Whorn
| Whorn | ||||
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| Studio album by Cows | ||||
| Released | March 26, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | January 1996 | |||
| Studio |
Perma Sonic (Minneapolis, MN) | |||
| Genre | Noise rock, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 50:11 | |||
| Label | Amphetamine Reptile | |||
| Producer | Tim Mac | |||
| Cows chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| RIP | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10)[3] |
Whorn is the eighth album by the Minneapolis-based noise rock band The Cows, released on March 26, 1996 by Amphetamine Reptile Records.[4]
Production
Whorn was the band's first time working with Tim Mac since their fourth album Peacetika. During the recording, Tim Mac opted for a "live sound", having the band play together as a whole instead of recording their parts individually.
Track listing
All tracks written by Cows.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Divorcee' Moore" | 5:16 |
| 2. | "A Oven" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "The Warden" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Mas-No Mas" | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Four Things" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Tropic of Cancelled" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "The New Girl" | 5:29 |
| 8. | "Organized Meat" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Massa Peel" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "A Gift Called Life" | 2:09 |
| 11. | "Jikan" | 11:32 |
Jikan begins with a distorted sample of a Japanese woman speaking, followed by almost ten minutes of silence. After this silence, there is a brief track of the band performing a faster, funkier version of "The New Girl".
Personnel
Adapted from the Whorn liner notes.[5]
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | Amphetamine Reptile | CD, LP | AMREP 050 |
| Germany | CD, LP | ARRCD 70/013 | ||
| Poland | CS | ARR MC 017 |
References
- ↑ Kennedy, Patrick. "Cows: Whorn > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ columnist (July 1996). "Cows: Whorn". RIP: 12.
- ↑ Josephes, Jason. "Cows: Whorn". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ Edgerton, Robin; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cows". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ↑ Whorn (booklet). Cows. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Amphetamine Reptile Records. 1996.
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