Worldbroken Explained

Worldbroken
Type:live
Artist:Saccharine Trust
Cover:Saccharine Trust - Worldbroken.jpg
Released:1985
Recorded:June 9, 1985 at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California
Genre:Post-hardcore
Length:41:45
Label:SST (046)
Producer:Joe Carducci, Saccharine Trust
Prev Title:Surviving You, Always
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:We Became Snakes
Next Year:1986

Worldbroken is a live album by post-hardcore band Saccharine Trust, released in 1985 through SST. The album was recorded live and completely improvised.[1] Mike Watt of Minutemen stepped in to play bass for the 1985 show.[1]

Worldbroken received critical praise[2] and was an influence on Unknown Instructors' first album The Way Things Work[3] Double bassist Damon Smith, who appeared on the Grizzly Man soundtrack,[4] has credited the album with altering his views on punk rock, jazz, and free-form jamming.[5]

Personnel

Saccharine Trust
Additional musicians and production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robbins. Ira. Sprague. David. SACCHARINE TRUST/JACK BREWER BAND. Trouser Press. October 16, 2019.
  2. Web site: Spurrier. Jeff. Saccharine Trust's Back-Alley Visions. The Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1986. September 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: Huddle. Mark. Interview: Joe Baiza and Dan McGuire of Unknown Instructors. Verbicide Magazine. September 7, 2007. October 27, 2019.
  4. Web site: Damon Smith (US). No Idea Festival. October 27, 2019.
  5. Web site: Farrar. Justin. Pagan Icons' Second Round. East Bay Express. April 26, 2006. October 12, 2019.