Positraction (album)

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Positraction
Studio album by
Live Skull
ReleasedMarch 6, 1989 (1989-03-06)
Recorded1988 (1988)
StudioBC Studio
(Brooklyn, NY)
GenreNoise rock, post-punk
Length32:20
LabelCaroline
ProducerMartin Bisi, Live Skull
Live Skull chronology
Snuffer
(1988) 		Positraction
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Positraction is the fourth studio album released by New York City noise rock band Live Skull, released on March 6, 1989, by Caroline Records.[2]

Reception

Spin wrote, "It's a festering, appropriately black-colored slab of grinding, slash 'n' drone, East Village-trash-shit noisecluster rock. Junkies and depressants need mood music too."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Live Skull.

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Circular Saw"2:06
2."Riches House"3:39
3."Mr. Groove"2:02
4."Hit & Sink"2:49
5."Demon Rail"3:11
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Sunday Afternoon Whiteout"2:32
2."Disengaged"2:28
3."Amputease"3:33
4."Safe from Me"2:57
5."Caleb"6:58
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Paul Reveres Bush (Tree Girl)"2:07
12."Was"2:22
13."Face"3:08
14."Chair"4:29
15."Step"3:08
16."Word"2:33
17."Straw"3:15
  • Track 11: from Sounds and Shigaku Limited Present: Beautiful Happiness compilation
  • Tracks 12-17 from Snuffer EP

Personnel

Adapted from the Positraction liner notes.[4]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1989 Caroline CD, CS, LP CAROL 1373

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Live Skull: Positraction > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  2. ^ 'Enthal, Andrea; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Live Skull". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Adam Quest (May 1989). "Spins". Spin. No. 47. p. 86.
  4. ^ Positraction (booklet). Live Skull. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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