Leichenschrei is the second album by the band SPK. It was released in 1982 on Thermidor Records in the United States and in 1983 on the band's own Side Effekts label in the United Kingdom. The title is a German word meaning "corpse scream", and might refer to an alleged supernatural behavior exhibited by the deceased.
| Leichenschrei | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1982 (USA) / January 1983 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | October 1981 - March 1982 | |||
| Studio | SPK/Side Effekts Studio | |||
| Genre | Industrial, experimental, musique concrète, dark ambient | |||
| Length | 43:09 | |||
| Label | Thermidor | |||
| Producer | SPK | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 1992 CD reissue | ||||
The band was listed on the initial Thermidor release as "SPK", although subsequent vinyl reissues were credited to "Sozialistisches Patienten Kollektiv", a reference to the leftist German patients' group of the same name. The name was misspelled on the CD reissue as "Socialistisches Patienten Kollektiv".
Legacy edit
In a 1987 interview for Italian fanzine Snowdonia, Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots stated that he thought industrial music should have stopped after Leichenschrei, describing it as a "brilliant album" and "nobody could make a better, more definitive work in industrial music".[1]
Track listing edit
No track listing was provided with the initial release on Thermidor Records. The first side of vinyl editions of the album end with a lockgroove. Sides one and two of the vinyl editions are labeled "Seite ((Lysso))" and "Seite ((Klono))", respectively.[2]
Side one edit
- "Genetic Transmission" – 3:17
- "Post-Mortem" – 2:24
- "Desolation" – 1:18
- "Napalm (Terminal Patient)" – 2:39
- "Cry from the Sanatorium" – 2:26
- "Baby Blue Eyes" – 2:38
- "Israel" – 2:46
- "Internal Bleeding" – 1:46
- "Chamber Music" – 3:26
Side two edit
- "Despair" – 4:45
- "The Agony of the Plasma" – 3:03
- "Day of Pigs" – 4:18
- "Wars of Islam" – 4:31
- "Maladia Europa (The European Sickness)" – 3:50
Personnel edit
According to the album liner notes:[3]
- Oblivion (Graeme Revell) – synthesizer, electronic rhythms, tape, syncussion, vocals
- NE/H/IL (Neil Hill) – synthesizer, electronic rhythms, tape, treatments, vocals
- James Pinker – drums, syncussion, metal percussion, backing vocals
- Paul Charlier – guitar, bass, synthi
- Peter Kennard – guitar, bass
- Karel van Bergen – violin, vocals
- Sinan Leong – vocals, photography
- Brett Guerim – additional vocals
- Margaret Hill – additional vocals
- Lustmord – additional vocals
- Rose – additional vocals
- Phil Punch – mixing
Charts edit
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[4] | 14 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1982 | Thermidor Records | LP | T-9 |
| United Kingdom | 1983 | Side Effekts | LP | SER 02 |
| Germany | 1986 | Normal Records | LP | NORMAL 26 |
| United Kingdom | 1992 | The Grey Area | CD | SPK 2CD |
Notes edit
- ^ "The Legendary Pink Dots – Snowdonia, 1987". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "SPK Discography – Leichenschrei". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "SPK – Leichenschrei (LP) at Discogs". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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