Spasmolytic (song) explained

Spasmolytic
Cover:Spasmolytic_(1991)_cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Skinny Puppy
Album:Too Dark Park
Released:1991
Genre:Electro-industrial
Length:31:24
Prev Title:Tormentor
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Inquisition
Next Year:1992

Spasmolytic is a single by the band Skinny Puppy from the album Too Dark Park.[1] Deftones created a remix of the song that was included on Remix dystemper and the Saw IV soundtrack.[2] At a running time of 31:22, "Spasmolytic" is Skinny Puppy's longest 12-inch single.[1]

The cover art is by Jim Cummins (I, Braineater).[1]

The track "Harsh Stone White", when performed live, featured a backing video that, like the infamous Worlock video, consisted of frightening and graphic scenes from movies. These include The Hunger, Blue Velvet, Day of the Dead, The Thing, Pumpkinhead, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Drugstore Cowboy, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Dead Ringers, Altered States, Evil Dead II, Brain Damage, Parents, The Fly II, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Galaxy of Terror, and The Serpent and the Rainbow.

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

All credits adapted from liner notes.[3]

Skinny Puppy

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kern, Jay. Skinny Puppy – Synthesis. January 2014. Mythos Press. 89.
  2. Web site: Spasmolytic Remix. Yahoo! Music. 2010-07-20.
  3. "Spasmolytic" . CD liner notes . Skinny Puppy . 1991 . May 28, 2018 . . W2-6310.