''13 Above the Night'' is the fourth studio album by industrial

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band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. It was originally released in 1993 on

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Recording

''13 Above the Night'' was the band's first album for Interscope and also their first album recorded with their touring band members

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(bass), Otto Matrix (drums), Trash Kavity (guitar) and "Chicago House Diva" singer

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. Lydia Lunch also co-wrote and contributed vocals to the song "Dirty Little Secrets". It was recorded at Ground Control Studios and Mixed at Starlust Studios, both in Los Angeles.

Samples

On the track "Disko Fleshpot", the spoken words "Who do you think you're dealing with, some old slut on 42nd Street?" and "In case you didn't happen notice this, I'm one hell of a gorgeous chick!" are samples from the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy

Release

''13 Above the Night'' was released on cassette and digipack CD on September 7, 1993. It was later reissued with two bonus remixes on Rykodisc in 1999.

Touring

The band toured the U.S. in support of the album from October to December 1993. The support act on the 13 Above the Night Tour was Machines of Loving Grace.

Track listing

Credits

* Artwork by – Kaptain Dave * Co-producer – Fred * Engineer – Eric Stitt Greedy, Jay Lean * Executive Producer – Groovie Mann,

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* Guitar – Bruce Manning, Luc van Acker * Performer – The Bomb Gang Girlz, Buzz McCoy, Groovie Mann,

, Kitty Killdare, Levi Levi, Otto, Trash K. * Producer, Written-By – Buzz McCoy * Sampler – Gro, Miss Stress Aviv Avon* * Vocals – Lydia Lunch,

* Written by – Groovie Mann (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 13)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1993 albums My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult albums