Fallout (Front Line Assembly album)
Encyclopedia
Fallout is an album by Vancouver
industrial
band Front Line Assembly
, released in 2007. Initially announced as an EP, it is a collection of nine remixes and three previously unreleased tracks. by both the band themselves and other acts including Combichrist
, as well as a few additional new tracks.
, "Electric Dreams" and "Unconscious" are songs that were originally meant for the Artificial Soldier
album, but left unfinished until after.
) makes "Unleashed" sound absolutely epic", and called Portion Control's "Lowlife" remix both "creepy and sinister" and the "most difficult and rewarding remix".
In his review, Peter Marks said of the album, "The results are mixed", calling the "Unleashed" remix "not very impressive". He was positive about the Portion Control "Lowlife" remix, saying "Their version of "Lowlife" goes places FLA never would, or for that matter could." About the mix of "Lowlife" renamed "Reprobate", he said that "production master Greg Reely gives his version... a potent, malicious bent".
Mastered By Brian "Big Bass" Gardener
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
band Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
, released in 2007. Initially announced as an EP, it is a collection of nine remixes and three previously unreleased tracks. by both the band themselves and other acts including Combichrist
CombiChrist
Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...
, as well as a few additional new tracks.
Background
According to Jeremy InkelJeremy Inkel
Germy redirects here. For the iCarly character, see iCarly.Born in Montreal and raised in Vancouver, Jeremy Inkel is best known as a keyboard player and programmer in Left Spine Down and Front Line Assembly...
, "Electric Dreams" and "Unconscious" are songs that were originally meant for the Artificial Soldier
Artificial Soldier
Artificial Soldier is an album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released in 2006. This is the first Front Line Assembly album to feature new member Jeremy Inkel.- Critical reception :Reviews for Artificial Soldier were mixed...
album, but left unfinished until after.
Release
Fallout was released in April 2007. The band toured North America and Europe in support of its release.Critical reception
David Jeffries called Fallout "one of the better odds and ends collections in FLA's catalog." Remarking on individual songs, he stated, "Sebastian R. Komor (Icon of CoilIcon of Coil
Icon of Coil is a Norwegian electronic music band. The band was established as a solo project in 1997 by Andy LaPlegua who was joined by former Sector 9 bandmate Sebastian Komor to perform live. With the release of Shallow Nation, the band's first single, Komor joined full-time. In 2000, Christian...
) makes "Unleashed" sound absolutely epic", and called Portion Control's "Lowlife" remix both "creepy and sinister" and the "most difficult and rewarding remix".
In his review, Peter Marks said of the album, "The results are mixed", calling the "Unleashed" remix "not very impressive". He was positive about the Portion Control "Lowlife" remix, saying "Their version of "Lowlife" goes places FLA never would, or for that matter could." About the mix of "Lowlife" renamed "Reprobate", he said that "production master Greg Reely gives his version... a potent, malicious bent".
Track listing
Mixed by Greg "the man" ReelyMastered By Brian "Big Bass" Gardener