."Asthmatic"1:28
9."Chatter"1:49
10."Splinterland"2:15
11."Tamheran"3:46
12."Gobstopper"3:13
13."Stance"6:15
14."Soil"4:12
15."Choking on Fate"5:43
16."Feeler"4:00
17."Our Disease" (16 Volt Remix)6:45

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1996 CMJ New Music Monthly United States "Dance Top 25" 20 [7][8]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Separator liner notes.[9]

Scar Tissue

  • Philip Caldwell – guitar
  • Steve Watkins – bass guitar, electronics, percussion, production, engineering, guitar (14), vocals (17)

Additional performers

  • Seann Vowell (Dofino) – vocals (2, 3, 7, 15), tape (16)
  • Alex Yang (as Theatre of Cruelty) – tape (16)

Production and design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1996 21st Circuitry CD 21C.17

References

  1. ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 230. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Scar Tissue: Separator > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Christian, Chris (January 1996). "Scar Tissue: Demo". Sonic Boom. 4. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Alexander, Kim Ann (June 4, 1997). "An Evening With Steve R Watkins & Phillip Caldwell of Scar Tissue". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Worley, Jon (August 12, 1996). "Scar Tissue: Separator". Aiding & Abetting (116). Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Alexander, Kim Ann (March 13, 1999). "Scar Tissue: Separator". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly (39). CMJ Network, Inc.: 50 November 1996. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly (40). CMJ Network, Inc.: 52 December 1996. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Separator (booklet). Scar Tissue. San Diego, California: 21st Circuitry. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)