Anthology 1992-1994

Anthology 1992-1994 is a compilation album by Spahn Ranch, released on June 13, 2000 by Cleopatra Records.[1]

Anthology 1992-1994
Compilation album by
Spahn Ranch
ReleasedJune 13, 2000 (2000-06-13)
Recorded1991 (1991) – 1994 (1994)
Studio
Genre
Length104:36
LabelCleopatra
Producer
Spahn Ranch chronology
Beat Noir
(1998)		 Anthology 1992-1994
(2000)		 Closure
(2001)

Music

The album comprises the band's first four releases: Spahn Ranch (1992), Collateral Damage (1993) and The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994) and Breath and Taxes (1994).[2] The collection also features three songs previously unreleased in Spahn Ranch's main discography: "Machine Politics" from The Whip (1993), "Failsafe" from The Colours of Zoth Ommog (1994) and "Reinventing Gravity", which was originally credited to Coersion, from Trance in Your Mind: The Unstoppable Trance Machine (1994). The track "Tour Intro 1994" was recorded during a live performance in New York City.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

AllMusic awarded Anthology 1992-1994 four out of five stars and said "noisy, abrasive and forceful, Ranch provided some of the most memorable industrial grooves of the 1990s."[2] Music critic Dave Thompson emphasized the importance of the collection by noting that that its release was long overdue.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Athan Maroulis, except "Layin to Burn, " Mind Riot, "See My Knife" and "P.O.W." by Scott Franklin.

Disc one
No.TitleMusicAlbum (date)Length
1."Wires"
Collateral Damage (1993)5:35
2."Succumber"
Collateral Damage (1993)4:45
3."Forceps"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)4:06
4."Antibody"
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)3:20
5."Cesium 137"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)5:00
6."Breath and Taxes"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)4:04
7."Stoma"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)3:39
8."Peel"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)1:42
9."Machine Politics"
  • Green
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)3:30
10."Quince"
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)5:27
11."Chuck"MortonCollateral Damage (1993)1:01
12."CON"
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)3:48
13."Antibody" (Conspiracy Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)3:28
Disc two
No.TitleMusicAlbum (date)Length
1."Breath and Taxes" (Deductable Mix)
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)4:01
2."Forceps" (Sterilized Mix)
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)3:58
3."Succumber" (Blacklist Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Breath and Taxes (1994)4:58
4."Antibody" (Conspiracy Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)3:49
5."Failsafe"
  • Green
  • Judson Leach
The Colours of Zoth Ommog compilation (1994)4:36
6."Commination"MortonThe Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)4:26
7."Kenneth, What's the Frequency?"
  • Green
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)5:35
8."Tour Intro 1994"  1:50
9."Reinventing Gravity"MortonTrance in Your Mind: The Unstoppable Trance Machine compilation (1994)3:55
10."Machine Politics" (Original Version)
  • Green
  • Morton
The Whip compilation (1993)3:48
11."Layin to Burn"
  • Green
  • Morton
Spahn Ranch (1992)2:39
12."Mind Riot"
  • Green
  • Morton
Spahn Ranch (1992)4:24
13."See My Knife"
  • Green
  • Morton
Spahn Ranch (1992)3:27
14."P.O.W."
  • Green
  • Morton
Spahn Ranch (1992)3:49

Personnel

Adapted from the Anthology 1992-1994 liner notes.[3]

Spahn Ranch

Production and design

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2000 Cleopatra CD CLP 0868

References
  1. gileZ (May 1996). "Down on the Ranch: An Interview with Athan Maroulis of Spahn Ranch". Cybase23. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. Henderson, Alex. "Spahn Ranch: Anthology, 1992-1994 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. Anthology 1992-1994 (booklet). Spahn Ranch. Marina del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 2000.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Thompson, David (November 1, 2000). Spahn Ranch LPs: Beat Noir (Cleopatra) 1998. Alternative Rock: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion. Miller Freeman, Inc. p. 648-649. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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