Dead Air (Heatmiser album)

Dead Air is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Heatmiser. It was released in 1993 on Frontier Records.

Dead Air
Studio album by
Heatmiser
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1993
RecordedSound Impressions, Milwaukie, United States
GenreIndie rock
Length37:01
LabelFrontier
ProducerHeatmiser, Thee Slayer Hippy
Heatmiser chronology
Dead Air
(1993)		 Yellow No. 5
(1994)

Recording

Dead Air was recorded at Sound Impressions in Milwaukie, Oregon. It was mixed at Whitehorse Studios in Portland, Oregon. According to Tony Lash, the Dead Air versions of "Bottle Rocket" and "Lowlife" reuse the basic tracks from their Music of Heatmiser EP demo counterparts, but feature new vocal and guitar overdubs.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Trouser Pressmixed[2]

Dead Air has received a generally mixed response from critics.

Trouser Press wrote, "Dead Air is laced with hints of Fugazi, Hüsker Dü and Helmet, although the record is not nearly as distinctive as any of those bands", describing it as "a textbook example of the strengths and weaknesses of early '90s indie hard rock. Particularly on 'Stray', 'Still' and 'Lowlife', the energy and urgency are enough to rescue the music from the merely generic. But just barely.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Still" (Elliott Smith)
  2. "Candyland" (Neil Gust)
  3. "Mock-Up" (Smith)
  4. "Dirt" (Smith)
  5. "Bottle Rocket" (Gust)
  6. "Blackout" (Smith)
  7. "Stray" (Smith)
  8. "Can't Be Touched" (Gust)
  9. "Cannibal" (Smith)
  10. "Don't Look Down" (Gust)
  11. "Sands Hotel" (Gust)
  12. "Lowlife" (Smith)
  13. "Buick" (Gust)
  14. "Dead Air" (Smith)

Personnel
Heatmiser
  • Neil Gust – vocals, guitar, art direction
  • Tony Lash – drums, production, engineering, mixing, art direction
  • Brandt Peterson – bass guitar, art direction
  • Elliott Smith – vocals, guitar, art direction
Technical
  • Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford – production
  • Bob Stark – recording, engineering assistance
  • Super Duper – digital editing
  • John Golden – mastering
  • J.J. Gonson – photography
  • Gustavo del Chucho Bravo – cover photo
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References
  1. Raggett, Ned. "Dead Air – Heatmiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. Azerrad, Michael; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Heatmiser". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
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