''Spasmolytic'' is a
single by the band
Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial music group formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group is among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton ...
from the album ''
Too Dark Park
''Too Dark Park'' is the sixth studio album by the industrial music group Skinny Puppy. The album cover features the debut appearance of the band's "SP" logo. The cover art was created by Vancouver based artist Jim Cummins.
The artwork for this a ...
''.
created a remix of the song that was included on ''
Remix dystemper'' and the ''
Saw IV soundtrack''.
At a running time of 31:22, "Spasmolytic" is Skinny Puppy's longest
12-inch single
The twelve-inch single (often written as 12-inch or 12″) is a type of vinyl ( polyvinyl chloride or PVC) gramophone record that has wider groove spacing and shorter playing time with a 'single' or a few related sound tracks on each surfac ...
.
The cover art is by Jim Cummins (I, Braineater).
The track "Harsh Stone White", when performed live, featured a backing video that, like the infamous ''
Worlock'' video, consisted of frightening and graphic scenes from movies. These include ''
The Hunger'', ''
Blue Velvet'', ''
Day of the Dead'', ''
The Thing'', ''
Pumpkinhead'', ''
2001: A Space Odyssey'', ''
Drugstore Cowboy'', ''
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'', ''
Dead Ringers'', ''
Altered States'', ''
Evil Dead II'', ''
Brain Damage
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'', ''
Parents'', ''
The Fly II'', ''
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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'', ''
Galaxy of Terror'', and ''
The Serpent and the Rainbow''.
Track listing
Notes
* Track 5, "Choralone (Live in Houston)", is only listed on the disc itself. Additionally, it is not featured on all CDs.
Personnel
All credits adapted from liner notes.
Skinny Puppy
*
Nivek Ogre – vocals
*
cEvin Key – synthesizers, programming, engineering, production
*
Dwayne Goettel – synthesizers, programming, engineering, production
Additional personnel
*
Dave Ogilvie – production, mixing (2–5)
*Anthony Valcic – editing
*Ken Marshall – engineering
*
Greg Reely
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Credits
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– mixing (2)
*Jim Cummins – artwork
*John Rummen – typography
References
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1991 singles
Skinny Puppy songs
1990 songs
Capitol Records singles
Songs written by cEvin Key
Songs written by Dwayne Goettel
Songs written by Dave Ogilvie