''In Parts Assembled Solely'' is the fourth
EP by
Spahn Ranch
Spahn Ranch, also known as the Spahn Movie Ranch, was a 55-acre (22.3 ha) movie ranch in Los Angeles, California. For a period it was used as a ranch, dairy farm and later movie set during the era of westerns. After a decline in use for filming b ...
, released on May 21, 1996, by
Cleopatra Records
Cleopatra Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1992 by Brian Perera. The record label has since grown into a family of labels, including Hypnotic Records, Purple Pyramid Records, D ...
.
It comprises six remixes and four live versions of tracks from the band's 1995 album ''
The Coiled One''.
Reception
In his review of ''In Parts Assembled Solely'', Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting noted that "the only remix that outdoes the original is the first track" and "the live tracks prove that Spahn Ranch can play live, I guess, but they are completely redundant."
CMJ New Music Monthly
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listed the
EP as the top "Family Album", which offers a list of releases to listen to with one's relatives.
''Sonic Boom'' pointed to the live tracks as being the highlight of the album, saying "the sound quality isn't all that great, yet the live tracks have a raw emotional context to them which they lack in the studio versions."
Track listing
Accolades
Personnel
Adapted from the ''In Parts Assembled Solely'' liner notes.
Spahn Ranch
*
Athan Maroulis
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Athan Maroulis formed the New Y ...
– lead vocals
*
Matt Green Matthew Green may refer to:
* Matthew Green (British politician) (born 1970), British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Ludlow
*Matthew Green (Canadian politician) (born 1980) NDP Member of Parliament for Hamilton Centre and former Hamilton ...
–
sampler, keyboards
*
Harry Lewis – percussion
Additional performers
*
Kent Bancroft – live guitar
*
Michael Hillerup –
remix (1, 6)
*
David Parkinson (as David Glass) – percussion
*
Kim Løhde Petersen – remix
(1, 6)
*
Timothy Wiles (as Überzone) – remix
(2–4)
Production and design
* Judson Leach –
engineering
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,
mixing, remix
(5)
Release history
References
External links
''In Parts Assembled Solely''at
iTunes
''In Parts Assembled Solely''at
Discogs
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(list of releases)
{{Spahn Ranch (band)
1996 EPs
Remix EPs
Spahn Ranch (band) albums
Cleopatra Records EPs