The Enemy Within (album)

The Enemy Within is the debut studio album by Sphere Lazza, released on September 12, 1995 by Cleopatra Records.[3][4] The intended to follow their debut with a second album, tentatively titled Paradigm Shift, but the band's insterests were diverted elsewhere and the project never came to fruition.[5][6]

The Enemy Within
Studio album by
Sphere Lazza
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)[1][2]
StudioMirror Image
(Gainesville, Florida)
Genre
Length52:46
LabelCleopatra
Producer
  • Tony Spaz
  • David Trousdale
Sphere Lazza chronology
Incinerate
(1995)		 The Enemy Within
(1995)		 Ultimate Abyss
(2005)

Music

The track "Morphius" had previously been released on the 1994 various artists compilation The Art of Brutality by Arts Industria.[7]

Reception

Aiding & Abetting praised the gothic composition of The Enemy Within and said "Sphere Lazza write catchy songs with just the right amount of bouncy bass to keep things moving along."[8] Industrialnation commended the band's new melodic musical direction and claimed the album "finally sees the realization of the sound Sphere Lazza had obviously been striving for in the past: a perfect balance between electronic aggression, and tuneful hooks.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Spaz and David Trousdale

No.TitleLength
1."Iconoclast"4:02
2."Inside Your Universe"5:07
3."Saturated * Guitar parts written by Alexander LaFrantz"5:43
4."Friend or Foe"4:08
5."Inner Sanctum"3:50
6."Petrified"4:24
7."Arizona Nuclear Test 1965"4:32
8."Morpheus"4:16
9."The Camera Eye"4:41
10."Run the Gauntlet"4:27
11."Blueface * Guitar intro provided by Alexander LaFrantz"4:25
12."Where Do We Go From Here?"3:11

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of The Enemy Within'.[10]

Sphere Lazza

  • Tony Spaz – instruments, production, recording (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 11, 12)
  • David Trousdale – vocals, instruments, production, recording (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 11, 12)

Additional performers

  • Alex Lafrantz – guitar (3, 11)

Production and design

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 Cleopatra CD CLEO 9569

References
  1. Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. Winter 1996–1997: 165. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 247. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. "Sphere Lazza: The Enemy Within > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. "Sphere Lazza". AllMusic. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. "Sphere Lazza – Ultimate Abyss". Brutal Resonance. January 1, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  6. Finkler, Ed (February 29, 1996). "Interview with Spaz & David Trousdale of Sphere Lazza". Sonic Boom. 4 (3). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. Christian, Chris (December 1, 1996). "Various Artists: The Art of Brutality". Sonic Boom. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  8. Worley, Jon (August 21, 1995). "Sphere Lazza: The Enemy Within". Aiding & Abetting (83). Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  9. Shear, Tom (1996). "Sonic Reviews: Sphere Lazza – The Enemy Within". Industrialnation (12): 74. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  10. The Enemy Within (booklet). Sphere Lazza. Marina Del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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