Slice (album)
Encyclopedia
Slice is the fourth album from Arthur Loves Plastic
and was released in 1998. In 2002, Slice was reissued on the Hexagon Records label.
for Best Recording in the Rock - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial Category.
and special guest appearance by Basehead's
Mike Ivey."
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Arthur Loves Plastic
Arthur Loves Plastic or ALP is the performing name of Washington, D.C. based electronic music recording artist Bev Stanton.- Biography :...
and was released in 1998. In 2002, Slice was reissued on the Hexagon Records label.
Awards
Slice won the 1998 WammieWashington Area Music Awards
The Washington Area Music Awards are a music award for Washington, D.C. area performers, issued by the Washington Area Music Association . The awards are issued at an annual awards program....
for Best Recording in the Rock - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial Category.
Release notes
"Infomercials and misdirected voicemail provide the inspiration for this fancifully sex-obsessed foray into sample-mania and groovebox bliss. From the evocative jungle romp of "Cum 2Nite" to the chill lounge of "Not Available In Stores" you will love this product! Features vocals by the Lisa MoscatielloLisa Moscatiello
Lisa Moscatiello is an American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist...
and special guest appearance by Basehead's
Basehead
Basehead, also known as dc Basehead and Basehead 2.0, is an American alternative hip hop group formed by Michael Ivey in 1992. Ivey serves as the group's songwriter and leader, performing vocals and various instruments. Basehead's 1992 debut album, Play with Toys, was recorded at Ivey's home with...
Mike Ivey."
Audio previews
Apart from the final track, the album can be previewed in its entirety or downloaded for free from the Slice Internet ArchiveInternet Archive
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
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Track listing
Track 16 is not included on the Internet Archive version of Slice.Personnel
- Recorded by Bev Stanton in her basement
- Track 6 digitally edited by Bev Stanton at Recording Arts, Fairfax, VirginiaFairfax, VirginiaThe City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....
- Vocals on track 14 recorded at Bebop Productions in Rockville, MarylandRockville, MarylandRockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...
by Marco Delmar, and transferred to DATDigital Audio TapeDigital Audio Tape is a signal recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987. In appearance it is similar to a compact audio cassette, using 4 mm magnetic tape enclosed in a protective shell, but is roughly half the size at 73 mm × 54 mm × 10.5 mm. As...
by Bob Dewald - MasteredAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
by Matt Horton at Post Pro, Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
Additional musicians
- Lisa MoscatielloLisa MoscatielloLisa Moscatiello is an American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist...
- Vocals (1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15) - Jay Nichols - Drum loopMusic loopIn electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
(5) - Lisa Moscatiello - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(6) - Jim Reynolds - Drum loops (9, 15)
- Mike Ivey - Vocals (12)
- John Gottfried - Guitar (12)
- Craig Kauffman - Drum loop (12)
- John Sudnik - Vocals and lyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
(14)
Samples
- Vocal from "The Scholar" by Conemara (2)
- Dialogue from the film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (9)
- Guitar from "Autumn's Love Song" by Steve Gellman (14)
Audio previews/downloads from Slice
- 1. "Ashtray"
- 2. "Special Spirit"
- 3. "Prayer Hankie"
- 4. "There Goes My Love"
- 5. "No Nations, No Peoples"
- 6. "Cum 2Nite"
- 7. "Out!"
- 8. "Parental Discretion"
- 9. "Get Into It!"
- 10. "You Won't"
- 11. "Not Available in Stores"
- 12. "Fear of a Glass Dish"
- 13. "Look at the Coffin"
- 14. "Rain"
- 15. "Bright Lights, Big City"