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LetDownCrush
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | LetDownCrush | ||||
| type | studio | ||||
| artist | 16volt | ||||
| cover | Letdowncrush_album_cover.jpg | ||||
| released | |||||
| recorded | |||||
| studio | {{Collapsible list | title=Various | titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left | {{Plainlist | |
| genre | |||||
| length | 40:17 | ||||
| label | Cargo/Re-Constriction | ||||
| producer | |||||
| prev_title | Skin | ||||
| prev_year | 1994 | ||||
| next_title | The Remix Wars: Strike 3 | ||||
| next_year | 1997 | ||||
| misc | {{Singles | ||||
| name | LetDownCrush | ||||
| type | studio | ||||
| single1 | The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart | ||||
| single1date | July 23, 1996 |
- Chicago Trax Recording
- (Chicago, IL)
- Dead Aunt Thelmas
- (Portland, OR)
- The Red Light Room
- (Portland, OR)
- The Litter Box
- (Portland, OR)
LetDownCrush is the third studio album by 16volt, released on August 7, 1996, by Cargo and Re-Constriction Records.
Reception
AllMusic awarded LetDownCrush three out of five possible stars. Aiding & Abetting gave the album a mixed review as well, calling LetDownCrush "diverse, and while obviously not a live-to-tape session, more immediate-sounding" and praised the songs for being "tight and vicious." Alternative Press gave the album a positive review, saying "Hard beats dominate, and beefy guitar plays right into them, maximizing their power to make you wig." Black Monday noted the band's artistic progression in combining the song structure of Skin with the electronics of Wisdom but criticized the metal influences. Sonic Boom lauded Eric Powell's musical maturation and said "the best musical elements from all of his previous work appear like a trail of footprints down well trod path which ends at the edge of a precipice."
Track listing
Accolades
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CMJ New Music Monthly | United States | "Dance" | 16 |
| "*****" denotes an unordered list. |
Personnel
Adapted from the LetDownCrush liner notes.
16volt
- Marc LaCorte – guitar, programming
- Eric Powell – lead vocals, programming, guitar, production, engineering, editing, recording (3, 7, 9), mixing (4)
Addition performers
- Bryan Barton – loops (8)
- Stella Katsoudas – vocals (1)
- Dan Pred – live drums (3)
- Ed Tinley (10)
- William Tucker – additional guitar (10), lead guitar (5)
Production and design
- Dave Friedlander – engineering, mixing (7, 9)
- Bill Garcelon – engineering
- Matt Gibson – engineering
- Zlatko Hukic – engineering
- Jon Irish – engineering, recording (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), mixing (4)
- Rick McMillen – mastering
- Esther Nevarez – engineering
- Jeff "Critter" Newell – production, engineering, mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), recording (3, 7, 9)
- Jordan Nogood – design
- Ed Tinley – engineering
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | Cargo | CD | 72324 84506 27 |
| Re-Constriction | CS | REC-022 | ||
| 2012 | Metropolis | CD, DL | MET 774 |
References
References
- (December 1996). "Just Out". CMJ Network, Inc..
- Barnhart, Becky. (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Stereophile, Incorporated.
- Bush, John. "16 Volt > Biography". [[AllMusic]].
- (1997). "16 Volt: ''LetDownCrush''". Sonic Options Network.
- Christian, Chris. (February 27, 1997). "Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt, La Luna, Portland". Sonic Boom.
- "16 Volt: ''LetDownCrush'' > Overview". [[AllMusic]].
- columnist. (February 1997). "16 Volt: ''LetDownCrush''". [[Alternative Press (music magazine).
- (January 15, 1995). "16 Volt: ''Letdowncrush''". Aiding & Abetting.
- Gair. (1997). "16 Volt: ''LetdownCrush''". Black Monday.
- Christian, Chris. (October 1996). "16 Volt: ''LetDownCrush''". Sonic Boom.
- (December 1996). "Dance Top 25". CMJ Network, Inc..
- (1996). "LetDownCrush". [[Cargo Music.
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