''Welt'' (stylized as ''weLt'') is the debut

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by the band

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, formed by

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of Skinny Puppy, and musician/engineer

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. The song "Water" has been featured in the motion pictures ''

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''. The album artwork was created by comic book artist

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Track listing

All songs written by Nivek Ogre and Mark Walk.

Singles

"Cracker" and "Pore" were issued in a limited edition 12-inch promotional vinyl single.

Personnel

* Nivek Ogre * Mark Walk *

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– additional percussion (3), additional instrumentation (6) * Scott Crane – additional instrumentation (6) *

– artwork

Notes

* The project ohGr was originally titled W.E.L.T., an acronym meaning "When Everyone Learns Truth." Ogre and Walk adopted the title ohGr when they learned that another band had taken the Welt namesake during the 5-year period in which Ogre attempted to retrieve the master tapes of W.E.L.T. from American Records. * The video for the song "craCKer" (by director William Morrison) features stop motion animation and parodies of

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, Nine Inch Nails, and Marilyn Manson.YouTube – ohGr – cracker
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References

2001 debut albums OhGr albums Spitfire Records albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub