Purgatory Dance Party is the debut album by Polkadot Cadaver released via internet pre-sales on November 17, 2007, with a street date of November 27, 2007. The cover art is a reference to the John Travolta film Saturday Night Fever. Dog Fashion Disco had earlier covered the theme tune to another Travolta film, Grease.
| Purgatory Dance Party | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 27, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Wrightway Studios Baltimore MD April – October 2007 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde metal, experimental rock, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 69:58 | |||
| Label | Rotten Records | |||
| Producer | Drew Lamonde, Todd Smith, Jasan Stepp | |||
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A re-recorded version of the album was released on the Razor To Wrist label in June 2020[1]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Polkadot Cadaver.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Haunted Holiday" | 2:01 |
| 2. | "A Wolf in Jesus Skin" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Purgatory Dance Party" | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Deathwish" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Phantom Limb" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Long Strange Trip to Paradise" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Bring me the Head of Andy Warhol" | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Chloroform Girl" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen?" | 4:32 |
| 10. | "Brainwash" | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Pure Bedlam for Halfbreeds" | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Sole Survivor" | 32:36 |
| Total length: | 69:58 | |
The song "Sole Survivor" is in fact only 4:30 long; the track then contains 5 minutes of silence, and from 9:30 onwards it consists of a looped voice saying the word "Satan".
Personnel edit
- Todd Smith – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Producer
- Jasan Stepp – Guitar, Keyboards, Programmed drums, Cello, Bass, Producer
- John Ensminger – Drums
Additional personnel edit
- Matt Rippetoe – Saxophone (track 9)
- Drew Lamonde – Producer, Recording
- Steve Wright – Mixing, Mastering
- John Kolbeck – Cover art
- Shane Tuttle – Graphic design, Logo
- Dan Edwards – Polkadot Cadaver Logo
- James Wright – Publicity
- Jeff Cohen – Legal
- Adam Mandell – Legal
- T.J. Barber – Additional art
- Souleh – Additional art
References edit
- ^ @RazorToWristRec (July 10, 2020). "Polkadot Cadaver — "Purgatory Dance Party" • OUT NOWStream the album in its entirety on o…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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