''5 Man Job'' is a remix album by Penal Colony, released in July 1995 by

Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1992 by Brian Perera. The record label has since grown into a family of labels, including Hypnotic Records, Purple Pyramid Records, Dea ...

. The album comprises remixed versions of tracks from ''

Put Your Hands Down ''Put Your Hands Down'' is the debut studio album of Penal Colony, released in February 1994 by Cleopatra Records. Reception ''Factsheet Five'' compared the music of ''Put Your Hands Down'' favorably to Hate Dept. and described Penal Colony as ...

'', with contributions from Frontline Assembly's Bill Leeb, Genesis P Orridge, Leather Strip, Spahn Ranch's Matt Green, and T.H.D.

Reception

''Aiding & Abetting'' commended ''5 Man Job'' for its experimentation and variety. ''Sonic Boom'' claimed the material sounded too removed from Penal Colony's former sound, saying "I couldn't help but wonder where the band is among all the music" and "this may seem a bit harsh, but the remixes don't sound anything alike, even when it's the same track, the music totally originates from the band mixing the track."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''5 Man Job'' liner notes. ;Penal Colony * Jason Hubbard –

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Dee Madden Penal Colony were an electro-industrial outfit based in the Inland Empire section of Southern California, and fronted by Dee Madden. The original incarnation consisted of Madden, Jason Hubbard, Andy Shaw and Chris Shinkus. The touring lineup of t ...

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, sampler, programming,

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* Andy Shaw –

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Chris Shinkus Penal Colony were an electro-industrial outfit based in the Inland Empire section of Southern California, and fronted by Dee Madden. The original incarnation consisted of Madden, Jason Hubbard, Andy Shaw and Chris Shinkus. The touring lineup of t ...

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, backing vocals, design ;Additional musicians *

Rhys Fulber Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One. Biography Rhys Fulber was born in ...

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remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

ing and programming (1–5) *

Matt Green Matthew Green may refer to: * Matthew Green (British politician) (born 1970), British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Ludlow *Matthew Green (Canadian politician) (born 1980) NDP Member of Parliament for Hamilton Centre and former Hamilton ...

– remixing and programming (9) * Michael Hateley –

(12) * Claus Larsen – remixing and

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

(7, 8) * Bill Leeb – remixing and programming (1–5) *

Genesis P-Orridge Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was a singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmissions arti ...

– remixing and

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(9–11) * Shawn Rudiman – remixing (12) * Larry Thrasher – remixing and production (9–11) * Ed Vargo – remixing (12) ;Production and additional personnel * Judson Leach – mastering,

ing and programming (9) * Brian Mars –

Release history

References

External links

* {{Discogs master , master=173381 , name=5 Man Job 1995 remix albums Penal Colony albums Cleopatra Records albums