Closure (Spahn Ranch album)
Closure is fifth and final studio album by Spahn Ranch, released on February 6, 2001 by Cleopatra Records.[1]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 6, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | August 2000 | |||
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| Length | 43:48 | |||
| Label | Cleopatra | |||
| Producer | Matt Green | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded Closure four out of five stars, with its review by Alex Henderson saying "'Destruction' and 'Mind Over Matter' are relevant to the industrial-dance and EBM scenes, but, overall, the material is much closer to goth rock's brooding sorrow than industrial's in-your-face anger — and that is true of original songs like 'The Last Laugh' and 'Reasons' as well as an unlikely cover of P.J. Harvey's 'The River,' which is a radical departure from her version and works surprisingly well in a dark wave setting."[2] In writing for Electrogarden, critic Michael Casano awarded the album a ten.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Spahn Ranch, except "The River" by PJ Harvey and "Swim" by Madonna and William Orbit.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reasons" | 5:24 |
| 2. | "The River" (PJ Harvey cover) | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Destruction" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "The Missing Frame" | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Born on a Ray of Sound" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Phase" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "The Last Laugh" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Flash Forward" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Mind Over Matter" | 4:00 |
| 10. | "A Picture" | 4:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Swim" (Madonna cover) | 4:34 |
| 12. | "Magellan" | 5:20 |
| 13. | "Version Excursion" | 3:33 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Closure liner notes.[4]
Spahn Ranch
- Matt Green – guitar, keyboards, melodica, programming, production, engineering, mixing
- Harry Lewis – percussion
- Athan Maroulis – lead vocals, art direction, photography
Additional performers
Production and design
- Mark Blasquez – mixing
- Judson Leach – mastering
- Eunah Lee – design
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2001 | CD | Cleopatra | CLP 0420 |
| United Kingdom | Cryonica Music | CRYCD005 |
References
- Wilson, MacKenzie. "Spahn Ranch > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Henderson, Alex. Spahn Ranch: Closure > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Casano, Michael (October 8, 2002). "Spahn Ranch: Closure". Electrogarden. The Electrogarden Network. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Closure (boolet). Spahn Ranch. Marina del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 1998.CS1 maint: others (link)