The Blackmail Starters Kit Explained

The Blackmail Starters Kit
Type:	ep
Longtype:	of remixes
Artist:	Spahn Ranch
Cover:	Spahn Ranch - The Blackmail Starters Kit.jpg
Released:	^[1] ^[2]
Studio:	JLab Studio
Genre:	Industrial rock
Length:	25:29
Label:	Cleopatra
Prev Title:	Collateral Damage
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Breath and Taxes
Next Year:	1994

The Blackmail Starters Kit is the second EP by Spahn Ranch, released on April 1, 1994 by Cleopatra Records.^{[3] [4]} It contain remixes from the band's 1993 debut studio album Collateral Damage.^[5]

Reception

Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting commended The Blackmail Starters Kit EP for being a stylistic departure from the band's debut studio album and said "mixing elements of heavy industrial, goth and just plain meanness, Spahn Ranch creates a picture of the world that is sparse and unyielding."^[6] Option compared the band favorably to Ministry and Nine Inch Nails and claimed "the beats aren't altogether mechanical, the guitar grind is often captivating, and the vocals are appropriately buried in electronic dirt."^[7]

Personnel

Adapted from The Blackmail Starters Kit liner notes.^[8]

Spahn Ranch

• Matt Green – sampler, keyboards, production (1–4, 6, 7), remix (2)
• Athan Maroulis – lead vocals
• Rob Morton – programming, sampler, production, recording (5)

Production and design

• Thomas Eakins – painting
• Judson Leach – recording (1–4, 6, 7), remix (3, 4)
• Christopher Payne – cover art, illustrations, design

External links

• The Blackmail Starters Kit at iTunes

Notes and References

1. Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . . Stereophile, Incorporated . 2000 . 9 . 2 . 246 . 9781575980782 . August 17, 2020.
2. Book: Tony . Fletcher . Ira . Robbins . Tony Fletcher . Spahn Ranch . The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock . . 1997 . 764 . 9780684814377 . August 17, 2020.
3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000114831|pure_url=yes}} Spahn Ranch: ''Blackmail Starters Kit'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . August 17, 2020.
4. Book: Noël, Sophie . Spahn Ranch . CHARLES MANSON: Le gourou du rock . Camion Blanc . August 13, 2009 . 9782357795921 . August 17, 2020.
5. Krista . Fechner . Interview with Spahn Ranch . Sonic Boom . September 1995 . 3 . 7 . August 17, 2020.
6. Jon . Worley . Spahn Ranch: Blackmail Starters Kit EP . Aiding & Abetting . August 15, 1994 . 60 . August 17, 2020.
7. Lang . Thompson . Spahn Ranch: The Blackmail Starters Kit . . Sonic Options Network . 1994 . 54–58 . August 17, 2020.
8. The Blackmail Starters Kit . The Blackmail Starters Kit . . 1994 . booklet . . Marina Del Rey, California.