13 Above the Night
| 13 Above the Night | ||||
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 Original digipack cover | ||||
| Studio album by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult | ||||
| Released | September 7, 1993 | |||
| Recorded |
Ground Control Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Industrial dance | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Buzz McCoy | |||
| My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult chronology | ||||
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13 Above the Night is the fourth studio album by industrial disco band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. It was originally released in 1993 on Interscope Records.
Recording
13 Above the Night was the band's first album for Interscope and also their first album recorded with their touring band members Levi Levi (bass), Otto Matrix (drums), Trash Kavity (guitar) and "Chicago House Diva" singer Shawn Christopher.[1] Lydia Lunch also co-wrote and contributed vocals to the song "Dirty Little Secrets". It was recorded at Ground Control Studios and Mixed at Starlust Studios, both in Los Angeles.
Release
13 Above the Night was released on cassette and digipack CD[2] on September 7, 1993. It was later reissued with two bonus remixes on Rykodisc in 1999.[3]
Touring
The band toured the U.S. in support of the album from October to December 1993. The support act on the 13 Above the Night Tour was Machines of Loving Grace.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "The Velvet Edge" | 3:44 | |
| 2. | "Delicate Terror" | 5:37 | |
| 3. | "Badlife" | 4:16 | |
| 4. | "Dirty Little Secrets" (written by Lydia Lunch) | 3:40 | |
| 5. | "China De Sade" | 4:28 | |
| 6. | "Dimentia 66" | 4:23 | |
| 7. | "Final Blindness" | 4:43 | |
| 8. | "Blue Buddha" | 7:15 | |
| 9. | "Starmartyr" | 5:46 | |
| 10. | "Electric Soul Wish" | 5:30 | |
| 11. | "13 Above the Night" | 3:42 | |
| 12. | "Disko Fleshpot" | 5:03 | |
| 13. | "Savage Sexteen" | 3:01 | |
| 14. | "Blue Buddha (Master of the UltraFlesh Mix)" (reissue only) | 6:11 | |
| 15. | "Electric Soul Wish (Mass Hate Mix)" (reissue only) | 4:14 |
Credits
- Artwork by – Kaptain Dave
- Co-producer – Fred
- Engineer – Eric Stitt Greedy, Jay Lean
- Executive Producer – Groovie Mann, Jacky Blacque
- Guitar – Bruce Manning, Luc Van Acker
- Performer – The Bomb Gang Girlz, Buzz McCoy, Groovie Mann, Jacky Blacque, Kitty Killdare, Levi Levi, Otto, Trash K.
- Producer, Written-By – Buzz McCoy
- Sampler – Gro, Miss Stress Aviv Avon*
- Vocals – Lydia Lunch, Shawn Christopher
- Written by – Groovie Mann (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 13)
References
- ↑ http://mylifewiththethrillkillkult.com/history/biography/
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/My-Life-With-The-Thrill-Kill-Kult-13-Above-The-Night/release/141859
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/My-Life-With-The-Thrill-Kill-Kult-13-Above-The-Night/release/1340878
- ↑ http://mylifewiththethrillkillkult.com/history/gigography/
External links
- 13 Above the Night at Discogs (list of releases)
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