''Contempt'' is the first album by
Assemblage 23
Assemblage 23 is an electronic act from the United States, currently based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1988 by Tom Shear who writes the music and lyrics and does the recording himself. Live performances are supported by Paul ...
. In 1998, the Canadian label Gashed Records signed Assemblage 23 and released Contempt in 1999. Shortly afterwards it was re-released by Metropolis Records International. The album peaked at #8 on the
CMJ
CMJ Holdings Corp. is a music events and online media company, originally founded in 1978, which ran a website, hosted an annual festival in New York City, and published two magazines, ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' and ''CMJ New Music Report''. Th ...
RPM Charts in the U.S.
and ranked #42 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) Top Albums of 2000.
Track listing
# Anthem – 5:53
# Surface – 5:04
# Coward – 5:49
# Bi-Polar – 5:57
# Pages – 4:45
# Purgatory – 5:48
# Sun – 4:26
# Skyquake – 6:29
# Never Forgive – 4:28
# 7 Days – 3:12
# Coward
elting Mix by Pain Station– 7:12
# Skyquake
oice of God Mix by Manhole Vortex, Protocol X– 6:17
# The Drowning Season
SKØ2k Mix by Ed Vargo of THD– 6:06
References
Assemblage 23 albums
1999 debut albums
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