Blood Meridian (album)

Blood Meridian is the fifth studio album by Numb, released on September 30, 1997 by Metropolis Records. When asked about the album, composer Don Gordon said "his album was an experiment for us, in that we wrote it very quickly. We had another album that was finished that was getting entangled in all sorts of legal issues, so we decided to sit down and write "Blood Meridian" very quickly so we could meet our release schedule."[1]

Blood Meridian
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)
RecordedMay 1997 (1997-05)
StudioChindogu
(Vancouver, BC)
GenreElectro-industrial
Length60:35
LabelMetropolis
Producer
  • David Collings
  • Don Gordon
Numb chronology
Koro
(1996)
Blood Meridian
(1997)
Desire/Blind Remixes
(1998)
Singles from Blood Meridian
  1. "Blind"
    Released: 1997

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

AllMusic called Blood Meridian a "relentless album" that "does not stagnate" and further said its "impossible for passive listening, a testament to its intensity."[2] Vicki Aubin of CMJ praised the band for maintaining "a firm solid palette of darkness and aggression"[3] Lollipop Magazine credited the band for standing out from then current competition and praised their use of symphonic elements.[4] A critic at Sonic Boom praised the music's grinding and pulsing rhythms, saying "it seems that Don has decided to meld together all of his old trademark musical structures with noise and techno and infuse into a new caustic Electro hybrid that abuses your ears while it drives your body to flail to the percussion."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by David Collings and Don Gordon

No.TitleLength
1."Blind"7:57
2."Dirt"7:13
3."Blood Meridian"4:44
4."Stalker"7:12
5."Desire"5:41
6."Critical Mass"5:14
7."No Time"6:58
8."Alien Hand"7:01
9."Deserted"6:03
10."Spasm"2:32

Personnel

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Adapted from the Blood Meridian liner notes.[6]

Numb

Production and design

  • MMM Graphics – design
  • Tim Oberthier – engineering
  • Dee Partdrige – photography
  • Craig Waddell – mastering

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
Belgium 1997 KK CD KK 165
United States Metropolis MET 063

References

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  1. ^ Christian, Chris (February 1, 1997). "Interview with Numb – conducted by Anonymous". Sonic Boom. 5 (2). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kavadias, Theo. "Numb: Blood Meridian > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Aubin, Vicki (November 10, 1997). "Short Circuits". CMJ New Music Monthly. 52 (545). CMJ Network, Inc.: 32. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Hefflon, Scott (March 1, 1998). "Numb: Blood Meridian". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Christian, Chris (November 1997). "Numb: Blood Meridian". Sonic Boom. 5 (10). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Blood Meridian (booklet). Numb. Media, Pennsylvania: Metropolis Records. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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