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The Process
The Process is the eighth studio album by Canadian industrial band Skinny Puppy, released on 27 February 1996 through American Recordings. It blends industrial, electronic and experimental sounds with rock, and it arrived four years after Last Rights, which was the previous record in their run.
It is also a record shaped by loss and upheaval. Keyboardist Dwayne Goettel died near the end of the recording, and the sessions were troubled, with the label interfering along the way. It was the band's last album before they reformed in 2000, and the next, The Greater Wrong of the Right, did not appear until 2004. For anyone following Skinny Puppy's story, it marks a hard turning point and is worth hearing in that light.
The Process: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 43:13Tracklist
- 1JahyaCrompton, Goettel, Ogre, Sprawl3:34
- 2DeathCrompton, Goettel, Ogilvie, Ogre, Sprawl3:57
- 3CandleCrompton, Goettel, Ogre4:58
- 4Hardset HeadCrompton, Goettel, Ogre, Sprawl4:07
- 5CultCrompton, Goettel, Ogilvie, Ogre3:03
- 6ProcessCrompton, Goettel, Ogre5:02
- 7CurcibleCrompton, Goettel, Ogre, Sprawl3:28
- 8Blue SergeCrompton, Goettel, Ogre5:14
- 9MorterCrompton, Goettel, Ogre4:39
- 10AmnesiaCrompton, Goettel, Ogre4:21
- 11Cellar HeatCrompton, Goettel, Ogre, Valcic0:50
- Produced by
- Martin Atkins, Dave Ogilvie, Nivek Ogre, cEvin Key, Dwayne Goettel
- Recorded at
- Subconscious Studios, (Vancouver, Canada), Shangri-La Studios, (Malibu, California), Soundhouse, (Seattle, Washington)
- Recorded
- November 1993 – May 1995
- Mixed by
- Ken Marshall
- Labels
- American Recordings, Warner Records
- Length
- 43:13
Line-up
- Pat Sprawl · guitar
- Martin Atkins · lead vocals · guest
- Lorne Bouquet · vocals · guest
- Pepperdine · strings · guest
- Troll · guitar · guest
- Philth · electronic instruments · guest
Singles
- “Candle” · 1996
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 February 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 February 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 27 February 1996 | |
| US release | 27 February 1996 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1996 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | GB | American Recordings | 743213109725 | other |
| 1996 | US | American Recordings | 074646593028 | other |
| 27 February 1996 | US | American Recordings | original | |
| 27 February 1996 | US | American Recordings | 093624305729 | original |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×585 | upscaled |