| eX | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Ipecac Loop | |
| Released | August 29, 1995 (1995-08-29) |
| Studio | REP Studios (Ithaca, New York) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 47:55 |
| Label | Fifth Colvmn |
| Producer | Cameron Lewis |
| Alternative cover | |
.jpg) 1998 remaster | |
eX is the debut studio album by Ipecac Loop, released on August 29, 1995 by Fifth Colvmn Records.
Music
Compositions from eX, namely "Backbreaker" and "Clusterfuck", were released on the Forced Cranial Removal, Mind/Body Compilation Volume 2 and The Best of Mind/Body: Electro-Industrial Music From the Internet compilations by Fifth Colvmn and Atomic Novelties. Later "Backbreaker" and "Music Box" were later released on Mind/Body Compilation Volume 3 by Atomic Novelties and DIY Productions and Amduscias by Zenflesh, released respectively in 1996 and 1998.
Reception
Sonic Boom said "focusing on a minimalistic approach to sound construction Ipecac Loop provides access to realm where a lack aural depth doesn't deter from the overall quality of the music" and "percolating trickles of ambience drip from extreme heights into a swirling pool of radiance sound."
Track listing
All music is composed by Cameron Lewis
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ipecac (All of It)" | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Clusterfuck" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Again and Again" | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Blinded" | 2:09 |
| 5. | "Out of My Spine" | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Backbreaker" | 6:36 |
| 7. | "Mountains and Fleas" | 2:24 |
| 8. | "Vacuum" | 7:33 |
| 9. | "Music Box" | 1:04 |
| 10. | "Blur" | 6:51 |
| 11. | "Repress" | 5:00 |
Personnel
Adapted from the eX liner notes.
Ipecac Loop
- Cameron Lewis – instruments, production, engineering, mixing, design
Production and design
- Andre Knecht – mastering
- Adrian Mulvaney – photography
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1995 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | 9868-63196 |
| 1998 | Forced Evolution | FEM-001 |
References
- Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Winter 1996-1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 218. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 127. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Ipecac Loop". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- "Ipecac Loop: eX > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- "Ipecac Loop: eX". Option. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 3. 1995. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Dean Miles, Larry (1996). "Various Artists: Forced Cranial Removal" (PDF). Black Monday (1): 3. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Christian, Chris (December 1, 1996). "Various Artists: Mind/Body Volume 3". Sonic Boom. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Christian, Chris (October 1998). "Various Artists: Amduscias". Sonic Boom. 6 (7). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Christian, Chris (September 1995). "Ipecac Loop: eX". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- eX (booklet). Cameron Lewis. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records/Original Artists Group. 1995.
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