www.pitchshifter.com

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www.pitchshifter.com
Studio album by
Released7 April 1998
Recorded1997-1998
StudioPSI Studios, Protocol Studios, London and at The Machine Shop, Hoboken, New Jersey
Genre
Length51:50
LabelGeffen
ProducerMachine
Pitchshifter chronology
Infotainment?
(1996)
www.pitchshifter.com
(1998)
Un-United Kingdom
(1999)
Pitchshifter studio album chronology
Infotainment?
(1996)
www.pitchshifter.com
(1998)
Deviant
(2000)
Singles from www.pitchshifter.com
  1. "Genius"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Microwaved"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal3/10[3]
Kerrang![4]
Pitchfork5.2/10[5]

www.pitchshifter.com is the fourth album by the British industrial metal band Pitchshifter, released in 1998. The record, which was their first released through a major label, sold just over 60,000 copies in the US alone—selling nearly twice as much as the group's proceeding album Deviant did (which sold 33,000 copies).

The album's name comes from the band's domain name–a relative novelty at the time of the release. The domain name registration was eventually lapsed; JS Clayden said "we carried the website for such a long time that it felt like a burden being lifted to let it go".[6]

Multiple songs from www.pitchshifter.com were included on the vehicular-based PlayStation games Twisted Metal 3 and Test Drive 5.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Microwaved"3:28
2."2nd Hand"3:31
3."Genius"4:06
4."Civilised"4:38
5."Subject to Status"3:34
6."W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G." (acronym for "What You See Is What You Get")3:45
7."Please Sir"3:47
8."Disposable"3:38
9."A Better Lie™"3:13
10."Innit"2:52
11."What's in It for Me?"2:56
12."I Don't Like It"3:53
13."ZX81"7:34
14."Free Samples"1:48

Personnel[edit]

Pitchshifter
Additional musicians
  • Keith York - drums, percussion samples
  • Pablo Yeadon - acoustic guitar on "Disposable"
Production
  • H. Forbes, Paul Williams, Nick Philip and Unknown Graphic Services - artwork
  • Johnny Carter and Neil Simmons - engineering
  • Jodie Zalewski - assistant engineer
  • Johnny Carter and J.S. Clayden - programming
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • Ralph Barklam and Tony Woolliscroft - photography
  • Machine - production
  • Clinton Bradley - additional analog synthesizer manipulation
  • Johnny Carter and JS Clayden - writer

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 10 Best Industrial Metal Albums".
  2. ^ Swihart, Stanton. Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Lawrence, Alistair (November 2011). "Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com". Kerrang!: 666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die!. Bauer Media Group. p. 88.
  5. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Pitchshifter's tour to mark 20 years of their classic www.pitchshifter.com album hits The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea".