''The Blackmail Starters Kit'' is the second EP by Spahn Ranch, released on April 1, 1994 by

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. It contain remixes from the band's 1993 debut studio album '' Collateral Damage''.

Reception

Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting commended ''The Blackmail Starters Kit'' EP for being a stylistic departure from the band's debut studio album and said "mixing elements of heavy industrial, goth and just plain meanness, Spahn Ranch creates a picture of the world that is sparse and unyielding." ''

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'' compared the band favorably to

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and

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and claimed "the beats aren't altogether mechanical, the guitar grind is often captivating, and the vocals are appropriately buried in electronic dirt."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from ''The Blackmail Starters Kit'' liner notes. Spahn Ranch *

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, keyboards, production (1–4, 6, 7),

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(2) *

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– lead vocals * Rob Morton – programming, sampler, production, recording (5) Production and design * Thomas Eakins – painting * Judson Leach – recording (1–4, 6, 7),

(3, 4) * Christopher Payne –

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, illustrations, design

Release history

References

External links

''The Blackmail Starters Kit''
at

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