The Swamp Meat Intoxication Explained

The Swamp Meat Intoxication
Type:	ep
Artist:	Circus of Pain
Cover:	Circus of Pain - The Swamp Meat Intoxication.jpg
Studio:	Blue Velvet
Length:	37:58
Label:	Sub/Mission
Chronology:	Swamp Terrorists
Prev Title:	The Get O. EP
Prev Year:	1994
Next Year:	1995

The Swamp Meat Intoxication is the debut EP by Circus of Pain, released in 1994 by Sub/Mission Records.^[1] The band comprises members of Meathead and Swamp Terrorists and involved the musical contributions of Pankow and Templebeat. On September 24, 1996 the album was reissued by Fifth Colvmn Records.^{[2] [3]}

Reception

Aiding & Abetting preferred the originals to the remixes of The Swamp Meat Intoxication, saying "the remixes are nothing spectacular, really" and "just average German engineering-type stuff with a few bells and whistles.^[4] AllMusic awarded the album two and a half out of five stars and said "composed of members from Swamp Terrorists and Meathead, Circus of Pain play industrial-metal with S&M themes." Culture Shock Transmission described it as "a fresh, stylish, and damn funky release."^[5] Music From the Empty Quarter recommended the release to admirers of both bands.^[6] Sonic Boom called the release "something that any Swamp Terrorist junky would want to pick up for the sheer novelty value alone" and "while only an EP, and four of the eight songs merely being remixes of the same track, this release should not be taken lightly."^[7]

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of The Swamp Meat Intoxication.^[8]

Circus of Pain

• Michael Antener (as STR) – sampler, bass guitar
• G.No – bass guitar
• Ane Hebeisen (as Ane H.) – lead vocals, bass guitar

Additional performers

• Matteo Dainese – drums
• Maurizio Fasolo – sampler, mixing, remixer (3, 6), cover art, design
• Paolo Favati – sampler, remixer (1, 4)
• Mauro Teho Teardo – guitar, bass guitar, sampler, engineering, remixer (2), cover art, design

Production and design

• Zalman Fishman – executive-production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
1994	Germany	Sub/Mission	CD	cDSWHIP010
1996	United States	Fifth Colvmn		9868-63237

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0000782107|pure_url=yes}} Circus of Pain ]. . September 2, 2020.
2. Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . . Stereophile, Incorporated . 1996 . Winter 1996–1997 . 14 . 9781575980386 . September 3, 2020.
3. Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . . Stereophile, Incorporated . 1999 . 9 . 1 . 47 . 9781575980652 . September 3, 2020.
4. Jon . Worley . Circus of Pain: The Swamp-Meat Intoxication EP . Aiding & Abetting . December 2, 1996 . 124 . September 3, 2020.
5. Bacteria . Dave . Media Onslaught: Circus of Pain: The Swamp Meat Intoxication . Culture Shock Transmission . Genocide Project . 1996 . 3 . 46 . September 3, 2020.
6. SS . Circus of Pain: The Swamp Meat Intoxication . Music from the Empty Quarter . The Empty Quarter . 1996 . 12 . September 3, 2020.
7. Chris . Christian . Circus of Pain: The Swamp Meat Intoxication . Sonic Boom . December 1996 . 4 . 11 . September 3, 2020.
8. The Swamp Meat Intoxication . . 1994 . booklet . Sub/Mission . Firenze, Italy.