Burnt Beyond Recognition

Burnt Beyond Recognition is the fourth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on June 10, 1997 by Metropolis Records.[2][3][4]

Burnt Beyond Recognition
Studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer
Released	June 10, 1997[1]
Studio	The Slum (Austin, Texas)
Genre	Electro-industrial
Length	73:44
Label	Metropolis
Producer	Dwayne Dassing Gary Dassing Jon Pyre
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
...There's No Air to Breathe (1997) Burnt Beyond Recognition (1997) False Prophets (1997)
Alternative cover
Alternate cover

Music

For Burnt Beyond Recognition, the Mentallo & The Fixer changed direction from the aggressive electro-industrial represented on previous albums to composing complex and melodic instrumental pieces.[5][6] It has been posited that the album's concept is about the evolution of man.[7]

Reception

The Burnt Beyond Recognition has been considered a dividing point for critics and the band's audiences.[8] Lollipop Magazine critic Chris Best was mixed in his opinion of the album, describing it as "a corpse with a phaser" and saying "Burnt Beyond Recognition could almost be used as a soundtrack to a techno-necro-sci-fi-hi-fi kinda thing."[9] Sonic Boom was mostly negative towards the album and criticized the band's melodic direction and drift from extensive use of samples.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dwayne Dassing and Gary Dassing.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tachyon"	5:23
2.	"Crypto-Anarchist"	3:35
3.	"Mother of Harlots"	9:02
4.	"Goliath"	7:13
5.	"Radiant"	9:36
6.	"Crypto-Anarchist" (The Second Death)	8:35
7.	"The Enlightenment"	1:38
8.	"Lightyear"	7:30
9.	"False Prophets"	6:03
10.	"Other World Technology"	5:12
11.	"Abandon All Hope"	9:57

Personnel

Adapted from the Burnt Beyond Recognition liner notes.[10]

Mentallo & The Fixer

• Dwayne Dassing (as The Fixer) – programming, sampler, sequencing, synthesizer, producer, engineering and mixing (8-11)
• Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) –vocals, programming, synthesizer, mastering, producer, engineering and mixing (1-7)

Additional musician

• John Bustamante – Moog synthesizer (9)
• Todd Kreth – bass guitar (6)

Production and design

• Travis Baumann – cover art, illustrations
• Ric Laciak – engineering
• Modern Design – illustrations, design
• Jon Pyre – producer (1-7)
• Cindy Spoonts – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	Metropolis	CD	MET 044
Germany		Off Beat		O-87, SPV 085-43582

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (1999). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 173. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
2. "Mentallo & the Fixer: Burnt Beyond Recognition > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
3. Bush, John. "Mentallo & the Fixer > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
4. 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.
5. Christian, Chris (September 1997). "Mentallo & The Fixer: Burnt Beyond Recognition". Sonic Boom. 5 (8). Retrieved August 23, 2020.
6. Baumgartner, Geoff (May 19, 1999). "Mentallo and the Fixer: Algorhythum". Ink 19. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
7. 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.
8. Marks, Peter (January 23, 2007). "Mentallo & The Fixer: Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst". Release Magazine. Musik & Media. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
9. Best, Chris (March 1, 1998). "Mentallo and the Fixer – Burnt Beyond Recognition – Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
10. Burnt Beyond Recognition (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Horster Str., Gelsenkirchen/Chicago, Illinois: Metropolis Records/Off Beat. 1997.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Burnt Beyond Recognition at Discogs (list of releases)