''Seed State'' is the third and final album by British

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band

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, released in 1991. Produced by

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, the album was recorded after two of the band members, the bassist Dave Cochrane and the drummer

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, departed to join their respective projects,

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and

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. Cochrane was replaced by Bipin Kumar and Broadrick was substituted by a drum machine. The band embarked an accompanying North American tour following the release of the album.

Critical reception

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critic Wilson Neate wrote that "the band rarely strays from the same path, laying down rigid, thumping drum programs and heavy, propulsive basslines as a foundation for abrasive guitars and harsh vocals." Neate also thought that "much of this material sounds slightly

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," due to "the omnipresent drum machine."

Track listing

# "Three Robes, One Bowl" – 0:38 # "Honey Lives!" – 4:26 # "How Primitive are You?" – 4:24 # "Human Feel" – 3:45 # "Vulture Culture" – 4:32 # "Kingdom Crawl" – 7:37 # "Girderland" – 6:55 # "Zen Walker" – 5:03 # "Sweetandlovingthing" – 2:36 # "Wolf" (

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cover) – 3:15

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from album liner notes.Head of David - ''Seed State'' album liner notes * Bipin Kumar – bass, backing vocals * Kenneth – assistant engineer * Eric Jurenovskis – guitar, drum programming *

– producer, engineer * Stephen R. Burroughs – vocals

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1991 albums Head of David albums Blast First albums Elektra Records albums Mute Records albums Albums produced by Paul Kendall