''Sink'' is a
Foetus Inc compilation album
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that was first released in 1989 on
Self Immolation
Self Immolation is a record label and publishing company run by J. G. Thirlwell. Originally an actual label for Thirlwell's self-released early Foetus EPs and albums, Self Immolation became more akin to a vanity label for Thirlwell's releases ...
/
Some Bizzare
Some Bizzare Records was a British independent record label owned by Stevo Pearce. The label was founded in 1981, with the release of ''Some Bizzare Album'', a compilation of unsigned bands including Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, the The, Neu Elect ...
. It compiles rare and unreleased songs from various Foetus projects from 1981–1989. Many of the rare tracks on the album have been
edited
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shorter than their original length.
''Sink'' is Foetus' final Some Bizzare record and it was released in 1995 thanks to Some Bizzare Label
Thirsty Ear's effort to reissue the Foetus catalogue. All versions'
liner notes
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Origin
Liner notes are desce ...
contain an up-to-date Foetus discography.
''Sink'' is Self Immolation #WOMB INC 6.
Track listing
All songs by
J. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus (band), Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for Juxtaposition, juxtaposing a variety o ...
.
#"Bedrock" – 7:07
by The Foetus All Nude Revue
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as on ''Bedrock
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#"Ramrod" – 5:49
by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
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edited from ''Ramrod''
#"Boxhead" – 3:40
by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
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as on ''Ramrod''
#"Lilith" – 4:17
by Foetus Eruptus
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previously unreleased
#"Shut" – 0:54
by The Foetus All Nude Revue
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as on ''Bedrock''
#"Diabolus in Musica" – 7:06
by The Foetus All Nude Revue
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edited from ''Bedrock''
#"Smut" – 3:44
by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
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edited from ''Ramrod''
#"Sick Minutes" – 2:20
by Foetus Ãœber Frisco
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edited from ''Finely Honed Machine'' and the ''Hole
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'' U.S. release bonus 12"
#"Rattlesnake Insurance" – 1:49
by The Foetus All Nude Revue
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as on ''Bedrock''
#"Himmelfahrtstransport / Primordial Industry" – 2:08
by Foetus In Your Bed
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"Himmelfahrtstransport" previously unreleased
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"Primordial Industry" edited from ''An Afflicted Man's Musica Box'' compilation
#"Spit on the Griddle (The Drowning of G. Walhof)" – 3:39
by Foetus Eruptus
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previously unreleased
#"Anxiety Attack" – 5:44,
CD">€“ 5:09 CDby Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
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previously unreleased
#"Baphomet" – 1:05
by Foetus Interruptus
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previously unreleased
#"(The Only Good Christian is a) Dead Christian" – 3:21
by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
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as on ''If You Can't Please Yourself, You Can't Please Your Soul'' compilation
#"Halo Flamin Lead" – 4:24
by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
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edited from the NME compilation cassette ''Mad Mix 2'' (credited to You've Got Foetus on Your Breath) and the ''Hole
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'' U.S. release bonus 12"
#"OKFM" – 4:25
by Foetus Under Glass
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edited from ''Spite Your Face/OKFM''
#"Catastrophe Crunch" – 4:12
by Foetus Art Terrorism
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edited from ''Calamity Crush
''Calamity Crush'' is a song by Foetus Art Terrorism, written by J. G. Thirlwell. It was released as a single in October 1984 by Self Immolation.
Formats and track listing
All songs written by J. G. Thirlwell
;UK 12" single (WOMB FAT 11.12)
...
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#"Wash (It All Off)" – 3:57
by You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
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edited from ''Wash/Slog'' and the ''Hole
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'' U.S. release bonus 12"
#"(Today I Started) Slog(ging Again)" – 4:51
by You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
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edited from ''Wash/Slog'' and the ''Hole
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'' U.S. release bonus 12"
#"Calamity Crush" – 4:12
by Foetus Art Terrorism
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edited from ''Calamity Crush''
Personnel and production
*
J. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus (band), Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for Juxtaposition, juxtaposing a variety o ...
- Performance, production, composition
*Warne Livesey - Engineering, recording, mixing
*Harlan Cockburn - Engineering, recording, mixing
*Charles Gray - Engineering, recording, mixing
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Martin Bisi
Martin Bisi (born 1961) is an American producer and songwriter.
He is known for recording important records by Sonic Youth, Swans, John Zorn, Material, Bill Laswell, Helmet, Unsane, The Dresden Dolls, Cop Shoot Cop, White Zombie, Boredoms, Ang ...
- Engineering, recording, mixing, editing
References
External links
''Sink''at foetus.org
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Foetus (band) albums
Albums produced by JG Thirlwell
1989 compilation albums
Some Bizzare Records albums
Wax Trax! Records albums
Thirsty Ear Recordings albums