Junk (Shinjuku Filth album)

Junk is the debut studio album of Shinjuku Filth, released in 1995 by Iridium Records. On May 21, 1996 the album was reissued on Full Contact Records.[1][2][3]

Junk
Studio album by
Shinjuku Filth
Released1995 (1995)
Recorded1992 (1992) – 1995 (1995)
Genre
Length39:04
LabelIridium
Darrin Verhagen chronology
The Witch Hunter
(1995)		 Junk
(1995)		 Raised by Wolves
(1997)
Alternative cover
1996 reissue
1996 reissue

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Aiding & Abetting called Junk a "strident, brutal and ultimately beautiful work" and that "Shinjuku Filth has sonic construction (and reconstruction) down, and has ventured into a few previously unexplored territory here."[5] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars and said "the music ranges from hard-body dance to more ambient soundscapes; the penultimate track is, of all things, a cover of the Split Enz chestnut "Log Cabin Fever."[4] Sonic Boom said "part of the musical allurement is derived from the fact for once a band with extensive musical training is now experimenting with some of the more popular electronic musical styles and as an end result is advancing the genre beyond the tunnel vision sights of some of the other premier electronic club bands."[6]

Track listing

All music is composed by François Tétaz and Darrin Verhagen, except "Log Cabin Fever" by Neil Finn

No.TitleLength
1."Detox"4:11
2."Showered in Glass"3:54
3."Urashima Taro"1:52
4."Bridge Sermon"3:17
5."The Junk"3:06
6."Vogelfrei II"2:30
7."Fade" (Remix)4:19
8."Eugenics (1st Movement)"4:11
9."Obsidious" (Mudmix)2:39
10."Log Cabin Fever" (Split Enz cover)2:35
11."17/21"6:29

Personnel

Adapted from the Junk liner notes.[7]

Black Lung

Additional performers

  • Peter Breuer – instruments
  • Paul McDermott – instruments
  • Anthony Norris – instruments
  • Paul Schütze – instruments
  • Mark Stafford – instruments

Production and design

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Australia 1995 Iridium CD P305
United States 1996 Full Contact 9868-63225

References
  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Shinjuku Filth". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. Winter 1996-1997: 159. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 236. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. Ankeny, Jason. "Shinjuku Filth: Junk > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. Worley, Jon (October 7, 1996). "Shinjuku Filth: Junk". Aiding & Abetting (120). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  6. Christian, Chris (May 1996). "Shinjuku Filth: Junk". Sonic Boom. 4 (4). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. Junk (booklet). Black Lung. Glen Waverley, Victoria: Iridium Records. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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