funkyhell (or sylized as :funkyhell:) is the second studio album by haloblack, released on November 1, 1994, by Fifth Colvmn Records.[2][3][4] The album represented the band's musical shift from a guitar dominated syle into a minimalist approach to dark ambient and electronic music composition.
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| Released | October 1, 1996[1] | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Genre | Industrial rock | |||
| Length | 43:38 | |||
| Label | Fifth Colvmn | |||
| Producer | Bryan Barton | |||
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.jpg) Limited edition cover | ||||
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Aiding & Abetting gave funkyhell a positive review, saying "I love "dirty" electronic music albums" and "Bryan Black (aka Haloblack) has crafted a fine set of experimental industrial tunes.[6] Tom Schulte of AllMusic called the album "an impressionistic headspace, electronica incompatible for the dancefloors of even neo-gothic club nights."[5] Last Sigh Magazine praised the contributions of the guest artists and said "it continues right where Tension Filter left off, the sound remains constant and is just as good if not better than Tension Filter."[7]
More negative in their critique of the album was Option, who was critical of "the relentless 4/4 beats, the cheap arcade video game soundtracks, the pseudo-creepy whispered vocals and the campy banality of heaaawvy lyrics."[8] Sonic Boom criticized the band's lack of musical progression from their previous work and stated "there is zero deviation in the whispered vocal arrangement, all of the percussion loops are extremely stifled, and many of the sounds are reused from track to track."[9]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Bryan Barton
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Distractor" | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Regulator" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Nympho" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Lovesick" | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Drylips" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Bounded" | 1:52 |
| 7. | "Fragment" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Resonance" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Seducto" | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Into the Tension Filter" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Untitled" | 3:12 |
Personnel edit
Adapted from the funkyhell liner notes.[10]
haloblack
- Bryan Barton (as Bryan Black) – vocals, instruments, production, mixing, cover art, recording (1–8)
Additional performers
- Joel Allard – guitar (3, 5, 6, 8), feedback (2)
- John "Servo" DeSalvo – drum programming (6), drums (7)
- Charles Levi – bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 7, 11)
- Krayge Tyler – guitar (1, 4, 7, 11)
- Ned Wahl – bass guitar (2, 5, 6, 8)
Production and design
- Zalman Fishman – executive-production
- John Golden – recording (1–8), engineering and mixing (2, 3, 5, 6, 8)
- Dan Hoyt – mixing (1, 4, 7, 11), engineering (1, 4, 7)
- Martin Thomas – mastering
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | 9868-63182 |
References edit
- ^ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile: 112. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Flick, Larry (September 7, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Singles". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 36. [[Nielsen Holdings|]]. p. 99. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "RPM". CMJ New Music Monthly. February 8, 1999. p. 28. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Finkler, Ed (January 24, 1997). "Interview with haloblack". Sonic Boom. Vol. 5, no. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Schulte, Tom. "Haloblack: Funkyhell > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Worley, Jon (January 13, 1997). "Haloblack: Funkyhell". Aiding & Abetting (126). Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Santarpia, Mike (1998). "HaloBlack: :Funky Hell:". Last Sigh Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 3. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Tilland, Bill (1997). "Haloblack: funkyhell". Option. Vol. 72–77. Sonic Options Network. p. 108.
- ^ Christian, Chris (January 1997). "Haloblack: Funkyhell". Sonic Boom. Vol. 5. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ funkyhell (booklet). haloblack. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records. 1996.
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External links edit
- Official website
- funkyhell at Bandcamp
- funkyhell at Discogs (list of releases)