Engine (Die Warzau album)

Engine is the third studio album by Die Warzau, released on February 28, 1995 by TVT and Wax Trax! Records.[2][3][4][5] It was the band's first album in over two years and upon release was considered a masterpiece of industrial music.[6][7][8]

Engine
Studio album by
Die Warzau
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1995 (1995-02-28)[1]
Recorded1994 (1994)
StudioWarzone 1
(Chicago, Illinois)
Genre
Length74:42
LabelTVT/Wax Trax!
Producer
Die Warzau chronology
Big Electric Metal Bass Face
(1991)		 Engine
(1995)		 Convenience
(2004)
Singles from Engine
  1. "Liberated"
    Released: 1994
  2. "All Good Girls"
    Released: 1995

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

William Cooper of AllMusic championed Engine as one of the greatest industrial albums of all times and a marked improvement over the band's previous output in both sonic and stylistic variety. He calling the album "a major leap forward for Die Warzau, as it contains some of its most hard-hitting (and surprisingly pop-friendly) material" and that "the mixture of moods and musical approach shows astonishing artistic depth."[6] Alternative Press praised the Die Warzau's musical craftmanship and careful attention to details, saying "with Engine they've achieved true mastery of the electronic craft" and "the skilled mixings of genres and styles is mere child's play for them."[9] Option lauded the band for complex configuration of funk, free jazz, house and world music in complex configurations but decried the shallowness of the band's message, saying "Engine may be loaded with advanced socialist ideals and sharp commentary on such horrid sins as materialism and oppression, but the only people who are going to stand up and listen are the already techno-converted."[10] Tony Fletcher of Trouser Press said the album "gets busy with crashing beats, distorted vocals and disorienting sonic effects" and "what holds the disparate pieces together is invention and an overriding sense of fun. Even with the air is heavy, the mood stays upbeat."[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Van Christie, John Quesenberry and Jim Marcus, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Missing It" 4:17
2."Liberated" 5:11
3."Lizardo Placentis" 6:21
4."Muck"Svitek5:24
5."Cyberdelianoncorborundum"Wilcox4:50
6."Grounded" 7:50
7."Heroin A.D." 4:54
8."Belly"Randall6:17
9."Ultra Planet"McNinch, Warren4:38
10."Pughead (Bad Acid Animals)"Kizys3:02
11."All Good Girls" 6:21
12."Material" 4:57
13."Shakespeare" 4:00
14."Amphibious" 5:31
15."America"Agne, Chrisman, Levy, McNinch, Svitek, Warren, Williams1:01
16."Untitled" 0:06

Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1995CMJ New Music MonthlyUnited States "Dance"14[12]

Personnel

Adapted from the Engine liner notes.[13]

Die Warzau

Additional performers

Production and design

  • Eric Arway – additional engineering
  • Vanessa Cook – additional engineering
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Steve Krason (as Mudhead) – additional engineering
  • Steve Levy – additional engineering
  • Scott Ramsayer – additional engineering
  • Matt Warren – additional engineering, production (9)
  • Stephen Yates – additional engineering

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 TVT/Wax Trax! CD, CS TVT 7216
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References
  1. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 99. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. Huey, Steve. "Die Warzau > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. Christian, Chris (July 15, 1995). "Interview With Die Warzau at Club Soda in Kalamazoo, MI". Sonic Boom. 3 (5). Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. Górnisiewicz, Katarzyna NINa (December 24, 2005). "Die Warzau - Interview". Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia. Fabryka Music Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. Yücel, Ilker (May 1, 2012). "Jim Marcus InterView: Go, Going, Gone, Go Fight!". ReGen. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  6. Cooper, William. "Die Warzau: Engine > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  7. Reece, Doug (March 5, 1994). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 106 (10): 29. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  8. Thompson, Dave (November 1, 2000). Alternative Rock: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion. Miller Freeman Books. p. 71. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  9. columnist (February 1995). "Die Warzau: Engine". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 58-59.
  10. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (1995). "Die Warzau: Engine". Option. Sonic Options Network. 60-63 (65): 99.
  11. Fletcher, Tony; Robbins, Ira (1991). "Die Warzau". Trouser Press. Collier Books: 191. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  12. Haslett, Tim (June 1995). "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. (22): 48. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  13. Engine (booklet). Die Warzau. New York City, New York/Chicago, Illinois: TVT/Wax Trax!. 1995.CS1 maint: others (link)
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