Obsess (album) explained

Obsess
Type:	album
Artist:	Insight 23
Cover:	Insight 23 - Obsess.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Studio:	PsychoWhoreRoom
Genre:	Industrial rock
Label:	Perception Rek
Producer:	Chad Bishop

Obsess is the debut studio album of Insight 23, released on November 1, 1994 by Fifth Colvmn Records.^{[2] [3]} The album was re-released on May 23, 1995 by Fifth Colvmn Records with an expanded track listing.

Music

The reissue of Obsess is a multimedia CD-ROM that can be accessed using a computer and plays as white noise on some CD players. The song "Disease" was released on the 1997 various artist compilations Digital Wings 1^[4] and .^[5]

Reception

Option commended and Obsess said that Insight 23 "represent the new school of electro-rock"^[6] Sonic Boom agreed with the comparison for the "Insight 23 has definitely gone out of its way to create a sound almost totally devoid on influences or comparisons" and credited them with being "one of the seemingly few bands who can mix guitars and electronics together and not end up with the guitars washing out all the technology used to create the music."^[7]

Personnel

Adapted from the Obsess liner notes.^{[8] [9]}

Insight 23

• Blayne Alexander – vocals, recording and mixing (2, 11)
• Brittain Alexander – percussion, recording and mixing (2, 11)
• John Whatley – guitar, sampler, programming, recording and mixing (2, 11)

Production and design

• Chad Bishop – production, mixing
• Keith Banks – mastering
• Matt Chidgey – engineering, recording and mixing (3–10, 12), additional guitar (10)
• MarkB – cover art, illustrations, design
• Zalman Fishman – executive-production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Perception Rek	CS	PRDM 02
	1995	Fifth Colvmn	CD	9868-63191

External links

• • • Obsess at iTunes

Notes and References

1. Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . . Stereophile, Incorporated . 1999 . 9 . 1 . 126 . 9781575980652 . August 31, 2020.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000175353|pure_url=yes}} Insight 23: ''Obsess'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . August 31, 2020.
3. Web site: Eleanor . Ditzel . [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000092169/biography|pure_url=yes}} Insight 23 ]. . August 31, 2020.
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001093953|pure_url=yes}} Various Artists: ''The Cyberden Compilation: Digital Wings'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . August 31, 2020.
5. Lic . Various Artists: Industrial War: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Industrial Music . Industrial Reviews . Leo Levin . 1997 . August 31, 2020.
6. Insight 23: Obsess . . Sonic Options Network . 1995 . 60–63 . 65 . 149.
7. Chris . Christian . Insight 23: Obsess . Sonic Boom . September 1995 . 3 . 6 . August 31, 2020.
8. Obsess . Obsess (album) . . 1994 . booklet . . Los Angeles, California.
9. Obsess . Obsess (album) . . 1995 . booklet . . Washington, DC.