Repetition
by Unwound
- Type: Album
- Released: Apr 1996
- Label: Kill Rock Stars
- Country: United States
- Length: 46:12
- Community rating: 4.35/5 from 29 ratings
Artists on this release: Justin Trosper, Sara Lund, Vern Rumsey
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Repetition', Unwound channels its dissonant and angular post-hardcore energy into more deliberate and polished song structures, marking a pivotal evolution in their sound. The production, helmed by frequent collaborator Steve Fisk, enhances the band's taut instrumentation and unconventional guitar tones with studio-generated textures and synthesizers. This approach balances their inherent raw intensity with a refined compositional focus, solidifying the album's status as a key work in the 1990s experimental hardcore scene.
Genres
Descriptors: noisy, dissonant, uncompromising, intricate, brutal, rhythmic, DIY, unpredictable
Tracklist
- Message Received (03:04)
- Corpse Pose (03:05)
- Unauthorized Autobiography (02:47)
- Lowest Common Denominator (04:30)
- Sensible (02:58)
- Lady Elect (05:35)
- Fingernails on a Chalkboard (04:56)
- Murder Movies (01:48)
- Next Exit (04:30)
- Devoid (03:13)
- Go to Dallas and Take a Left (04:08)
- For Your Entertainment (05:38)
Credits
- Vern Rumsey - bass
- Sara Lund - drums
- Justin Trosper - guitar, voice
- John Goodmanson - engineer, co-producer, producer
- Steve Fisk - producer, additional keyboards
- Jason Funk - photography
- Unwound - performer [other sounds created by]