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LetDownCrush

LetDownCrush is the third studio album by 16volt, released on August 7, 1996, by Cargo and Re-Constriction Records.

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LetDownCrush
Studio album by
16volt
ReleasedAugust 7, 1996 (1996-08-07)12
Recorded1996 (1996)
Studio
Various
Genre
Length40:17
LabelCargo/Re-Constriction
Producer
16volt chronology
Skin
(1994) 		LetDownCrush
(1996) 		The Remix Wars: Strike 3
(1997)
Singles from LetDownCrush
  1. "The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart"
    Released: July 23, 1996

LetDownCrush is the third studio album by 16volt, released on August 7, 1996, by Cargo and Re-Constriction Records.345

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar6
Alternative PressStarStarStar7

AllMusic awarded LetDownCrush three out of five possible stars.6 Aiding & Abetting gave the album a mixed review as well, calling LetDownCrush "diverse, and while obviously not a live-to-tape session, more immediate-sounding" and praised the songs for being "tight and vicious."8 Alternative Press gave the album a positive review, saying "Hard beats dominate, and beefy guitar plays right into them, maximizing their power to make you wig."7 Black Monday noted the band's artistic progression in combining the song structure of Skin with the electronics of Wisdom but criticized the metal influences.9 Sonic Boom lauded Eric Powell's musical maturation and said "the best musical elements from all of his previous work appear like a trail of footprints down well trod path which ends at the edge of a precipice."10

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Swarm"Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell3:23
2."The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart"Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell3:28
3."A Cloth Like Gauze"Eric Powell4:03
4."Something Left"Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell4:00
5."The Cut Collector"Eric Powell3:52
6."Crush"Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell4:47
7."Breed"Eric Powell3:15
8."Two Wires Thin"Eric Powell4:00
9."Shameface"Eric Powell3:09
10."Carla's Tarantulas"Eric Powell5:59
2012 Remastered CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."We Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (Cypress Hill cover)Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Richard Todd Ray4:15

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1995 CMJ New Music Monthly United States "Dance" 16 11
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the LetDownCrush liner notes.12

16volt

Addition performers

Production and design

  • Dave Friedlander – engineering, mixing (7, 9)
  • Bill Garcelon – engineering
  • Matt Gibson – engineering
  • Zlatko Hukic – engineering
  • Jon Irish – engineering, recording (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), mixing (4)
  • Rick McMillen – mastering
  • Esther Nevarez – engineering
  • Jeff "Critter" Newell – production, engineering, mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), recording (3, 7, 9)
  • Jordan Nogood – design
  • Ed Tinley – engineering

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1996 Cargo CD 72324 84506 27
Re-Constriction CS REC-022
2012 Metropolis CD, DL MET 774
References

References

  1. "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. 36. CMJ Network, Inc.: 55 December 1996. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Winter 1996-1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 14. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. Bush, John. "16 Volt > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. "16 Volt: LetDownCrush". Option (72–76). Sonic Options Network: 71. 1997. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. Christian, Chris (February 27, 1997). "Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt, La Luna, Portland". Sonic Boom. 5 (3). Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. "16 Volt: LetDownCrush > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. columnist (February 1997). "16 Volt: LetDownCrush". Alternative Press: 69.
  8. "16 Volt: Letdowncrush". Aiding & Abetting (68). January 15, 1995. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  9. Gair (1997). "16 Volt: LetdownCrush" (PDF). Black Monday (4): 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  10. Christian, Chris (October 1996). "16 Volt: LetDownCrush". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  11. "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly. 40 (7–12). CMJ Network, Inc.: 52 December 1996. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  12. LetDownCrush (booklet). 16volt. San Diego, California: Cargo/Re-Constriction. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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