Tiny Meat
Encyclopedia
"Tiny Meat" is the second single
from the debut album Salt Peter by the trip hop
/Industrial
band Ruby. It is the band's best known song, and was released in 1995 in the United States
by the WORK/Creation
labels. "Tiny Meat" is the only single from Ruby that has charted in the U.S., reaching #22 on Billboard's
Modern Rock Tracks in the spring of 1996
. The single also charted in the United Kingdom
, reaching #96.
track one
Produced by Mark Walk
& Lesley Rankine, and mixed by Walk.
track two
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
Remixed by Danny Saber, engineering & livestock mutilation by John X.
track three
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
Remix produced by The Scream Team for Worldwide Scream Team Productions, Engineered & mixed by Tim Holmes
.
Artwork for the CD single by Rankine, photographs by Matthew Donaldson, and layout by Toby Egelnick.
track one
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
track two
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
track three
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
made for it.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from the debut album Salt Peter by the trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
/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 Ruby. It is the band's best known song, and was released in 1995 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by the WORK/Creation
Creation Records
Creation Records was a British independent record label headed by Alan McGee. Along with Dick Green and Joe Foster, McGee founded Creation in 1983. The label lasted until its demise in 1999. The name came from the 1960s band The Creation , whom McGee greatly admired. McGee, Green and Foster were...
labels. "Tiny Meat" is the only single from Ruby that has charted in the U.S., reaching #22 on Billboard's
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Modern Rock Tracks in the spring of 1996
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
. The single also charted in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, reaching #96.
Track listing
The CD single came in two parts, each with three tracks on them:- part one
- "Tiny Meat" (album version) (4:03) -Rankine, Walk
- "Tiny Meat" (Danny SaberDanny SaberDanny Saber is a Los Angeles, California musician, audio engineer, record producer, and remixer. A former member of Black Grape and Agent Provocateur, Saber plays guitar, bass, organ, and keyboards, and is also a prominent Los Angeles DJ....
Mix) (5:06) -Rankine, Walk - "Heidi" (Scream Team Remix) (7:48) -Rankine, Walk
- total length: (16:57)
- part two
- "Tiny Meat" (meat for the feet mix) (6:24) -Rankine, Walk
- "Tiny Meat" (Mark Walk mix) (4:28) -Rankine, Walk
- "Scunner" (4:02) -Rankine, Walk
- total length: (14:54)
Singles
| Date | Name | Chart | Country | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24, 1996 | "Tiny Meat" | UK Singles | United Kingdom | #96 |
| May, 1996 | "Tiny Meat" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | USA | #22 |
Production & personnel
- part one:
track one
Produced by Mark Walk
Mark Walk
Mark Walk is an American composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and current member of the bands Skinny Puppy and ohGr. He also composes material for film and television under his name or as a ghostwriter. One such piece was for the "Kitchen Confidential" opener, which was a Fox TV show that...
& Lesley Rankine, and mixed by Walk.
track two
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
Remixed by Danny Saber, engineering & livestock mutilation by John X.
track three
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
Remix produced by The Scream Team for Worldwide Scream Team Productions, Engineered & mixed by Tim Holmes
Tim Holmes
Tim Holmes , American sculptor, filmmaker, and musician, lives in Montana. He was the first American artist ever invited to exhibit solo at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 1993 to 1994, where three of his sculptures remain on permanent exhibit.His work has gained notice also...
.
Artwork for the CD single by Rankine, photographs by Matthew Donaldson, and layout by Toby Egelnick.
- part two:
track one
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
track two
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
track three
Produced by Walk & Rankine.
Music video
As with all of Ruby's singles, this track had a promotional videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
made for it.