''Fook'' is the second studio album by
industrial rock
Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Cromagnon, Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten ...
supergroup Pigface, released in 1992 on
Invisible Records.
Reception
''Fook'' was well received. Jim Harper of
Allmusic
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praised the album strongly, noting that Pigface has a reputation for inconsistency, and saying, "when the mixture works—as it does on Fook—the results can be spectacular.... This is the sound of Pigface at their best, and having a damn good time too."
Track listing
Personnel
All information from 1992 CD booklet.
Musicians
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Martin Atkins
Martin Clive Atkins (born 3 August 1959) is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and Industrial music, industrial groups including Public Image Ltd, Ministry (band), Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, ...
- drums, production, backing vocals (9, 10)
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Chris Connelly - vocals (2, 10), guitar (10)
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William Tucker - guitar (1, 3, 6, 9), programming (3, 5, 7, 9), samples (7, 9), bass (3), keyboards (8)
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Paul Raven - bass (1, 5, 6)
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Andrew Weiss - bass (1, 3, 5, 6-8), programming (6)
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Nivek Ogre
Kevin Graham Ogilvie (born December 5, 1962), known professionally as Nivek Ogre, is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor, best known for his work with the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded with cEvin Key. Sin ...
- vocals (4, 9), backing vocals (7)
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En Esch - guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), vocals (1, 7, 9), drums (1), programming (1)
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Günter Schulz - guitar (1)
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Mary Byker
Ian Garfield Hoxley, known by his stage name Mary Byker (a.k.a. Mary Mary) (born 20 December 1963), is an English singer, record producer and DJ known for his work as the lead singer of Gaye Bykers on Acid, Pop Will Eat Itself, Pigface and Apoll ...
- vocals (3, 5, 6, 8)
* Barbara Hunter - cello (2)
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Lesley Rankine
Ruby is a Scottish electronic music act that was formed as a collaboration between singer Lesley Rankine and multi-instrumentalist Mark Walk in 1994, and is now positioned as a solo vehicle for Rankine. Ruby's sound includes electronic, trip ho ...
- vocals (2, 5)
* Fuzz - guitar (5)
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Chris Haskett
Chris Haskett (born 1962) is an American guitarist. He was a member of the Rollins Band from 1986 to 1997 and again for the band's reunion in 2006. He has also recorded or performed with David Bowie, Foetus, Pigface, The Cassandra Complex, Tool ...
- guitar (6)
* Matt Schultz - sounds (2, 4)
* Sean Joyce - scratching (4)
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Bella Black
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- backing vocals (1)
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David Sims David Sims is the name of:
*David Sims (running back) (born 1955), former American football running back with the Seattle Seahawks
* David Sims (safety) (born 1986), American football safety for the Indianapolis Colts
*Dave Sims (born 1953), Seattl ...
- bass (10)
Production
*Producer – Martin Atkins
*Engineers –
Mark Walk
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 Crompto ...
, Andy Reilly, Lee Popa, Keith Auerbach
*Assistant engineers – Eric Anderson, Andy Levine, Dino Morelli
*Mastering – Jack Skinner
*Artwork – Fred Blue
*Design and layout - Patrick Siemer
References
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1992 albums
Pigface albums