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Wisconsin Death Trip is the debut studio album by the American industrial metal band Static-X. Originating from the central region of the United States, Static X members Wayne Static (of Michigan), and Ken Jay (of Illinois), first met in Chicago at a Virgin Records store where Jay was employed at the time, after being introduced by Billy Corgan (lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins). Soon after their encounter, both members relocated to California to recruit additional members and form what would soon be known as Static X. In California, Koichi Fukada came on as their lead guitarist, with Tony Campos, another California native completing their roster. In February of 1998, they were signed to the Warner Bros. Records label, and released Wisconsin Death Trip the following year on March 23, 1999. [1] The album was later certified platinum by the RIAA on August 6, 2001.[2]

Album information

The album's title was originally derived from a book by the same name published in 1973 by Michael Lesy, (see Wisconsin Death Trip - Book). This published work, responsible for capturing the imaginations of the band and inspiring the aptly dubbed "Wisconsin Death Trip" album contains a collection of photographs cataloging deceased persons previously residing in the Black River Falls region in the late 19th century. Wayne Static, when interviewed stated, “There’s not a lot of books that really interest me, I don’t read very much. There’s something about this book that’s so dark. It has such a dark feel about it. It wasn’t just some crap that somebody made up - it’s all real. I think because the photos are real it makes them that much scarier and spookier. The title of the book just has this great ring to it. It just sticks in your head. I’ve always wanted to use it for something. I wanted to name the band that originally, but we thought it was too long and too "death"." [3]. Band members contributions include: Wayne Static (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming), Koichi Fukuda (guitar, keyboards, programming), Tony Campos (bass, background vocals), and Ken Jay (drums), with production handled by Ulrich Wild (producer).


Reception

Initial Response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
CDNow
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[5]
Sputnik Music
  • CMJ (1/10/00, p. 20) included the album in CMJ's "Loud Rock '99 Top 5" and in its review said: "...Static-X's industrial/metal hybrid uses a guitar sound that keeps its songs refreshingly large, loud and groovable..."[6]
  • Amazon.com- 4 Stars - "Static-X skillfully blend angry staccato guitar, dark metallic noise, and mutating synthesizer washes to construct an ominous wall of sound."[7]

Retrospect

Wisconsin Death Trip features a song written by vocalist Wayne Static and drummer Ken Jay's former band Deep Blue Dream, titled "December".

During the 2008 season, "The Trance is the Motion" was used by AL All-Star and Cleveland Indians centerfielder Grady Sizemore as his entrance music. A remix of the song "Love Dump" appears on the 2001 Valentine original soundtrack.

The crash-landing scene from the 1968 film Planet of the Apes is sampled for the intro of "Sweat of the Bud". The intro for "Stem" is sampled from the 1991 experimental horror movie Begotten.

The song "Push It" was used as the intro for the 2000 video game Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes. The song "Love Dump" was used in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend. "Push It" is featured in the movie Torque.

Track listing

All songs by Wayne Static and Tony Campos.

  1. "Push It" – 2:34
  2. "I'm with Stupid" – 3:24
  3. "Bled for Days" – 3:45
  4. "Love Dump" – 4:19
  5. "I Am" – 2:47
  6. "Otsegolation" – 3:32
  7. "Stem" – 2:54
  8. "Sweat of the Bud" – 3:30
  9. "Fix" – 2:49
  10. "Wisconsin Death Trip" – 3:09
  11. "The Trance Is the Motion" – 4:50
  12. "December" – 6:17
Bonus tracks
  2. "Down" (Japanese bonus track) – 3:15

Discography

Main article: Static-X discography


Chart positions

References

  1. ^ Loehr, Josh. "Static-X." AllMusic. Rovi Corporation, 17 Oct. 2010. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/static-x-p365757/biography>.
  2. ^ "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ Spitler, Caren. "Static-X Interview." The Scene LA. 12 Jan. 2000. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. <http://www.thescenela.com/issue3/interviews/static.html>.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin Death Trip - Static-X". Allmusic.
  5. ^ "CG: Static-X". Robert Christgau.
  6. ^ "Static-X - Wisconsin Death Trip CD Album". CD Universe.
  7. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Wisconsin-Death-Trip-Version-Explicit/dp/B001PIZOUC
  8. ^ "Wisconsin Death Trip - Static-X". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Push It - Static-X". Billboard. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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