The Best of Sixteen Volt

The Best of Sixteen Volt is a compilation album by 16volt, released on May 10, 2005 by Cleopatra Records. It comprises songs from the band's first four releases as selected by fans through the band's website. Disc two was recorded live in 2003 at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago.

The Best of Sixteen Volt
Compilation album by 16volt
Released	May 31, 2005
Recorded	1993 – 2003
Genre	Industrial metal industrial rock
Length	102:39
Label	Cleopatra
Producer	Eric Powell
16volt chronology
SuperCoolNothing V2.0 (2002) The Best of Sixteen Volt (2005) FullBlackHabit (2007)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Stewart Mason of AllMusic gave The Best of Sixteen Volt: 1993-2003 two and a half out of five stars and the album "only for the most die-hard genre purists; the addition of an 11-track live set recorded at Chicago's Cabaret Metro in 2003 might entice hardcore fans who already have the songs on disc one, which makes its muddy sound (Powell's vocals are largely inaudible, and not in the way that vocals are usually buried in the mix in this style of music) and sloppy performances something of an insult."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by 16volt.

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album (date)	Length
1.	"Motorskill"	Bornzin, Fell, Powell, Taylor	Wisdom (1993)	5:12
2.	"Wisdom"	Bornzin, Fell, Powell, Taylor	Wisdom (1993)	4:05
3.	"Head of Stone"	Bornzin, Fell, Powell, Taylor	Wisdom (1993)	5:11
4.	"Uplift"	Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa	Skin (1994)	3:51
5.	"Slow Wreck"	Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa	Skin (1994)	4:47
6.	"Stitched"	Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa	Skin (1994)	4:45
7.	"Perfectly Fake"	Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa	Skin (1994)	5:12
8.	"Swarm"	LaCorte, Powell	LetDownCrush (1996)	3:25
9.	"A Cloth Like Gauze"	Powell	LetDownCrush (1996)	4:02
10.	"Two Wires Thin"	Powell	LetDownCrush (1996)	4:01
11.	"Crush"	LaCorte, Powell	LetDownCrush (1996)	4:50
12.	"I Fail Truth"	Peoples, Powell	SuperCoolNothing (1998)	3:27
13.	"Don't Pray"	Peoples, Powell	SuperCoolNothing (1998)	4:37
14.	"Keep Sleeping"	Peoples, Powell	SuperCoolNothing (1998)	3:16
15.	"And I Go"	Peoples, Powell	SuperCoolNothing (1998)	4:26

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		1:53
2.	"Swarm"	LaCorte, Powell	3:15
3.	"Everyday Everything"	Peoples, Powell	3:18
4.	"Machine Kit"	Peoples, Powell	3:07
5.	"American Porn Song"	Peoples, Powell	3:43
6.	"Skin"	Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa	3:26
7.	"Keep Sleeping"	Peoples, Powell	2:55
8.	"Perfectly Fake"	Powell, Taylor, Vinhasa	3:33
9.	"Happy Pill"	Peoples, Powell	4:08
10.	"Suffering You"	DeSalvo, Peoples, Powell	3:32
11.	"The Cut Collector"	Powell	4:42

Personnel

Adapted from the The Best of Sixteen Volt liner notes.[2]

16volt

• Joel Bornzin – acoustic drums (1, 3)
• John "Servo" DeSalvo – drums
• Jon Fell – additional guitars (2)
• Marc LaCorte – guitars (10)
• Eric Powell – lead vocals, guitars, programming, production, recording, mixing
• Mike Peoples – bass guitar, guitars
• Jeff Taylor – guitars (5, 6, 7)
• William Tucker – guitars (10)
• Von Vinhasa – acoustic drums (6, 7)

Additional performers

• Bryan Barton – sampler (10)
• A.P. Boone – sampler (1)
• Dan Pred – acoustic drums (9)
• Stella – vocals (8)
• Chris Thomas – guitars (1, 3)
• Kraig Tyler – guitars
• Chris Vrenna – live drums (Tracks 12, 13, 14, 15)
• Clint Walsh – stage guitars

Production and design

• Keith Auerbach – recording, mixing
• Bill Kennedy – recording, mixing
• Tony Lash – recording, mixing
• Jeff "Critter" Newell – recording, mixing
• Dave Ogilvie – recording, mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2005	Cleopatra	CD	CLP 1502

References

1. Mason, Stewart. "16 Volt: The Best of Sixteen Volt: 1993-2003 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
2. The Best of Sixteen Volt (booklet). 16volt. Chicago, Illinois: Cleopatra Records. 2005.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Official website
• The Best of Sixteen Volt at Discogs (list of releases)