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Submitted by: fatalist
On: 2001-08-01
Genre: industrial
electronic
experimental
Unofficial Site:Skinny Puppy Central
Best songs: Assimilate
Testure
Worlock
Smothered Hope
Assimilate
Hardset Head, Death
Dig It
Spasmolytic
Killing Game
Description, by fatalist

An absolute legend of the Industrial scene, Skinny Puppy kept re-inventing the scene over and over again. The Canadian trio made many releases on the Nettwerk label, releases that some consider are so dark that they can only be listened to on fine sunny days when the birds are singing! Raw electronics and paranoid vocals accompany spastic beats, rhythms and enjoyable theatrical over-the-top live shows. They inspired so many bands that the scene wouldn't be as it is today! Although they split in 1995 due to the death of keyboardist D. Goettel, rumour has it that Skinny Puppy live shows are around the corner.


Albums:

Ain't It Dead Yet [Live]
  • Music type:
    industrial
    electronic

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Bites

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Last Rights
Featured comment (1/1) by benedict on 2003-06-21

Made at a time when they were about to split, Last Rights reveals Skinny Puppy at their peak. So cluttered with samples & noise that it can seem inpenetrable upon first listen. If you dig deep enough, however, you'll find the fragile beauty hidden beneath. Despite the overall density of the record, Last Rights spawned the hit Killing Game. A true masterpiece & at the time, a fitting send off.

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Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse

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Rabies
Featured comment (1/1) by fross on 2002-03-20

Though Puppy's output was varied and concistently good, this may be their finest hour. A great amalgam of tortured tracks, with Ohgr's lyrics really coming into themselves. A variety of tracks from the heavy guitar-sample-laden Tin Omen to the epic Worlock to the ambient pseudo-tracks winding between the others. Great album. get this and Too Dark Park.

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Remission

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Singles Collection
Featured comment (3/3) by Cesare Kemmler on 2002-05-26

A gem of an album. I highly recommend this album if you want to experience the 'Puppy, as it features 15 great tracks. Probably an early inspiration for NIN and other industrial artists. It has often been difficult location 'Puppy in mainstream record stores, but well worth the time.

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The Process
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Too Dark Park
Featured comment (1/1) by cyberdruid on 2002-03-26

Probably best described as audio surrealism in a techno-experimental vein. This a gruesome trip through the minds of some very strange people indeed. High lights are the frightening 'Spasmolytic' and the insane 'Convulsion'. A terrifying album, yet as a whole, much more accessible than any of their previous works. Consistently high quality. 9/10

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Vivi Sect VI
Featured comment (3/4) by hexene on 2002-01-19

Skinny Puppy's harshest, most confrontational release, VIVIsectVI is an incredibly aggressive sonic assault. Some tracks are so enmeshed with beats and samples that no recognisable melodies can be found at all. Ogre's lyrics are less personal than on other albums, instead tackling issues such as animal rights (Testure) and chemical warfare (VX Gas Attack). The album title is a typical Puppy play on words; VI is the roman numeral for 6, hence VIVIsectVI contains the number 666, aligning vivisection with evil. Awesome.

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