Anthology 1992–1994 Explained

Anthology 1992–1994
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Spahn Ranch
Cover:	Spahn Ranch - Anthology 1992-1994.jpg
Recorded:	1991–1994
Length:	104:36
Label:	Cleopatra
Prev Title:	Beat Noir
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Closure
Next Year:	2001

Anthology 1992–1994 is a compilation album by American electro-industrial group Spahn Ranch, released on June 13, 2000, by Cleopatra Records.^[1]

Music

The album comprises the band's first four releases: Spahn Ranch (1992), Collateral Damage (1993) and The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994) and Breath and Taxes (1994).^[2] The collection also features three songs previously unreleased in Spahn Ranch's main discography: "Machine Politics" from The Whip (1993), "Failsafe" from The Colours of Zoth Ommog (1994) and "Reinventing Gravity", which was originally credited to Coersion, from (1994). The track "Tour Intro 1994" was recorded during a live performance in New York City.^[3]

Reception

AllMusic awarded Anthology 1992–1994 four out of five stars and said "noisy, abrasive and forceful, Ranch provided some of the most memorable industrial grooves of the 1990s." Music critic Dave Thompson emphasized the importance of the collection by noting that its release was long overdue.^[4]

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Spahn Ranch

• Scott Franklin – lead vocals (2.11–2.14)
• Matt Green – sampler, keyboards, production (1.1–1.11), mixing (1.1–1.11), remixer (1.3, 2.3), guitar and bass (2.11–2.14)
• Harry Lewis – percussion (1.12, 1.13, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7)
• Athan Maroulis – lead vocals (1.1–1.13, 2.1–2.10), mixing (1.1–1.13), remixer (2.4)
• Rob Morton – programming, sampler, production (1.1–1.11, 2.11–2.14), loops (1.1–1.11), mixing (1.1–1.13)

Production and design

• Judson Leach – engineering, mixing (1.12, 1.13, 2.1–2.7), additional programming (1.4, 2.5), remixer (2.1–2.4)
• Eunah Lee – design
• Rod O'Brien – production, engineering and mixing (2.11–2.14)

External links

• Anthology 1992–1994 at iTunes
• Anthology 1992–1994 at Discogs (list of releases)

Notes and References

1. gileZ . Down on the Ranch: An Interview with Athan Maroulis of Spahn Ranch . Cybase23 . May 1996 . August 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Alex . Henderson . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000066705|pure_url=yes}} Spahn Ranch: ''Anthology, 1992-1994'' > Review ]. . August 17, 2020.
3. Anthology 1992–1994 . Anthology 1992–1994 . . 2000 . booklet . . Marina del Rey, California.
4. Book: Thompson, David . Dave Thompson (author) . Spahn Ranch LPs: Beat Noir (Cleopatra) 1998 . Alternative Rock: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion . . November 1, 2000 . 648–649 . 9780879306076 . August 17, 2020.