Outside the Gate
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| Outside the Gate | |||||
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| Studio album by Killing Joke | |||||
| Released | June 1988 | ||||
| Recorded | July-August 1987, The Whitehouse | ||||
| Genre | Post-punk | ||||
| Length | 50:32 (CD) | ||||
| Label | EG Records | ||||
| Producer | Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker | ||||
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Outside the Gate is the seventh album by English post-punk group Killing Joke and is arguably the most controversial release among their fans. It differs from all other Killing Joke albums in that the dominant instrument is the synthesiser instead of the guitar. Whilst guitarist Geordie Walker is present, his role is much reduced and both bassist Paul Raven and drummer "Big Paul" Ferguson were fired by singer/keyboard player Jaz Coleman during the recording of the album. It is often considered to be more of a Coleman solo album than a true Killing Joke release. Judged purely on its own merits it is musically very ambitious and makes the greatest use of Coleman's classical compositional skills of any Killing Joke album to date. Coleman has stated that the band's record company forced him (and Walker) to release the album under the Killing Joke flag in order to best recoup its considerable production costs. For example, Coleman claims that £15,000 was spent just in trying to record Ferguson's drums, before he was fired and entirely replaced by session player Jimmy Copley. The album was not promoted with a tour and Coleman and Walker temporarily disbanded the group after its release as they became embroiled in a lengthy legal battle to extricate themselves from their recording contract.
The original album was dedicated to Conny Plank, who had produced several Killing Joke records and had passed away in 1987. The reissue was dedicated to Paul Raven, who died in 2007, just like the other reissues of 2008.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Coleman/Walker
- "America" – 3:47
- "My Love of this Land" – 4:13
- "Stay One Jump Ahead" – 3:10
- "Unto the Ends of the Earth" – 6:08
- "The Calling" – 4:45
- "Obsession" – 3:35
- "Tiahuanaco" – 3:27
- "Outside the Gate" – 8:47
- "America (Extended Mix)*" – 6:47
- "Stay One Jump Ahead (Extended Mix)*" – 5:46
Tracks marked with an asterisk (*) appear on the CD version only
2008 re-issue:
- "America" – 3:47
- "My Love of this Land" – 4:13
- "Stay One Jump Ahead" – 3:10
- "Unto the Ends of the Earth" – 6:08
- "The Calling" – 4:45
- "Obsession" – 3:35
- "Tiahuanaco" – 3:27
- "Outside the Gate" – 8:47
- "May Day"* – 3:50
- "My Love of This Land" (Early Version)* – 4:16
- "Obsession" (Early Version)* – 3:48
- "Unto the Ends of the Earth" (Instrumental)* – 6:07
- "Jihad" – 6:03
- "America" (Extended Mix) – 6:47
- "Stay One Jump Ahead" (Dub)* – 3:30
Tracks marked with an asterisk (*) are previously unreleased.
[edit] Personnel
- Jaz Coleman - vocals, synthesizer
- Kevin "Geordie" Walker - guitar, bass guitar
- Paul Raven - bass guitar (had name removed from credits)[1]
- Jimmy Copley - drums
- Jeff Scantlebury - percussion
- JC 001 - Additional rap
[edit] External links
- DOOM WATCHING, from Melody Maker, 4 June 1988: an interview with Jaz Coleman about Outside the Gate
- Raven's version of events from this period
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