Skinny Puppy - Remission (Full Album Stream)

[@jsebastian9547]

Most brutal "synth pop" album ever.

[@jsebastian9547]

@Heavy Metal Attack you're goddamn correct. I use that term very loosely, because compared to the rest of their discog, you can still see the traces of early synth pop in there, just in a much more menacing and mangled form. I personally can't stand most ebm or industrial for that matter, but there's always been something progressive and completely unique to puppy that nobody else has ever been able to come close to.

[@jsebastian9547]

@Heavy Metal Attack absolutely man. They pretty much changed my entire perception of what music is and could be. Funny enough, rabies was my gateway drug, but it was albums like mind, vivisectvi and last rights that really opened my mind to what kind of possibilities there are in music.

[@derekholland3328]

yes..no joke!

[@derekholland3328]

yes!!

[@Boundinplastic]

Industrial not 'synth pop' Millennials and Gen Z need to stop relabeling everything. Industrial music is a genre of music that draws on harsh, mechanical, transgressive or provocative sounds and themes. AllMusic defines industrial music as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music" that was "initially a blend of avant-garde electronics experiments (tape music, musique concrète, white noise, synthesizers, sequencers, etc.) and punk provocation"

[@SaintMartins]

"Far To Frail" was the 1st Skinny Puppy song i heard a year after it's release in 1985, i listened to it while shopping at an old "Underground/Indie" record store in Vancouver called Odyssey Imports. I never heard anything like it before, so i bought it, then read the credits & discovered they where a local band. I felt our city was finally cool.

[@majesticfool]

my favourite song. got far too frail tattooed on my neck

[@michaelgade2990]

still doesnt make up for Justin Bieber

[@oddballsok]

@@michaelgade2990

[@quantvminquizitor]

Far too cool now.

[@caat04]

In 1984 who could have imagined music sampling, drum machines, and obscure vocals would make me into a lifelong fan!

[@DavidDemiseOfficial]

Sonic brilliance. Rest In peace Dwayne Goettel.

[@Kingdennissinned]

Smothered Hope. Should be the Anthem of 2021

[@yajtramer6913]

2022 2023 2024 Lets go brandon

[@maxeypad]

Skinny Puppy....the best everrrr

[@yajtramer6913]

You can't escape from here Unless you have wings Like this

[@IEatDogShit]

An Influential Debut Skinny Puppy’s debut, Remission, was initially released as a six-track 12-inch EP and later expanded to a full album. Its noisy industrial sound, characterized by distorted vocals, sampled sounds, and pounding percussion, paved the way for the crossover successes of countless black-clad combos. In fact, Remission’s abrasive tones and uncompromising lyrical messages predated-perhaps even inspired-Ministry’s visual transition from synthpop dandies to their famous “dreads and combat boots” aesthetic. And it all started with a drum machine: the Roland TR-909. While the 909 is heralded for its use in pop and dance grooves, Remission is often cited as one of the first recorded uses of the gray beatmaker. Opener “Smothered Hope” kicks off with a sledgehammer 909 beat: a broken-down pattern made up of sizzling hats and distorted kick far removed from the band’s contemporaries. Core Membership Although Skinny Puppy would develop into a revolving lineup, at the band’s core were instrumentalist cEvin Key, vocalist Nikek Ogre, and producer Dave “Rave” Ogilvie. Speaking from his studio in Vancouver, BC, Ogilvie shares how that genre-defining drum sound evolved. “The funny part about that whole thing,” recounts Ogilvie, “was that we spent $5,000 on some gear including a 909. We’d been working with the TR-808. All of a sudden we had this brand-new gear which was state of the art at the time.” He goes on to explain that while Roland had already been part of their sound, the 909 was a whole other animal. “At first we turned on the 909 and it was far too clean. We were like, ‘What have we got here?’ I struggled and was very stretched for ideas.” Inspiration came in the unlikely form of a PA system. “I was looking around the studio, found a PA crossover, and took the three outputs from the kick into the board. Now, I had three kinds of specific frequencies that I was able to mess around with.” It was a eureka moment. “All of a sudden we were like, ‘Wait a minute. This sounds brilliant now.’” “By this point, we were in love with the TR-909 going, ‘OK, we have something different and we want it all over the record.'" The Turning Point Ogilvie’s unexpected treatment of the 909 became the turning point for the album. “We went from complete frustration to, by splitting the frequencies and being able to mix them separately, coming up with our unique version of the 909.” Adding effects to the TR-909’s snare resulted in another breakthrough. “At Mushroom Studios, they had two wonderful acoustic chambers-big tall, skinny ones. I ran the snare through the chambers, and once again we got this awesome sound.” The 909 became central to what they were building. “By this point, we were in love with the machine going, ‘OK, we have something different and we want it all over the record.’” That sense of adventure is what drew Ogilvie to the world of production in the first place. “I’d drive around listening Talking Head’s Remain in Light and Brian Eno and David Byrne’s My Life in the Bush of Ghosts,” Ogilvie recalls. “I’d hear all the layers-the noises and pads. I tried to dissect them all and realized I enjoyed thinking about how the whole thing goes together.” Enigmatic Frontman In the case of Skinny Puppy, what brings it all together are the lyrics and vocals of center stage provocateur, Nivek Ogre. Sometimes mistaken for mere misanthropy, Skinny Puppy’s songs frequently dealt with animal rights and environmental concerns. Helmed by Ogre, the band’s highly theatrical performances amplified their politics using groundbreaking-frequently graphic-visual media and costumes. “You had to make decisions. It was generally cEvin and I with four hands on the board. The whole record was based a lot on performances.” So, what were Ogilvie’s first impressions of Ogre? “He was a very shy, timid guy,” says Ogilvie. “I cracked up because we both had the same last name. I was like, ‘How did this happen?'” The fast and furious approach to recording Remission meant little time for overthinking, which suited Ogre’s instinctive vocal style fine. “There was no putting down 17 tracks and comping. Every time he’d do a new vocal, it was a performance. He would do a take and, generally, the first would be the one.” The live effects processing on Ogre’s vocals added dynamic layers to the record. “You’d solo them and hear how much character they would add to the songs. It was just brilliant.” As for the trademark distortion on the singer’s voice, well, that had a less technical explanation. “It got treated a bit after,” explains Ogilvie. “But a lot of distortion you hear is his actual voice.” The Benefits of Analog Despite using electronic instruments like the TR-909, Ogilvie insists that the spontaneity of the analog recording process was a key factor in the Remission’s energy. “You had to make decisions. It was generally cEvin and I with four hands on the board. The whole record was based a lot on performances.” Did they expect the album to become as influential as it did? “No, but we were excited about reaching out to the world. Soon we were doing tours throughout the States, across Canada, and in Europe, which was incredible at the time.” In addition to the power of Remission, Skinny Puppy’s visceral live show certainly contributed to the groundswell of interest the band received out the gate. “Our attitude was the show has to be different. It has to be special and if we make any money on anything, it all goes back into making a better show.” On albums like Too Dark Park and Rabies, Skinny Puppy gained even more notoriety for its controversial, compelling music. In turn, Ogilvie’s involvement in shaping the band’s sound led him to work with Al Jourgensen of Ministry and Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor. “The first record was so much fun because it was done on a shoestring budget in the middle of the night. We had a really, really good time." Mardi Gras and Marilyn Manson One such notable project with Reznor was Marilyn Manson’s Antichrist Superstar. “The Manson record was a fantastic experience from the aspect of just making art. That was the first co-production I did with Trent. We started with demos they sent us from hotel rooms and then we would work on them. We had fun at Mardi Gras, then hid for three months. I would spend four or five days per song and then move on to the next one.” Ogilvie remembers some unusual restrictions during that particular project. “We were not allowed to use any guitar amps at all, plus every song had to be different. They were big fans of the Zoom pedal-they loved that sound. Luckily, Trent had an extensive selection of guitar simulators. That pushed me out of my comfort zone.” Still, with all the albums he’s helmed and influential artists he’s worked with, Remission retains a special place in Ogilvie’s memory. “The first record was so much fun because it was done on a shoestring budget in the middle of the night,” he laughs. “We had a really, really good time.” Source: articles.roland.com/dave-ogilvie-skinny-puppy-tr-909/

[@DavidDemiseOfficial]

The article forgets to mention Dwayne Goettel and Bill Leeb.

[@christianpulido7966]

Skinny puppy forever 🤘😎🕺

[@poopshitcrapwaste]

@@DavidDemiseOfficial bill leeb wasn't part of the original recording. "remission" was first released as 12" ep. tracks on which leeb is credited on are part of extended/album version. more important collaborator during recording that ep (and on further releases as well) was dale plevin whose fretless bass playing on "glass houses" added more flavour to skinny puppy's sound than any of one finger synth bass operation by bill leeb in few songs. don't give leeb too much credit for being important member of sp of which he deserves none - he had hated being in skinny puppy since the day he joined. he was the least talented part of that band, he even said that himself that his skills were totally undeveloped when he joined sp, but to his credit he was was the most unbearable asshole in skinny puppy - and he wasn't even full member of that band. him being kicked out of that band was the best thing that happened to him and skinny puppy. skinny puppy survived. leeb learnt how to work with synths and went on to create pretty solid frontline assembly (which released few awesome albums) and few other crappy projects (but they earned him enough money to live a life of a rich man). although had he not met michael balch (who taught leeb all that studio mumbo-jumbo) and rhys fulber (whose knowledge of synths far exceeded leeb's capabilities) he might not have any credible musical career at all and would have had become ebm's version of paul di anno (you know, that former singer of iron maiden who sang on their first two albums and who is still milking that cow for 42 yrs after being fired). dwayne rudolph goettel joined sp in 1985. he was already an established musician and also easy going person and it was no brainer to add him to the band as a permanent member during writing sessions for "mind: the perpetual intercourse" and letting go of leeb. that article is about roland tr-909 drum machine and david ogilvie's experiences with that electronic device and not about detailed history of skinny puppy's internal turmoils. i hope that know it has been clarified to you enough.

[@brokenalice218]

Timeless. God I love it so much.

[@richardjames1946]

Best album! Incredible band~ Mind: the perpetual intercourse and Clean, fold, and manipulate are awesome as well. Sleeping Beast still gives me chills and the shivers 👽🤠

[@keithbarlow9701]

Damn, this is a band I haven't thought about in a long ass time. Used to jam their shit back in the early 2000s.

[@seagrey75]

Canada! Skinny Puppy along with Numb my favorites bands!

[@sinenomine8739]

Front Line Assembly is my fav out of this holy post-industrial trinity, especially as someone who likes different kinds of music. Numb is severely underlooked and underappreciated.

[@davidsmith1340]

A buddy of mine sums it up as "this album had no business being from 1984."

[@sharifabohm4940]

Throbbing gristle didi it even sooner.

[@mostevokish]

unless you factor Orwell's novel... right on time, symbolically: for literary purposes

[@richardjames1946]

That's funny and kinda true~thx 🎩

[@richardjames1946]

Sweet, still rocks! ☘️

[@Ajgor_Wygoda]

Never get's old : )

[@sentryogmixmaster]

bites, remission, cleanse fold & manipulate, mind the perpetual intercourse, vivi sect VI, rabies......the best albums. had em all on vinyl...sad i lost them when i moved.

[@Trent_Moorman]

They sure are good.them and front 242

[@oddballsok]

nein nein NEIN !??! lost ????

[@xerxessetzer22]

i fuckin love all that is skinny puppy!!!

[@jorgt.8552]

Best Track from Skinny Puppy "smothered Hope"!

[@milkcarton6654]

Assimilate. Smothered hope is second.

[@jorgt.8552]

@@milkcarton6654 OK. You are right!

[@thomasfloyd3146]

In 93 I dropped acid and was accosted by this album.it chased me out of my house and I spent the night naked in a tree.only when the day began to break did I have the courage to creep into the house and unplug my cd player.

[@yajtramer6913]

Sounds like an evil dead movie Lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomasfloyd3146]

@yajtramer6913 felt like one.worst part is the next day was Easter Sunday and I had to go to church with my grandmother and listen to God give me the what for

[@yajtramer6913]

@@thomasfloyd3146 lol 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@paulocoelho8418]

Skinny puppy fucking best

[@arturolearczyk1653]

NA OKŁADCE LEŻĘ W ZAŚWIATACH MARTWY I MYŚLĘ O TEJ MUZYCE .

[@svobodasimon1185]

legends

[@LePopPathetique]

legendary!

[@firenx437]

First skinny puppy CD I bought! Thanks for the upload!

[@paulocoelho8418]

Is a great Album

[@mickeyromeo]

it's an EP, not an album.

[@joestrummer.]

@@mickeyromeo in it's original release it was an ep, reissued with the extra tracks, it far exceed the 25 minute duration that usually defines "EP" .... K?

[@kingair007]

WOW and WOW!

[@jbliv831]

84! Recommend Wolf Parade talking about this on What's In My Bag...Can't believe they are disregarded.

[@slowneutron6163]

Nice to nightmare....she's a sleeping beast....

[@ho1maro]

nothing more, nothing less

[@waondererable]

Fuck I love sp

[@ruairimusic2747]

How was this produced in 1984??!

[@arturolearczyk1653]

Materiał muzyczny nagrałem w zaświatach . 1971-2022. Muzyka z przesyłu czyścowego .Autor - Artur Olearczyk .

[@svobodasimon1185]

Greatest band ever. This is , and all others albums too, real dark electro industrial not like all those techno supposedly dark clowns like most of the out of line bands for ex

[@adaisychain4azathoth]

FOR! AND! GET! YOU!

[@damiangrzesiak8146]

Smothered Hope is the first and the last..ever. What about the rest..?. Maybe Far to Frail and Solvent.

[@tronovan3d]

Is Icebreaker complete without manwhole?

[@thelapinmoon]

It's the wrong version of Icebreaker.

[@incomodx_x]

Does anyone knows what does it says in manwhole? I cant find lyrics bcs its an instrumental

[@carl-johaneld775]

Great album (one of the best) but it needs to be remastered.

[@arturolearczyk1653]

Białe światełko .Artur Olearczyk .

[@haruspisces3]

Wrong version of Icebreaker. This is the Bites track.

[@somenothing7914]

it wasnt even on the original debut release though yeah?

[@haruspisces3]

@@somenothing7914 Couldn’t say, just noticed a distinction in sound. Itunes also has this error. Only the CD has an uninterrupted flow of tracks.

[@somenothing7914]

@@haruspisces3 it wasnt originally on this album

[@jeffreymcdonald353]

@@somenothing7914 It was on the cassette reissue that came out a year after the vinyl. That version, and the one on the original CD release, is 2:46 and a different mix than the 3:14 version that is here and on Bites. Personally, it's my preferred version.

[@TyrantTitan.]

dosed

[@arturolearczyk1653]

Oryginalnie jest - NOT SMELLING HOUSE .

[@ronniewall492]

YOU GUYS AROUND AUSTIN?

[@stevencrash]

35th Anniversary...

[@JoeJoeNoone]

The first CD I ever got after getting a portable CD player for Xmas (they had just come out). kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGXWcquLZ8-UirM

[@svobodasimon1185]

But this is too long. Original vynil reissue had max 6 songs i think

[@shannonm.townsend1232]

Peerless

[@frederiklowen7381]

Nettwerk should be ashamed for the low quality money grab reissues - not even talking to the band about them

[@svobodasimon1185]

Ah shit i ordered Bites vinyl reissue 25 fucking euro.

[@michaeleaton2600]

"You can get worked by Nettwerk, but I'll be damned if I ever get played again, Sam." - Consolidated

[@cosmickatamari]

I have a reissue of VIVIsectVI and Rabies and don't notice poor quality. At least for the vinyl reissues.

[@Gary.North.ElectroBrain586.]

Incision is my jam 👍