Severe Exposure is the second album by American band Six Finger Satellite, released in 1995 through Sub Pop.[4] It was marked by the extensive use of synthesizers, which augmented the jittery, post-punk sound of the band's earlier releases.[5]

Severe Exposure
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 11, 1995
RecordedThe Parlour, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
GenrePost-hardcore, noise rock
Length34:31
LabelSub Pop[1]
ProducerSix Finger Satellite
Six Finger Satellite chronology
Machine Cuisine
(1994)
Severe Exposure
(1995)
Clone Theory
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]

A video was released for the single, "Parlour Games".

Production

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Severe Exposure was recorded in Six Finger Satellite's studio, The Parlour, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Critical reception

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Trouser Press wrote that "'Rabies (Baby’s Got The)' and 'Simian Fever' are animal aggressive and messy, while sharing the synthetic digitone lusts of new wave."[5] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "eases up on the electronics but still assembles an arsenal of vintage synthesizers with Nintendo-like sterility."[3] The Washington Post wrote that the band "continues its explorations of the dark post-punk territory blazed by such British outfits as Gang of Four and the Pop Group."[6] SF Weekly wrote: "Call it a party record, the kind you slip on at that inevitable point when you want 'certain people' to head home."[7] CMJ New Music Monthly thought that "the secret is drummer Rick Pelletier, who plays like a death-machine out of control."[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Six Finger Satellite

No.TitleLength
1."Bad Comrade"4:28
2."Parlour Games"3:05
3."White Queen to Black Knight"1:57
4."Pulling a Train"3:03
5."Simian Fever"3:55
6."Cock Fight"4:33
7."Dark Companion"1:40
8."Where Humans Go"3:05
9."Rabies (Baby's Got The)"3:26
10."Board the Bus"5:19

Personnel

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Six Finger Satellite
Additional musicians and production

References

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  1. ^ Records, Sub Pop. "Severe Exposure". Sub Pop Records.
  2. ^ Lerner, Will. "Severe Exposure". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Roth, Jason. "Six Finger SatelliteSevere Exposure (Sub Pop)(star) (star)..." chicagotribune.com.
  4. ^ "Six Finger Satellite | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ a b Christe, Ian (2007). "Six Finger Satellite". Trouser Press. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Mark (August 4, 1995). "RELENTLESS SATELLITE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  7. ^ "Sticky Fingers - SF Weekly". July 26, 1995.
  8. ^ "CMJ New Music Monthly". August 1995.
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