E-lux

E-lux is the first and only studio album by American band Human Waste Project, released on June 10, 1997 via Hollywood Records. On some copies, the album is known as Electralux.

E-lux
Studio album by
Human Waste Project
ReleasedJune 10, 1997
StudioIndigo Ranch. Malibu, California
GenreAlternative metal, alternative rock, nu metal
LabelHollywood
ProducerRoss Robinson
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Select[2]

Recording

Human Waste Project signed to the Disney-owned record label Hollywood Records on June 6, 1996.[3] They subsequently recorded their debut E-Lux later that year.[3] The album would go on to experience various delays leading up to its eventual June 1997 release.[4][3] At several points, it was scheduled to be released in March and May of 1997.[3] The Malibu fires of 1996 (which forced the group to evacuate the Indigo Ranch studio in order to save their master tapes) and changes in personnel at Hollywood Records contributed to these delays.[4]

Reception

The album received mostly positive reviews from critics. AllMusic's Greg Prato compared the vocals of Aimee Echo to Gwen Stefani of No Doubt[1] and noted that the group, while primarily being heavy metal, "often experiments with the uncommon."[1] In a December 1997 review, Modern Drummer described E-Lux as being "what Courtney Love would sound like if she were really mad, warped, and placed in a agro band."[5] The review also points out that the album's sound includes "a nod to Jane's Addiction and heavy-handed dashes of B-grade horror flick kitsch."[5] In their February 1998 review, Q magazine stated that Echo "has the advantage over some of her shoutier sisters in that she can actually sing", while also praising the other members of the band, saying "Her band proves similarly versatile, switching moods from the harddriving intensity of "Dog" to the dreamy "Electra" with ease."[5]

Track listing
  1. "Graverobbers from Mars" – 1:51
  2. "Disease"– 3:24
  3. "Drug Store"– 2:40
  4. "Exit Wound"– 3:28
  5. "Shine" – 4:25
  6. "Hold Me Down"– 2:53
  7. "Electra"– 3:58
  8. "Drowned"– 3:42
  9. "Interlude"– 3:02
  10. "Powerstrip"– 4:06
  11. "One Night in Spain..."– 4:52
  12. "Slide"– 3:19
  13. "Dog"– 3:25
  14. "Get With It"- 2:46

B-sides
  1. "She Gives" - 3:57 (appears on the 1997 "Powerstrip" single)

Personnel
  • Aimee Echo – vocals
  • Scott Ellis – drums
  • Jeff Schartoff – bass
  • Mike Tempesta – guitar

Chart performance

Singles
Year Title Chart Position
1997 "Powerstrip" UK Singles Chart 112
gollark: The police need *orbital bombardment*, obviously.
gollark: In what way?
gollark: Technically, with some ridiculous and implausible amount of resources and control of some of the internet and some broadcasters, you could totally fake this, for a while.
gollark: Both parties can gerrymander etc. horribly so I don't see much of an incentive for them to do that.
gollark: ... yes, at least some of the people involved?

References
  1. Prato, Greg. "Review: e-lux - Human Waste Project". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  2. "Review: Human Waste Project - E-Lux, Hollywood". Select. EMAP Metro (March, 1998): 88.
  3. "Human Waste Project International Press". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  4. Biography by Greg Prato. "Human Waste Project | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  5. "Human Waste Project International Press". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
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