''Slip'' is the debut studio album by American
post-hardcore
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band
Quicksand
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, released February 9, 1993 on the
Polydor
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label. "Omission" and "Unfulfilled" first appeared on their 1990 self-titled EP. ''Slip'' was well received by music critics and is now considered a classic in the post-hardcore and
alternative metal
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genres, influencing many acts including
Torche and
Deftones
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.
The lead single off the album, "Fazer", became a
college radio
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hit. The album was reissued on vinyl in 2012, through
Dine Alone Records
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History
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and Shop Radio Cast. The reissue featured a cover of
The Smiths
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song "
How Soon Is Now?
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Critical reception
The album generally received positive reviews from music critics.
AllMusic
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senior critic
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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wrote: "Quicksand's music is about powerful anger, and the persistent, bludgeoning ''Slip'' delivers the goods."
Gina Arnold of ''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' stated: "Quicksand is derivative, but at least its operative influences — Helmet and Fugazi — are highly agreeable ones."
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'' magazine's Hall of Fame.
– bass
*Alan Cage – drums
;Additional
*George Marino – remastering
*Andrew Smith – assistant engineer
*Fran Flannery – assistant engineer
*Phil Yarnall – design
*John Mockus – photography
*Mike Thompson – assistant engineer
*Quicksand – main performer
*Alex Brown – cover art concept
*Edward Douglas – assistant engineer
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– producer, engineer
*Steve Haigler – producer, mixing, engineer
*Jesse Henderson – assistant engineer