Skin (16volt album)

Skin is the second studio album of 16volt, released on January 13, 1994 by Re-Constriction Records.[2][3]

Skin
Studio album by 16volt
Released	January 13, 1994[1]
Recorded	1993
Studio	Various Sound Impressions (Portland, OR) The Litter Box (Portland, OR)
Genre	Industrial metal, industrial rock
Length	51:46
Label	Re-Constriction
Producer	Tony Lash Eric Powell
16volt chronology
Wisdom (1993) Skin (1994) LetDownCrush (1996)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

John Bush of allmusic compared the band favorably to Skinny Puppy and said that "Skin has the same sinister vocals, raucous percussion and samples as Ogilvie's band."[4] Aiding & Abetting called Skin "a stunning display of musical and creative power" and credited the live sound and diverse compositions as being the high points of the album."[5] Sonic Boom praised Skin for "utiliz[ing] the guitar work to accentuate the music as opposed to detracting from the electronics and overpowering them" and that "16 Volt is the only other band besides Front Line Assembly who has successfully used guitars as the primary element of percussion in some of their music."[6] CD Review gave the album and six out of six, praising the industrial style of the guitar performances.[7][8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric Powell, Jeff Taylor and Von Vinhasa.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skin"	3:19
2.	"Perfectly Fake"	5:10
3.	"Uplift"	3:51
4.	"Slow Wreck"	4:47
5.	"Skin Graft"	2:41
6.	"Stitched"	4:45
7.	"Built to Last"	2:59
8.	"Bottle Rockets"	3:52
9.	"Downtime II"	4:19
10.	"Flick"	15:59

2012 Remastered

No.	Title	Remixer(s)	Length
9.	"Dead Skin"		6:19
10.	"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (Neil Diamond cover)		4:35
11.	"Skin" (Guitarless Mix)	Hate Dept.	4:15
12.	"Turning Japanese" (The Vapors cover)		4:45
13.	"Stitched (Face-Rip)"	Hate Dept.	3:46

Personnel

Adapted from the Skin liner notes.[9]

16volt

• Eric Powell – lead vocals, sampler, synthesizer, programming, bass guitar, production, cover art, art direction
• Jeff Taylor – guitar, sampler, bass guitar, art direction
• Von Vinhasa – drums, percussion, programming

Addition performers

• Chris Carey – guitar

Production and design

• Keith "Fluffy" Auerbach – recording & mixing (5)
• Tony Lash – production, editing, mastering, mixing & recording (1-4, 6-10), synthesizer (9, 10), drums & percussion (8)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Re-Constriction	CD	REC-012
Germany	1995	Off Beat		SPV 084
United States	2012	Metropolis	CD, DL	MET 773

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 240. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
2. Christian, Chris (November 24, 1995). "Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt with the help of Marc LaCorte of Black Metal Box at Chicago Trax". Sonic Boom. 3 (9). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
3. Bush, John. "16 Volt > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
4. Bush, John. "16 Volt: Skin > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
5. Worley, Jon (January 15, 1995). "16 Volt: Skin". Aiding & Abetting (68). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
6. Christian, Chris (October 1996). "16 Volt: Skin". Sonic Boom. 3 (9). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
7. "16 Volt: Skin". CD Review. WGE Pub. 11 (7–12): 54. 1994. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
8. Christian, Chris (February 27, 1997). "Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt, La Luna, Portland, OR 2/27/97". Sonic Boom. 5 (3). Retrieved July 12, 2020.
9. Skin (booklet). 16volt. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1994.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Official website
• Skin at Bandcamp
• Skin at Discogs (list of releases)