Repetition (Unwound album): Difference between revisions

Repetition
Repetition
Studio album by Unwound
Released	April 9, 1996
Recorded	January 1996
Studio	John and Stu's (Seattle, Washington)
Genre	Post-hardcore; punk rock; hardcore punk;
Length	44:56
Label	Kill Rock Stars
Producer	Steve Fisk; John Goodmanson;
Unwound chronology
Singles from Repetition
	"Corpse Pose"; Released: March 11, 1996;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 11:38, 7 August 2024

Repetition is the fifth studio album by the American post-hardcore band Unwound, released on April 9, 1996 by Kill Rock Stars. It was recorded in January 1996 at John and Stu's Place in Seattle, Washington and produced by Steve Fisk and John Goodmanson. The album has been hailed as a masterpiece among those in the punk rock scene.^[3]

Recording and release

Repetition was recorded in January 1996 at John and Stu's Place in Seattle, Washington and produced by Steve Fisk and John Goodmanson.^[5] The band sought a more "studio-oriented" approach than their previous albums and experimented new sounds with keyboards.^[6] The word "Repetition" was chosen as the album's title because, according to singer and guitarist Justin Trosper, "I like that word. It sort of describes a lot of things. People have said that our music is repetitious. So I thought it would be funny if we called out record that. Plus it's our fifth record, so we're like repeating things over and over".^[6] Repetition was released on April 9, 1996 by the independent record label Kill Rock Stars, which also released the band's previous three albums.^[7] The song "Corpse Pose" was released as a single on March 11, 1996, featuring an outtake, "Everything Is Weird", as the B-side.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[8]
The Boston Phoenix	^[2]

The album received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic reviewer Blake Butler described Repetition as the band's "most sleek and mood-encompassing album."^[8] Megan McCarthy of CMJ New Music Monthly opined that the album features "a sound that is polished and paced, tethering its bass-driven ferocity to tingling melodies", but also admitted that some songs such as "Fingernails on a Chalkboard" are too repetitious.^[9] Matt Ashare, writing for Boston Phoenix, stated that Repetition "mixes in a dub-heavy instrumental reminiscent of early PiL ('Sensible'), a high-pitched feedback frenzy buoyed by a stark funk backbeat ('Fingernails on a Chalkboard') that recalls Gang of Four's 'Anthrax', elegant Tom Verlaine-style guitar lines, and skronk punctuated by synth noise that harks back to the heyday of Captain Beefheart ('Corpse Pose'). The likes of Rancid and Green Day pale in comparison to the challenge of Unwound: this is the real punk rock."^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Unwound

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Message Received"	3:05
2.	"Corpse Pose"	3:05
3.	"Unauthorized Autobiography"	2:47
4.	"Lowest Common Denominator"	4:31
5.	"Sensible"	3:00
6.	"Lady Elect"	5:37
7.	"Fingernails on a Chalkboard"	4:56
8.	"Murder Movies"	1:48
9.	"Next Exit"	4:30
10.	"Devoid"	3:13
11.	"Go to Dallas and Take a Left"	4:13
12.	"For Your Entertainment"	5:39
Total length:		44:56

Personnel

Unwound

Justin Trosper – Guitar, vocals
Sara Lund – Drums
Vernon Rumsey – Bass

Technical

Steve Fisk – Producer, additional keyboards
John Goodmanson – Engineer, co-producer
Jason Funk – Photography

References

^ Sacher, Andrew. "18 landmark emo & post-hardcore albums from 1996". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Matt Ashare. "Repetition". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2005-03-10.
^ ^a ^b Daniel Mitchell. "No Future of What..." Ink 19. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
^ "Unwound - Repetition". Rough Trade. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^ Repetition (CD booklet). Unwound. Olympia, Washington: Kill Rock Stars. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b Mike Noren (1997-05-16). "Unwound". The Stanford Daily. Archived from the original on 1997-02-06. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
^ ^a ^b "Unwound". Kill Rock Stars. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
^ ^a ^b Blake Butler. "Repetition". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
^ Megan McCarthy (June 1996). "Repetition". CMJ New Music Monthly (34): 46. Retrieved 2013-09-03.

External links

Repetition at Discogs (list of releases)

[sacher-1] Sacher, Andrew. "18 landmark emo & post-hardcore albums from 1996". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[Boston_Phoenix_review-2] Matt Ashare. "Repetition". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2005-03-10.

[Ink_19-3] Daniel Mitchell. "No Future of What..." Ink 19. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

[roughtrade-4] "Unwound - Repetition". Rough Trade. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[Rep_Booklet-5] Repetition (CD booklet). Unwound. Olympia, Washington: Kill Rock Stars. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Repetition_interview-6] Mike Noren (1997-05-16). "Unwound". The Stanford Daily. Archived from the original on 1997-02-06. Retrieved 2015-05-02.

[Unwound_KRS-7] "Unwound". Kill Rock Stars. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

[AllMusic_review-8] Blake Butler. "Repetition". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

[CMJ_review-9] Megan McCarthy (June 1996). "Repetition". CMJ New Music Monthly (34): 46. Retrieved 2013-09-03.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Infobox album
-| Name        = Repetition
+| name         = Repetition
-| Type        = studio
+| type         = studio
-| Artist      = [[Unwound]]
+| artist       = [[Unwound]]
-| Cover       = Unwound - Repetition.jpg
+| cover        = Unwound - Repetition.jpg
-| Released    = April 9, 1996
+| alt          =
-| Recorded    = January 1996
+| released     = April 9, 1996
-| Genre       = [[Post-hardcore]]
+| recorded     = January 1996
-| Length      = 44:56
+| venue        =
-| Label       = [[Kill Rock Stars]]
+| studio       = John and Stu's <small>([[Seattle, Washington]])</small>
+| genre        = * [[Post-hardcore]]<ref name="sacher">{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=18 landmark emo & post-hardcore albums from 1996 |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/18-landmark-emo-post-hardcore-albums-that-turn-25-this-year/ |website=[[Brooklyn Vegan]] |access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref>
-| Producer    = [[Steve Fisk]] and [[John Goodmanson]]
+* [[punk rock]]<ref name="Boston Phoenix review"/><ref name="Ink 19"/>
-| Last album  = ''[[Unwound (album)|Unwound]]''<br/>(1995)
+* [[hardcore punk]]<ref name="roughtrade">{{cite web |title=Unwound - ''Repetition'' |url=https://www.roughtrade.com/us/product/unwound/repetition-3 |website=[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] |access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref>
-| This album  = '''''Repetition'''''<br/>(1996)
+| length       = 44:56
-| Next album  = ''[[Challenge for a Civilized Society]]''<br/>(1998)
+| label        = [[Kill Rock Stars]]
+| producer     = {{flatlist|
+*[[Steve Fisk]]
+*[[John Goodmanson]]
+}}
+| prev_title   = [[Unwound (Unwound album)|Unwound]]
+| prev_year    = 1995
+| next_title   = [[Challenge for a Civilized Society]]
+| next_year    = 1998
+| misc         = {{Singles
+ | name        = Repetition
+ | type        = studio
+ | single1     = Corpse Pose
+ | single1date = March 11, 1996
+}}
 }}
-'''''Repetition''''' is the sixth [[studio album]] by the [[United States|American]] [[post-hardcore]] band [[Unwound]], released on April 9, 1996 by [[Kill Rock Stars]]. It was recorded in January 1996 at John and Stu's Place in [[Seattle, Washington]] and produced by [[Steve Fisk]] and [[John Goodmanson]]. The album received positive reviews from critics.
+'''''Repetition''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by the [[United States|American]] [[post-hardcore]] band [[Unwound]], released on April 9, 1996 by [[Kill Rock Stars]]. It was recorded in January 1996 at John and Stu's Place in [[Seattle, Washington]] and produced by [[Steve Fisk]] and [[John Goodmanson]]. The album has been hailed as a masterpiece among those in the punk rock scene.<ref name="Ink 19"/>
 ==Recording and release==
-''Repetition'' was recorded in January 1996 at John and Stu's Place in [[Seattle, Washington]] and produced by [[Steve Fisk]] and [[John Goodmanson]].<ref name="Rep Booklet"/> The band sought a more "studio-oriented" approach than their previous albums and experimented new sounds with [[keyboards]].<ref name="Repetition interview"/> The word "Repetition" was chosen as the album's title because, according to singer and guitarist [[Justin Trosper]], "I like that word. It sort of describes a lot of things. People have said that our music is repetitious. So I thought it would be funny if we called out record that. Plus it's our fifth record, so we're like repeating things over and over".<ref name="Repetition interview"/> ''Repetition'' was released on April 9, 1996 by the [[independent record label]] [[Kill Rock Stars]], which also released the band's previous three albums.<ref name="Unwound KRS"/> The song "Corpse Pose" was released as a single on March 11, 1996, featuring an [[outtake]], "Everything Is Weird", as the B-side.<ref name="Unwound KRS"/>
+''Repetition'' was recorded in January 1996 at John and Stu's Place in [[Seattle, Washington]] and produced by [[Steve Fisk]] and [[John Goodmanson]].<ref name="Rep Booklet"/> The band sought a more "studio-oriented" approach than their previous albums and experimented new sounds with [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]].<ref name="Repetition interview"/> The word "Repetition" was chosen as the album's title because, according to singer and guitarist [[Justin Trosper]], "I like that word. It sort of describes a lot of things. People have said that our music is repetitious. So I thought it would be funny if we called out record that. Plus it's our fifth record, so we're like repeating things over and over".<ref name="Repetition interview"/> ''Repetition'' was released on April 9, 1996 by the [[independent record label]] [[Kill Rock Stars]], which also released the band's previous three albums.<ref name="Unwound KRS"/> The song "Corpse Pose" was released as a single on March 11, 1996, featuring an [[outtake]], "Everything Is Weird", as the B-side.<ref name="Unwound KRS"/>
 ==Critical reception==
@@ Line 24: / Line 39: @@
 | rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
 | rev1score =  {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic review"/>
+| rev2 = ''[[The Boston Phoenix]]''
+| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Boston Phoenix review"/>
 }}
-The album received positive reviews from music critics. [[AllMusic]] reviewer Blake Butler described ''Repetition'' as the band's "most sleek and mood-encompassing album."<ref name="AllMusic review"/> Megan McCarthy of ''[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]'' opined that the album features "a sound that is polished and paced, tethering its bass-driven ferocity to tingling melodies", but also admitted that some songs such as "Fingernails on a Chalkboard" are too repetitious.<ref name="CMJ review"/> Matt Ashare, writing for ''[[Boston Phoenix]]'', stated that ''Repetition'' "mixes in a dub-heavy instrumental reminiscent of early [[Public Image Ltd|PiL]] ('Sensible'), a high-pitched feedback frenzy buoyed by a stark funk [[backbeat]] ('Fingernails on a Chalkboard') that recalls [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]]'s 'Anthrax', elegant [[Tom Verlaine]]-style guitar lines, and skronk punctuated by [[Synthesizer|synth]] noise that harks back to the heyday of [[Captain Beefheart]] ('Corpse Pose'). The likes of [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] and [[Green Day]] pale in comparison to the challenge of Unwound: this is the real [[punk rock]]."<ref name="Boston Phoenix review"/> The album has been hailed as a masterpiece among those in the punk rock scene.<ref name="Ink 19"/>
+The album received positive reviews from music critics. [[AllMusic]] reviewer Blake Butler described ''Repetition'' as the band's "most sleek and mood-encompassing album."<ref name="AllMusic review"/> Megan McCarthy of ''[[CMJ New Music Monthly]]'' opined that the album features "a sound that is polished and paced, tethering its bass-driven ferocity to tingling melodies", but also admitted that some songs such as "Fingernails on a Chalkboard" are too repetitious.<ref name="CMJ review"/> Matt Ashare, writing for ''[[Boston Phoenix]]'', stated that ''Repetition'' "mixes in a dub-heavy instrumental reminiscent of early [[Public Image Ltd|PiL]] ('Sensible'), a high-pitched feedback frenzy buoyed by a stark funk [[backbeat]] ('Fingernails on a Chalkboard') that recalls [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]]'s 'Anthrax', elegant [[Tom Verlaine]]-style guitar lines, and skronk punctuated by [[Synthesizer|synth]] noise that harks back to the heyday of [[Captain Beefheart]] ('Corpse Pose'). The likes of [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] and [[Green Day]] pale in comparison to the challenge of Unwound: this is the real [[punk rock]]."<ref name="Boston Phoenix review"/>
 ==Track listing==
@@ Line 55: / Line 72: @@
 | title12         = For Your Entertainment
 | length12        = 5:39
+| total_length = 44:56
 }}
 ==Personnel==
+'''Unwound'''
 *[[Justin Trosper]] – Guitar, vocals
-*Sara Lund – Drums
+*[[Sara Lund]] – Drums
 *[[Vern Rumsey|Vernon Rumsey]] – Bass
+'''Technical'''
 *[[Steve Fisk]] – Producer, additional keyboards
 *[[John Goodmanson]] – Engineer, co-producer
@@ Line 70: / Line 90: @@
 <ref name="Rep Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=Repetition |others=[[Unwound]] |year=1996 |type=CD booklet |publisher=[[Kill Rock Stars]] |location=Olympia, Washington}}</ref>
-<ref name="CMJ review">{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.es/books?id=2ywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT27&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Repetition |journal=[[CMJ New Music Monthly]] |page=46 |date=June 1996 |issue=34 |author=Megan McCarthy |accessdate=2013-09-03}}</ref>
+<ref name="CMJ review">{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT27 |title=Repetition |journal=[[CMJ New Music Monthly]] |page=46 |date=June 1996 |issue=34 |author=Megan McCarthy |accessdate=2013-09-03}}</ref>
-<ref name="Unwound KRS">{{cite web |url=http://www.killrockstars.com/artists/unwound |accessdate=2013-06-04 |title=Unwound |publisher=[[Kill Rock Stars]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130604223811/http://www.killrockstars.com/artists/unwound |archivedate=2013-06-04 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
+<ref name="Unwound KRS">{{cite web |url=http://www.killrockstars.com/artists/unwound |accessdate=2013-06-04 |title=Unwound |publisher=[[Kill Rock Stars]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604223811/http://www.killrockstars.com/artists/unwound |archivedate=2013-06-04 |url-status=live}}</ref>
-<ref name="Repetition interview">{{cite web |url=http://daily.stanford.org/intermission/IntPast/5-16-96/features/unwound.html |accessdate=2015-05-02 |title=Unwound |author=Mike Noren |date=1997-05-16 |publisher=''[[The Stanford Daily]]'' |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/19970206062736/http://daily.stanford.org/intermission/IntPast/5-16-96/features/unwound.html |archivedate=1997-02-06 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
+<ref name="Repetition interview">{{cite news |url=http://daily.stanford.org/intermission/IntPast/5-16-96/features/unwound.html |accessdate=2015-05-02 |title=Unwound |author=Mike Noren |date=1997-05-16 |newspaper=[[The Stanford Daily]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970206062736/http://daily.stanford.org/intermission/IntPast/5-16-96/features/unwound.html |archivedate=1997-02-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-<ref name="AllMusic review">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/repetition-mw0000186973 |accessdate=2013-06-04 |title=Repetition |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |author=Blake Butler |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140317071159/http://www.allmusic.com/album/repetition-mw0000186973 |archivedate=2014-03-17 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
+<ref name="AllMusic review">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/repetition-mw0000186973 |accessdate=2013-06-04 |title=Repetition |website=[[AllMusic]] |author=Blake Butler |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317071159/http://www.allmusic.com/album/repetition-mw0000186973 |archivedate=2014-03-17 |url-status=live}}</ref>
-<ref name="Boston Phoenix review">{{cite web |url=http://bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/05-30-96/OTR/UNWOUND.html |accessdate=2005-03-10 |title=Repetition |publisher=''[[Boston Phoenix]]'' |author=Matt Ashare |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050310065859/http://bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/05-30-96/OTR/UNWOUND.html |archivedate=2005-03-10 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
+<ref name="Boston Phoenix review">{{cite news |url=http://bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/05-30-96/OTR/UNWOUND.html |accessdate=2005-03-10 |title=Repetition |newspaper=[[Boston Phoenix]] |author=Matt Ashare |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050310065859/http://bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/05-30-96/OTR/UNWOUND.html |archivedate=2005-03-10 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-<ref name="Ink 19">{{cite web |url=http://www.ink19.com/issues/april2002/streaks/noFutureOfWhat.html |accessdate=2013-06-04 |title=No Future of What... |publisher=Ink 19 |author=Daniel Mitchell |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081023064100/http://www.ink19.com/issues/april2002/streaks/noFutureOfWhat.html |archivedate=2008-10-23 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
+<ref name="Ink 19">{{cite web |url=http://www.ink19.com/issues/april2002/streaks/noFutureOfWhat.html |accessdate=2013-06-04 |title=No Future of What... |publisher=Ink 19 |author=Daniel Mitchell |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023064100/http://www.ink19.com/issues/april2002/streaks/noFutureOfWhat.html |archivedate=2008-10-23 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 }}
@@ Line 88: / Line 108: @@
 {{Unwound}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1996 albums]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by John Goodmanson]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Steve Fisk]]
-[[Category:English-language albums]]
 [[Category:Kill Rock Stars albums]]
 [[Category:Unwound albums]]
+[[Category:Hardcore punk albums by American artists]]

v t e Unwound
Justin Trosper Sara Lund Jared Warren Scott Seckington Vern Rumsey Brandt Sandeno David Scott Stone
Studio albums	Fake Train New Plastic Ideas The Future of What Unwound Repetition Challenge for a Civilized Society Leaves Turn Inside You
Extended plays	The Light at the End of the Tunnel Is a Train Live in London
Live Albums	Live Leaves 7/26/2001 06/30/1999: Reykjavik, Iceland
Compilation albums	Further Listening A Single History: 1991–1997 Kid Is Gone Rat Conspiracy No Energy Empire What Was Wound Faked Train