Slavestate
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Slavestate is the third EP
by the band Godflesh
. It was released in 1991 on Earache Records
.
A three song remix EP called Slavestate Remixes saw a limited vinyl
release that same year. The remixes were later appended to the reissue of Slavestate, along with the tracks from the follow-up "Slateman
" single.
The title track is based around a sample of Stakker Humanoid
.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by the band Godflesh
Godflesh
Godflesh are an English industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. Originally known as Fall of Because, they formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick and G.C. Green and disbanded in 2002. Godflesh's innovative music is widely regarded as a foundational influence on industrial metal and post-metal...
. It was released in 1991 on Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
.
A three song remix EP called Slavestate Remixes saw a limited vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
release that same year. The remixes were later appended to the reissue of Slavestate, along with the tracks from the follow-up "Slateman
Slateman
"Slateman" is a single released by industrial band Godflesh. It was initially released in 1991 on Sub Pop on 7", and later on Earache as a CD, 7" and 12"....
" single.
The title track is based around a sample of Stakker Humanoid
Stakker Humanoid
Stakker Humanoid is an acid house track by Humanoid released in 1988 by the London based label Westside Records.-History of the track:The project behind the track started out with Stakker, a collaborative project by the video artists Mark McClean and Colin Scott...
.
Track listing
Personnel
- Justin BroadrickJustin BroadrickJustin Karl Michael Broadrick is a British singer, songwriter, guitarist and drummer. He is best known as a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of extreme metal and industrial music.-Biography:Broadrick was born in the council estates of inner...
– guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocals, productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - G. Christian Green – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Paul NevillePaul Neville (musician)Paul Neville is an underground experimental industrial metal guitarist and musician from Birmingham, England.He is best known as the second guitarist in the seminal industrial metal band Godflesh on the second half of their Streetcleaner album and on the Slavestate EP as well as a tour member of...
– guitar - Machine – rhythm