Tactiq Explained

Tactiq
Type:	album
Artist:	Society Burning
Cover:	Society Burning - Tactiq.jpg
Recorded:	–
Genre:	Electro-industrial
Length:	58:12
Label:	Re-Constriction
Prev Title:	Entropy.Lingua
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	State of Decay
Next Year:	2007

Tactiq is the debut studio album of Society Burning, released on July 15, 1997 by Re-Constriction Records.^[1] The secret song located on track sixty-nine is a cover of Adam Ants's "Stand and Deliver", which is a reworked version of what appeared on the Shut Up Kitty compilation.^[2]

Reception

Sonic Boom praised the band for exploring new sounds, saying "by not choosing to remain stuck in a musical rut, the band has chosen to stride forth into new musical territory without forgetting their original musical roots."^[3] Aiding & Abetting gave the album a more mixed review, criticizing the direction and writing as being inconsistent.^[4]

Personnel

Adapted from the Tactiq liner notes.^[5]

Society Burning

• Dave Creadeau – vocals, synthesizer, cover art
• Boom chr Paige – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, cover art

Additional musicians

• Steven Seibold – production and keyboards (7)

Production and additional personnel

• Mark Derryberry – engineering (9)
• DJ Twitch – co-producer (6)
• J. Holder – cover art

External links

• Tactiq at Discogs (list of releases)
• Tactiq at Bandcamp

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000036281|pure_url=yes}} Society Burning: ''Tactiq'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . October 28, 2016.
2. Jester . Interview with Society Burning . Sonic Boom . August 13, 1997 . October 28, 2016.
3. Chris . Christian . Society Burning: Tactiq . Sonic Boom . September 1997 . 5 . 8 . October 28, 2016.
4. Jon . Worley . Society Burning . Aiding & Abetting . March 4, 1996 . 79 . November 28, 2019.
5. Tactiq . . 1997 . booklet . . San Diego, California.