Mythmaker

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Mythmaker
Studio album by Skinny Puppy
Released	January 29, 2007 January 30, 2007 January 30, 2007 February 21, 2007
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Industrial IDM
Length	48:56
Label	Synthetic Symphony
Producer	Mark Walk Scaremeister Ken Marshall
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link somethingFM (96/100) link Metal Hammer
Skinny Puppy chronology
The Greater Wrong of the Right (2004) Mythmaker (2007)

Mythmaker is the latest album by the industrial group Skinny Puppy. It was released on January 29, 2007, in Europe and on January 30, 2007, in North America. The album and individual songs were available for purchase via download from Napster as of January 27, 2007. The album peaked at #50 on Amazon.com and #200 on the Billboard 200 during the early stages of the album's official release.

[edit] Track listing

1. "magnifishit" – 4:31
2. "daL" – 4:45
3. "haZe" – 5:28
4. "pedafly" – 5:37
5. "jaHer" – 5:14
6. "politikiL" – 4:22
7. "lestiduZ" – 4:11
8. "pasturN" – 3:48
9. "ambiantz" – 4:27
10. "ugLi" – 6:33
11. "Politikil (Extended Mix)" – 5:58 *
12. "Optimissed (The Humble Brothers Remix)" – 4:30 *
13. "Pedafly (Husky Remix)" – 7:37 *

(*) Included on the vinyl and iTunes release.

[edit] Personnel

• Ogre - vocals
• cEvin Key - synthesizers, electronics, percussion
• Mark Walk - synthesizers, guitar, electronics

[edit] Additional personnel

• Otto von Schirach: sound design (7)
• Dre "Databomb" Robinson: percussion (2, 10)
• Ken "Hiwatt" Marshall: synthesizers, electronics (5, 6, 8)
• Saki Kaskas: acoustic guitar (5), guitar (12)
• Traz Damji: piano, synth (5, 12)

[edit] Notes

Mythmaker marks the third occasion on which a Skinny Puppy album cover was created by an artist other than long-time collaborator Steven R. Gilmore (though he continues to do the sleeve design and layout). The cover is an altered version of a painting by Manuel Ocampo entitled "Why I Hate Europeans".

[edit] Tour

The "Mythrus Tour", the title of the Skinny Puppy tour in support of Mythmaker, is currently underway in North America, with a European segment to follow. The live band consists of Ogre (vocals and theatrics), Key (keyboards and electronics), and Justin Bennett (percussion). "Mythrus" is word play on the phrases "Myth R Us" and "Myth R U.S.", where "R" is pronounced as the word "are", in the same way it is used by the American toy store chain Toys "Я" Us.