Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar
Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar | ||||
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Studio album by Chemlab | ||||
Released | March 22, 1993 (1993-03-22)[1] | |||
Studio | Chicago Trax Recording Studio (Chicago, IL) | |||
Genre | Industrial rock, industrial metal | |||
Length | 43:00 | |||
Label | Fifth Colvmn/Metal Blade | |||
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Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar is the debut studio album of industrial rock band Chemlab, released on March 22, 1993, by Fifth Colvmn and Metal Blade Records.[2] It represents the band's only studio release via the label Metal Blade and was reissued by Invisible Records on November 30, 1999.[3][1] Each "suture" is an instrumental piece splitting the main tracks apart. The track "Suicide Jag" was featured in the game Saints Row: The Third. The album was produced by Jeff "Critter" Newell and has been considered by critics to be a defining moment within the coldwave genre.[4][5][6][7][8] In 2018 Chemlab embarked on a tour featuring Dead on TV and GoFight members Daniel Evans, Vince McAley, and Mike Love backing Louche to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of the Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar.[9][10][11] On June 18, 2021, a remaster of the album was released.
Reception
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Aiding & Abetting gave Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar a mixed to positive review, commending the guitar work and calling the music "user-friendly industrial dance stuff."[13] Rick Anderson of allmusic awarded the album four out of five stars and said "the band's debut album reveals a group lurching toward tightly controlled sonic pandemonium while still maintaining a firm grip on old-fashioned, blippy, synth riffs and the occasional shred of actual melody."[12] Sonic Boom described Chemlab as "one of the few true industrial rock bands" and "buried deep under the surface of music are influences so diverse and spread out that one would wonder why this particular fusion of decayed guitars and hybrid electronics would be the music of choice of this east coast duo."[14][15]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Jared Louche; all music is composed by Dylan Thomas More, except "Suicide Jag" co-written with Mark Kermanj and "Rivet Head" co-written with Mark Kermanj and Steve Watson
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "suture" | 0:38 |
2. | "Codeine, Glue and You" | 4:45 |
3. | "Suicide Jag" | 4:50 |
4. | "suture" | 0:10 |
5. | "Chemical Halo" | 4:50 |
6. | "Neurozone" | 5:57 |
7. | "Elephant Man" | 4:10 |
8. | "suture" | 1:12 |
9. | "Rivet Head" | 3:51 |
10. | "Derailer" | 5:05 |
11. | "suture" | 0:18 |
12. | "Summer of Hate" | 6:46 |
13. | "suture" | 0:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Chemical Halo" (Remix) | 5:05 |
15. | "Suicide Jag" (Remix) | 5:14 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar liner notes.[16]
Chemlab
- Jared Louche – lead vocals, arrangements, production, art direction, additional programming (3, 9)
- Dylan Thomas More – sampler, programming, loops, arrangements, production, art direction, additional programming (3, 9)
Additional performers
- Martin Atkins – remix (14)
- Mark Blasquez – remix (15)
- Mark Kermanj – drums
- Geno Lenardo – sampler (3)
- Ned Wahl – bass guitar
- Steve Watson – guitar
Production and design
- Duane Buford – assistant engineering
- Eric Carter – assistant engineering
- Bill Garcelon – assistant engineering
- Zalman Fishman – executive-producer
- Matthias Heilbronn – editing
- Phil Merkle – cover art, art direction
- Newton More – photography
- Jeff "Critter" Newell – production
- Scott Larson – assistant engineering
- Geno Lenardo – assistant engineering
- Dalton Portella – art direction
- Brett Smith – design
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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1993 | United States | Fifth Colvmn/Metal Blade | CD, CS | 3984-14013 |
Devotion/Fifth Colvmn/Metal Blade | CD | 004 | ||
1999 | Invisible | INV 160 |
References
- ^ a b "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 85. 2000. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Reece, Doug (October 19, 1996). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 24. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ R.E.D. MusicMaster ... Deletions. Retail Entertainment Data Publishing. 2001. ISBN 9781900105217. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chemlab". Option. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 23–24. 1995. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chemlab: Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar". Mix. 17 (10–12). Mix Publications: 250. 1993. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Sfetcu, Nicolae (May 7, 2014). The Music Sound. Nicolae Sfetcu. p. 222. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 348. ISBN 9781250083616. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ Kreger II, Leonard (July 10, 2012). The Downward Spiral: Beginnings and Endings. Xlibris Corporation LLC. p. 331. ISBN 9781450098922. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ Yücel, Ilker (June 14, 2019). "Jared Louche Announces Chemlab Partnering With Armalyte Industries, With Retrospective Collection in the Works". ReGen. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (April 21, 1994). "Interview with Jared of Chemlab, Reptile House, Grand Rapids, Michigan". Sonic Boom. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (November 4, 1995). "Interview with Jared Hendrickson of Chemlab at Chicago Trax". Sonic Boom. 3 (8). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Chemlab: Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Worley, Jon (June 30, 1993). "Chemlab: Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar". Aiding & Abetting (36). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Christian, Chris (March 1996). "Chemlab: Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar". Sonic Boom. 4 (2). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Chemlab: Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar". Keyboard. 20 (1–6). GPI Publications: 27. 1994. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar (booklet). Chemlab. Washington, DC/Los Angeles, California: Fifth Colvmn/Metal Blade. 1993.
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External links
- Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Jared Louche
- Mike Love
- Daniel Evans
- Vince McAley
- Wade Alin
- Jason Bazinet
- F.J. DeSanto
- Phil DiSiena
- Jamie Duffy
- Joe Frank
- Dylan Thomas More
- Jason Novak
- Marc Plastic
- Additional personnel
- Mark Kermanj
- Ned Wahl
- Steve "Fly" Watson
- Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar
- East Side Militia
- Oxidizer
- Magnetic Field Remixes
- Suture
- Tape Decay
- 10 Ton Pressure
- The Machine Age
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