''Death by Design'' is the debut studio album of
T.H.C., released on January 23, 1996 by
Full Contact Records
Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH
COLVMN, located in Washington D.C.
The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...
.
Reception
In reviewing ''Death by Design'', Aiding & Abetting criticized the songwriting of the slower songs but said "T.H.C. packs enough distortion and speed into the songs to satisfy any fan of that kind of electronic madness."
A critic at Sonic Boom gave the album a mixed review, saying "sure the music is sparse, dancey as hell, and sometimes drifts towards an ambient style setting but without any depth of layering what does the music actually offer to the audience?" The critic concluded by stating "the few ambient tracks on this album do make for an excellent stereophonic experience and tend to contain a great deal more complexity which I think are the saving grace for this album."
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Death by Design'' liner notes.
T.H.C.
*
Jeremy Daw –
additional programming (1, 3, 5, 8)
*
George Sarah
George Shimeall, known professionally by his stage name George Sarah, is an American composer, based in Los Angeles, California.
History
George Sarah rose to notoriety in the electronic music scene with Stereotaxic Device, a band he was in from ...
– producer,
recording (2, 6)
Additional performers
*
Sarah Folkman
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– vocals
(3)
Production and design
*
Zalman Fishman
Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH
COLVMN, located in Washington D.C.
The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...
–
executive-producer
* Lorraine Kay –
cover art
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,
illustrations
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Timothy Wiles
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People Given name
* Timothy (given name) ...
(as Q) –
recording (2, 4, 6, 7, 9),
additional programming (4, 7, 9)
Release history
References
External links
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''Death by Design''at
iTunes
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1996 debut albums
T.H.C. (band) albums
Full Contact Records albums