Junk (Shinjuku Filth album)

Junk is the debut studio album of Shinjuku Filth, released in 1995 by Iridium Records. On May 21, 1996 the album was reissued on Full Contact Records.[1][2][3]

Junk
Studio album by Shinjuku Filth
Released	1995
Recorded	1992 – 1995
Genre	Dark ambient industrial
Length	39:04
Label	Iridium
Darrin Verhagen chronology
The Witch Hunter (1995) Junk (1995) Raised by Wolves (1997)
Alternative cover
1996 reissue

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Aiding & Abetting called Junk a "strident, brutal and ultimately beautiful work" and that "Shinjuku Filth has sonic construction (and reconstruction) down, and has ventured into a few previously unexplored territory here."[5] Jason Ankeny of AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars and said "the music ranges from hard-body dance to more ambient soundscapes; the penultimate track is, of all things, a cover of the Split Enz chestnut "Log Cabin Fever."[4] Sonic Boom said "part of the musical allurement is derived from the fact for once a band with extensive musical training is now experimenting with some of the more popular electronic musical styles and as an end result is advancing the genre beyond the tunnel vision sights of some of the other premire electronic club bands."[6]

Track listing

All music is composed by François Tétaz and Darrin Verhagen, except "Log Cabin Fever" by Neil Finn.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Detox"	4:11
2.	"Showered in Glass"	3:54
3.	"Urashima Taro"	1:52
4.	"Bridge Sermon"	3:17
5.	"The Junk"	3:06
6.	"Vogelfrei II"	2:30
7.	"Fade" (Remix)	4:19
8.	"Eugenics (1st Movement)"	4:11
9.	"Obsidious" (Mudmix)	2:39
10.	"Log Cabin Fever" (Split Enz cover)	2:35
11.	"17/21"	6:29

Personnel

Adapted from the Junk liner notes.[7]

Black Lung

• Darrin Verhagen – keyboards

Additional performers

• Peter Breuer – instruments
• Paul McDermott – instruments
• Anthony Norris – instruments
• Paul Schütze – instruments
• Mark Stafford – instruments

Production and design

• Zalman Fishman – executive-producer
• Richard Grant (I+T=R) – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	1995	Iridium	CD	P305
United States	1996	Full Contact		9868-63225

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Shinjuku Filth". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
2. Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. Winter 1996-1997: 159. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
3. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 236. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
4. Ankeny, Jason. "Shinjuku Filth: Junk > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
5. Worley, Jon (October 7, 1996). "Shinjuku Filth: Junk". Aiding & Abetting (120). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
6. Christian, Chris (May 1996). "Shinjuku Filth: Junk". Sonic Boom. 4 (4). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
7. Junk (booklet). Black Lung. Glen Waverley, Victoria: Iridium Records. 1995.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Junk at Discogs (list of releases)