''Beat Noir'' is fourth studio album by
Spahn Ranch, released on October 19, 1998 by
Out of Line and Sub/Mission Records.
It was reissued on November 24 of that year by
Cleopatra Records.
The final track "
An Exit" was licensed to
Cleopatra Records to be released on the various artists compilation ''
The Black Bible'' in 1998.
Reception
AllMusic gave ''Beat Noir'' gave two and a half out of five possible stars.
Music critic
Dave Thompson said "from the infectious opening riff of "Fire Lives in the Hearts of All Men," to the near reverent melodies entwined within the synth structure of "Ride like Lightning Crash like Thunder," a tight, edgy, yet absolutely hummable album that is solid throughout."
Ink 19 was negatively critical of the album's misdirected experimentation and claimed that
Athan Maroulis
Athanasios Demetrios Maroulis (born September 22, 1964) is an actor, vocalist and record producer born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the older brother of singer Constantine Maroulis and also has a sister, Anastasia.
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' vocal choices were unsuited for the album's genre.
Track listing
Accolades
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Beat Noir'' liner notes.
Spahn Ranch
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* Matthew Green (British politician) (born 1970), British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Ludlow
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–
programming, keyboards, production,
mixing
* Harry Lewis – percussion
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Athan Maroulis
Athanasios Demetrios Maroulis (born September 22, 1964) is an actor, vocalist and record producer born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the older brother of singer Constantine Maroulis and also has a sister, Anastasia.
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– lead vocals
Additional performers
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David J
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– bass guitar
(6, 10)
*
Eric Powell –
programming (1)
Production and design
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Mick Cripps – design
* Eric Fahlborg –
mastering
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Steve Tushar –
engineering,
mixing
Release history
References
External links
''Beat Noir''at
iTunes
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1998 albums
Spahn Ranch (band) albums
Cleopatra Records albums
Out of Line Music albums