Out to Lunch (album)

Out to Lunch is the debut studio album of Mainesthai, released in June 1994 by Zoth Ommog Records.[1] It is a side project, along with Benestrophe, of Gary Dassing and Dwayne Dassing of Mentallo & the Fixer with vocalist Michael Greene.[2]

This article is about the Mainesthai album. For the Eric Dolphy album, see Out to Lunch!
Out to Lunch
Studio album by
Mainesthai
ReleasedJune 1994 (1994-06)
StudioThe Slum
(Austin, Texas)
GenreElectro-industrial
Length73:38
LabelZoth Ommog
Producer
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
Where Angels Fear to Tread
(1994)		 Out to Lunch
(1994)		 Meets Mainesthai
(1994)
Alternative cover
2018 remaster cover
2018 remaster cover

Music

The music of Out to Lunch was entirely composed by Dwayne Dassing and Gary Dassing with Michael Greene writing the lyrics and providing vocals. Like Mentallo & the Fixer's previous albums, Out to Lunch fuses science fiction and horror film samples into its industrial music but with a stronger emphasis on keyboards and unique percussion.[3]

The album was re-released by Metropolis Records on Jananuary 1998 without additional content. On February 16, 2018 it was issued as a music download by Alfa Matrix on the label's Bandcamp[4][5][6]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]

Steve Huey of AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars and said "Mainesthai's Out to Lunch features aggressive industrial rhythms underpinning the melodic vocals of Mike Greene."[7] Lollipop Magazine commended the band for emphasizing melody but criticized the overall execution of the album.[8] Sonic Boom but was critical of the vocal performances, saying "Mr. Greene has chosen to utilize very stereotypical effects processing which is very uninspiring and ultimately boring." The critic recommended the album to admirers of Mentallo & The Fixer despite noting that the music sounded dated at the time of their review.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Michael Greene; all music is composed by Dwayne Dassing and Gary Dassing

No.TitleLength
1."Dollars and Sins"6:51
2."Y" (Mama's Crazy Kitchen Mix)6:59
3."Join the Club"3:49
4."Wartime"5:16
5."Playing God"6:58
6."My Animosity"5:15
7."Therapy"6:14
8."Who You Are"4:43
9."Spectral"6:16
10."Wartime" (Trampled)5:11
11."Y" (Inquiring Minds Mix)5:34
12."Dollars and Sins" (Binge Binge)5:46
13."My Animosity" (Humility Mix)4:46

Personnel

Adapted from the Out to Lunch liner notes.[9]

Mainesthai

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Germany 1994 Zoth Ommog CD ZOT 117
United States 1998 Metropolis MET 066
Belgium 2008 Alfa Matrix DL
2018 AM3259DJ

References
  1. Alexander, Kim Ann (June 30, 1997). "An Evening With Mentallo & Fixer". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. Bush, John. "Mentallo & the Fixer > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. Christian, Chris (February 1998). "Mainesthai: Out to Lunch". Sonic Boom. 6 (1). Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. Buljeta, Marija (March 25, 2018). "Mentallo & The Fixer Reissued the Remastered Back-Catalogue". ALTvenger Magazine. ALTvenger. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. Yücel, Ilker (February 19, 2018). "Alfa Matrix Releases Reissues of Mentallo & The Fixer and Side Projects, Remastered by Gary Dassing". ReGen. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. Zlaya Zgombic, Zlatko (August 28, 2017). "Mentallo and The Fixer - Rearranging Molecules: Interview With Gary Dassing of Mentallo and The Fixer". Wire Trap. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. Huey, Steve. "Mainesthai: Out to Lunch > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. Best, Chris (April 1, 1998). "Mainesthai – Out to Lunch – Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  9. Out to Lunch (booklet). Mainesthai. Hesse, Germany: Zoth Ommog Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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