Bites is the first full-length studio album by Canadian industrial band Skinny Puppy, released as an LP through Nettwerk in 1985.[2] It was reissued in 1993 on CD with additional material compiled from cassette releases, international releases, and previously undistributed tracks.[3] The cover art was designed by Steven R. Gilmore.[4]
The first CD release of Bites was on the compilation Bites and Remission in 1987.[6] This release replaced the songs "Assimilate" and "The Choke" with remixed versions and it did not include all of the tracks featured on the earlier cassette release, which was significantly longer. A similar but distinct CD called Remission & Bites was released by Play It Again Sam in Europe during the same year. On the 1993 reissue, the song "One Day" is not listed anywhere in the artwork or credits.
The Tear Garden's self-titled EP from 1986 (one year after Bites originally saw release) includes a revised version of "The Centre Bullet" featuring vocals by Edward Ka-Spel, slightly retitled to "The Center Bullet."[7] The two songs are identical save for the presence of vocals by The Legendary Pink Dots singer. Late reissues of The Tear Garden album Tired Eyes Slowly Burning also feature that version of "The Center Bullet". Having both been made by cEvin Key and Dave Ogilvie, it is unclear whether the track was originally a creation of Skinny Puppy or of The Tear Garden.
Billboard magazine recommended Bites, calling it a "strong club collection a la Kraftwerk".[9] Tom Harrison of The Province gave the album a favorable review, calling it "willfully ugly and menacing", and described its songs as "cleanly produced" and "carefully textured".[10] Tim DiGravina of AllMusic was also receptive, calling the album a "fascinating look at Skinny Puppy in embryonic form", and described its sound as "delicate and pristine". DiGravina also noted the influence of groups such as Depeche Mode, Human League, and Cabaret Voltaire.[8]
Mike Abrams of the Ottawa Citizen thought Bites was depressing and for people with "undiscriminating tastes". He named the songs "Assimilate" and "Last Call" as the album's best tracks.[11] James Muretich of the Calgary Herald was less impressed with Bites, calling the record "annoying" and likened the band to robots.[12]
In 1999, Chart magazine listed Bites among the most influential Canadian albums of the 1980s.[13]
The song "Assimilate" contains a sample from the 1976 filmMarathon Man – "Is it safe?".
The song "Blood on the Wall" contains a sample from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – "You see? They say it's just an old man talking. You laugh at an old man. There's them that laughs and knows better." It also contains samples from The Tenant (1976).
The song "The Choke" contains samples from the 1976 film The Tenant – "If you cut off my head, what would I say? Me and my... Me and my head, or me and my body?".
The songs "Church", "Icebreaker", "Love" and "Basement" contain samples from the 1973 film The Legend of Hell House (1973) – "Get out before I kill you all!"
^Megan LaPierre, "Maestro Fresh Wes and Skinny Puppy Win 2023 Slaight Heritage Prize". Exclaim!, October 19, 2023.
^Cigéhn, Peter. . skinny-puppy.byrdt.org. The Top Sample Lists. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
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Bites is the first full length studio album by Canadian industrial band Skinny Puppy released as an LP through Nettwerk in 1985 2 It was reissued in 1993 on CD with additional material compiled from cassette releases international releases and previously undistributed tracks 3 The cover art was designed by Steven R Gilmore 4 BitesStudio album by Skinny PuppyReleasedAugust 1985Recorded1984 1985 Mushroom Studios Vancouver GenreIndustrialelectro industrialEBMLength40 24 original 72 55 reissue LabelNettwerk Canada U S Play It Again Sam Europe ProducercEvin Key Dave Ogilvie 1 Skinny Puppy chronologyRemission 1984 Bites 1985 Mind The Perpetual Intercourse 1986 Bites was certified gold by Music Canada on August 5 1994 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesBackground editThe first CD release of Bites was on the compilation Bites and Remission in 1987 6 This release replaced the songs Assimilate and The Choke with remixed versions and it did not include all of the tracks featured on the earlier cassette release which was significantly longer A similar but distinct CD called Remission amp Bites was released by Play It Again Sam in Europe during the same year On the 1993 reissue the song One Day is not listed anywhere in the artwork or credits The Tear Garden s self titled EP from 1986 one year after Bites originally saw release includes a revised version of The Centre Bullet featuring vocals by Edward Ka Spel slightly retitled to The Center Bullet 7 The two songs are identical save for the presence of vocals by The Legendary Pink Dots singer Late reissues of The Tear Garden album Tired Eyes Slowly Burning also feature that version of The Center Bullet Having both been made by cEvin Key and Dave Ogilvie it is unclear whether the track was originally a creation of Skinny Puppy or of The Tear Garden Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Billboard magazine recommended Bites calling it a strong club collection a la Kraftwerk 9 Tom Harrison of The Province gave the album a favorable review calling it willfully ugly and menacing and described its songs as cleanly produced and carefully textured 10 Tim DiGravina of AllMusic was also receptive calling the album a fascinating look at Skinny Puppy in embryonic form and described its sound as delicate and pristine DiGravina also noted the influence of groups such as Depeche Mode Human League and Cabaret Voltaire 8 Mike Abrams of the Ottawa Citizen thought Bites was depressing and for people with undiscriminating tastes He named the songs Assimilate and Last Call as the album s best tracks 11 James Muretich of the Calgary Herald was less impressed with Bites calling the record annoying and likened the band to robots 12 In 1999 Chart magazine listed Bites among the most influential Canadian albums of the 1980s 13 In 2023 the album was the recipient of the Heritage Public Prize at the 2023 Polaris Music Prize 14 Track listing editOriginal 1985 LP releaseNo TitleLength1 Assimilate 6 562 Dead Lines 6 133 Blood on the Wall 2 584 Icebreaker 3 145 The Choke 6 296 Social Deception 2 577 Basement 3 298 Last Call 5 549 Film 2 18Total length 40 24 1993 CD reissue tracks 1 9 are labeled as Attack and 10 16 as Decay No TitleLength1 Assimilate 6 562 Blood on the Wall 2 583 Dead Lines 6 134 Church 3 165 Icebreaker 3 146 Tomorrow 4 537 Dead Doll 2 288 Film 2 189 Love 1 5110 The Choke 6 2911 Social Deception 2 5712 Christianity 1 3213 Basement 3 2514 Last Call 5 5415 Falling 4 2016 The Centre Bullet 9 4217 One Day Hidden track 4 20Total length 72 55 1985 Belgian LP releaseNo TitleLength1 Assimilate 6 562 The Choke 6 293 Blood on the Wall 2 584 Church 3 165 Dead Lines Misprinted as Deadlines 6 136 Last Call 5 547 Basement 3 258 Tomorrow 4 53Total length 40 04 1985 cassette release side 1 No TitleLength1 Assimilate 6 562 Blood on the Wall 2 583 Dead Lines 6 134 Icebreaker 3 145 Film 2 186 Church 3 16Total length 24 55 1985 cassette release side 2 No TitleLength1 The Choke Misprinted as Choke 6 292 Christianity 1 323 Social Deception 2 574 Basement 3 255 Last Call 5 546 Tomorrow 4 537 Love 1 51Total length 27 01 Samples 15 The song Assimilate contains a sample from the 1976 film Marathon Man Is it safe The song Blood on the Wall contains a sample from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 You see They say it s just an old man talking You laugh at an old man There s them that laughs and knows better It also contains samples from The Tenant 1976 The song The Choke contains samples from the 1976 film The Tenant If you cut off my head what would I say Me and my Me and my head or me and my body The songs Church Icebreaker Love and Basement contain samples from the 1973 film The Legend of Hell House 1973 Get out before I kill you all Personnel editCredits from AllMusic 1 Skinny Puppy Nivek Ogre vocals guitars synthesizers metallic percussion treatments and objects cEvin Key bass guitars guitars synthesizers sequencers tapes sampler treatments acoustic and metallic percussion drums Additional musicians and artwork Bill Leeb as Wilhelm Schroeder bass synth on Icebreaker and The Choke D Pleven bass guitar destruction on Blood on the Wall Steven R Gilmore artwork Greg Sykes artwork assistance Technical personnel Dave Ogilvie production engineering Tom Ellard production mixing tapes treatments and digital sampling on Assimilate Terry McBride executive productionCertifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 5 Gold 50 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b Bites Credits Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved August 26 2012 Discogs entry Discogs 1985 Retrieved September 8 2017 1993 discogs entry Discogs 1993 Retrieved September 8 2017 Gilmore Steven R Bites typeface notes Instagram Archived from the original on 2021 12 24 Retrieved May 14 2018 a b Canadian album certifications Skinny Puppy Bites Music Canada August 5 1994 Retrieved January 14 2019 Bites and Remission discogs entry Discogs 1987 Retrieved September 8 2017 The Tear Garden Discogs entry Discogs 1986 Retrieved September 8 2017 a b Bites Skinny Puppy AllMusic Skinny Puppy Bites Review PDF Billboard Vol 97 no 40 October 5 1985 p 64 Retrieved 30 September 2016 Harrison Tom September 22 1985 Skinny Puppy Bites Nettwerk The Province 13 Abrams Mike June 27 1986 Skinny Puppy Bites Ottawa Citizen F5 Muretich James June 21 1986 Skinny Puppy Bites Nettwerk Remission Nettwerk Calgary Herald E14 Sperounes Sandra February 21 1999 Lee Aaron Spoons Edmonton Journal C3 Megan LaPierre Maestro Fresh Wes and Skinny Puppy Win 2023 Slaight Heritage Prize Exclaim October 19 2023 Cigehn Peter Skinny Puppy samples The Top Sample Lists skinny puppy byrdt org The Top Sample Lists Archived from the original on August 10 2017 Retrieved January 2 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bites album amp oldid 1212581489, 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