| Artist |
Wire |
| Album Title: |
The Drill |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
04/22/1991 |
| Label |
Mute Records Ltd/Elektra Entertainment/Warner Bros |
| Catalog No |
9 61103-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 2459-61103-2 5 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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In Every City? (5:21)
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| 2.
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What's Your Desire? (4:50)
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| 3.
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Arriving/Staying/Going? (5:19)
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| 4.
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(A Berlin) Drill (5:26)
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| 5.
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Do You Drive (Turn Your Coat) (4:52)
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| 6.
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Jumping Mint? (5:56)
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| 7.
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Did You Dugga? (5:48)
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| 8.
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Where Are You Now? (5:27)
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| 9.
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(A Chicago) Drill [Live] (12:21)
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| Date Acquired |
06/20/1991 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
| Purchase Price |
15.00 |
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Notes |
Notes:
This collection of recordings represents an exploration of 'DUGGA' - i.e. monophonic monorhythmic repetition.
Tracks 2, 3, and 5 through 8 recorded at Worldwide International, London 1989
Track 1 recorded at Worldwide International, London 1990
Track 4 remixed in Berlin 1990
Credits:
Mixed By – Paul Kendall (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
Producer – Paul Kendall (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 8), Wire (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 8)
Songwriter – Wire
Companies, Etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mute Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Mute Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – Elektra Entertainment
Distributed By – Elektra Entertainment
Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
Published By – Mute Song
Recorded At – Worldwide International
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Printed): 0 2459-61103-2 5
Barcode (Scanned): 024596110325
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 2 61103-2 SRC+01 M1S1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 2 61103-2 SRC+01 M1S2
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Analyzed Folder: Wire - The Drill_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR13 -1.01 dB -16.01 dB 01 - In Every City¿.aif
DR13 -1.59 dB -17.25 dB 02 - Whats Your Desire¿.aif
DR15 -1.72 dB -18.90 dB 03 - Arriving-Staying-Going¿.aif
DR13 -1.25 dB -16.24 dB 04 - (A Berlin) Drill.aif
DR14 -4.59 dB -20.70 dB 05 - Do You Drive¿ (Turn Your Coat).aif
DR16 -0.40 dB -18.54 dB 06 - Jumping Mint¿.aif
DR12 -2.63 dB -18.74 dB 07 - Did You Dugga¿.aif
DR15 -5.53 dB -24.18 dB 08 - Where Are You Now¿.aif
DR14 -1.61 dB -17.12 dB 09 - (A Chicago) Drill (Live).aif
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Number of Files: 9
Official DR Value: DR14
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Wilson Neate:
Remixes and alternate versions have become staples of popular music. But while most bands use them as bonus tracks or B-side fodder, Wire is one of the only rock groups to have filled an album with versions of the same song ("Drill"). Built on a paradigmatic Wire rhythm affectionately known as "dugga," "Drill" was born during rehearsals for the band's 1985 return to live performance. A first studio recording appeared on Snakedrill (1986), but in concert the track began to mutate, in both its arrangement and duration (lasting from five to 30 minutes). Inspired by "Drill"'s metamorphoses, in 1989 Wire decided to continue the process in the studio, beyond the constraints imposed by simple live configurations of guitar, bass, and drums. Additionally, the project was approached as a means of feeling out the newer technology to be employed on the next album, Manscape. Six of the nine tracks on The Drill are fruits of that endeavor. Comprising experiments within the genre that would come to be known as electronica, they range from the slower and more fluid (the pulsing "What's Your Desire?") to the frenetic and the fragmented (the perky "Jumping Mint"). Although things come unstuck with "Did You Dugga?" -- which sounds like a cartoon version of house music -- more than adequate compensation is provided by the "Drill"/"12XU" hybrid of "In Every City?" and the live, 12-minute "(A Chicago) Drill." At the time of its release, The Drill ranked among Wire's more idiosyncratic ventures, but considering subsequent work in minimal electronica by other artists, it doesn't seem so strange now. "There can never be enough Drills in the world," Wire guitarist Bruce Gilbert has said, and, if you agree, then you might also be interested in the aptly entitled Dugga Dugga Dugga, an album of "Drill" cover versions.
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