Ache is a You've Got Foetus on Your Breath album first released in 1982 on Self Immolation Records. Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US. Both releases were limited editions: only 1,500 copies of the LP and 4,000 copies of the CD were produced. Ache, along with its predecessor, Deaf, was recorded in an 8-track studio.[1]
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| Released | August 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Lavender Sound, London, England | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Label | Self Immolation | |||
| Producer | J. G. Thirlwell | |||
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The Ache LP is Self Immolation #WOMB OYBL 2. The CD re-release is Ectopic Ents #ECT ENTS 013.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[3] |
- AllMusic (Andy Hinds) - "Seemingly a musical omnivore, [Foetus] devours everything and spits it back out in a scrap heap of sonic chaos, twisted beyond recognition. His oblique yet subversive lyrical themes don't make Ache any more palatable for the faint of heart. This is the sound of unfiltered imagination, absolutely unencumbered by notions of commerce or accessibility. Brilliant."
- NME - "Ache is possessed by a bristling, maniacal intelligence which spews out a jostling, surreal collage of subverted musical and verbal cliches, wired word associations, epigrams and sheer invictive with frantic urgency and gleefully black humor. Ache is one of the most violently original and compelling records I've heard in ages. It would make an ideal Christmas present."[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by J. G. Thirlwell
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dying with My Boots On" | 2:16 |
| 2. | "J. Q. Murder" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Gums Bleed" | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Mark of the Ostracizor" | 5:59 |
| 5. | "Exit the Man with 9 Lives" | 3:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Out of My House" | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Wholesome Town" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Whole Wheat Rolls" | 0:59 |
| 4. | "Kid Hate Kid" | 5:24 |
| 5. | "Instead… I Became Anenome" | 4:37 |
Personnel
edit- Harlan Cockburn – engineering
- J. G. Thirlwell (as You've Got Foetus On Your Breath) – instruments, production, illustrations
References
edit- ^ "JG Thirlwell Interview". Two Gun Mathilda. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Hinds, Andy. "Ache". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "You've Got Foetus On Your Breath: Ache". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Snow, Mat. New Musical Express. November 12, 1982. text at foetus.org, added on July 4, 1996