Gigapus is the tenth studio album by the Australian electronic music group Severed Heads. Recorded between 1992 and 1994, the album was first released in 1994 with a bonus CD-ROM disc titled Metapus that had additional multi-media content on it. Because of this, it is the first album released in Australia to include a CD-ROM disc.[2] Due to the extra disc, the album was initially priced at $40 when it first came out.[3] As with most of the Severed Heads discography, the album has been reissued multiple times.
| Gigapus | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1994 | |||
| Genre | Electronic dance music, synth-pop | |||
| Length | 61:56 | |||
| Label | Volition Records | |||
| Producer | Tom Ellard | |||
| Severed Heads chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Gigapus | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Decibel | Positive[1] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Tom Ellard.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heart of the Party" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Tiny Wounded Bird" | 6:27 |
| 3. | "ANIMal" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "The Importance of Hair" | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Repetitive Strain Injury" | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Arrivederci Coma" | 5:56 |
| 7. | "DOLLARex" | 6:05 |
| 8. | "Cabbalaland" | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Snow" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Somewhere Over the Gigapus" | 5:14 |
| 11. | "Courier" | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Pure" | 3:24 |
| 13. | "About Leah & Adele" | 2:51 |
| 14. | "Nightime Falls" | 3:06 |
In 1996, a re-recorded and remixed version of "DOLLARex" (4:59) was substituted for the original.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "We Have Come to Remix the House (Boxcar)" | 5:48 |
| 16. | "Snow (The Mrs. Joe's Brain Edit)" | 4:20 |
| 17. | "Heart of the Party (Original Mix)" | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 77:18 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Have Come to Remix the House" | 5:47 |
| 2. | "Snow (Remix)" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Heart of the Party (Remix)" | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Dollarex (From Original Video 1993)" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "First Resonant Bank (Demo)" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Calling All Goth Girls (Demo)" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Tenderizer (Sketch)" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "The Importance Of Hair (Analogue Version)" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "ANIMal (Digital Version)" | 4:54 |
| 10. | "Life's Oven (Sketch)" | 3:10 |
| 11. | "Cabbala Baby (Sketch)" | 2:55 |
| 12. | "12 Inches of Snow (Demo)" | 5:15 |
| 13. | "40box (Sketch)" | 4:21 |
| Total length: | 50:55 | |
15-17 of the 2001 reissue and 1-3 of the 2009 bonus disc were originally released as B-sides of the "Heart of the Party" CD single in Australia.
Personnel
edit- Tom Ellard - vocals, production
- David Smith - additional electronics
- Comeron Miller - short wave radio
- Lisa Maxwell - additional vocals on "Heart Of The Party"
- David Allen - tambourine on "The Importance Of Hair" and "Somewhere Over The Gigapus"
- Adrian Bolland - engineering
- Kathy Naunton - mastering
- Robert Racic - mastering
- M.C. Newsagent - vocals on "Cabbalaland"
- Boxcar - production on "Heart Of The Party"
Charts
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 105 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1994 | Volition Records | CD CD-ROM |
VOLTCD80 | Issued with the CD-ROM Metapus and initially priced for $40 |
| 2xCD | Contained a second disc composed of remixes of "Dead Eyes Opened" | ||||
| Europe | 1995 | Dark Star | CD | Spark 62 | European edition that included different mastering from the original Australian edition. This version has been described by Ellard as "horribly maimed with excessive bass" |
| Australia | 1996 | Volition Records | CD | VOLTCD80 | First single-disc pressing |
| North America | Decibel | DEC007 | First American pressing | ||
| CD CD-ROM |
First time the "Metapus edition" became available in North America | ||||
| Australia | 2001 | Sevcom | CD-R | N/A | CD-R reissue that included new artwork and the entire "Heart Of The Party" single. The track "DOLLARex" was also renamed as "$ex (USA/Stacy)" on this version. Released under the name Gigapus Plus HOTP |
| 2009 | 2xCD-R | Two disc reissue, the first being the original album, the second containing demos and remixes. Packaged in a DVD case. The track "DOLLARex" is renamed as "Dollarex (USA/Stacy)" on this version. Sometimes referred to as Giga++ or Gigapus++ |
References
edit- ^ "Severed Heads: Gigapus". www.sonic-boom.com. Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ White, Judith. "Band's CD-ROM Breakthrough". Sevcom.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ Blake 7. "Permutations Into Ellard: Tom Ellard Interview By Blake 7". Sevcom.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Severed Heads ARIA Chart History (albums) 1991-1995, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
External links
edit- Gigapus at Discogs (list of releases)
- Bandcamp page
- Review of Gigapus, claiming that it's Album of the Week of 13 December 1994 Archived 2 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
