Demography: The Basement Tapes Explained

Demography > The Basement Tapes is a compilation album by 16volt, released on November 14, 2000, by Cleopatra Records.^{[1] [2]} The album comprises a collection of old, unfinished tracks by the band. Specifically, it contains the Imitation cassette produced in 1991, which helped 16volt secure a place on Re-Constriction Records, and "Out of Time", which was cut from their first album, Wisdom, due to time constraints.^{[3] [4]}

Reception

Fabryka awarded the album three out of four and said "Demography sounds a way hermetic with lots of electronics, less of raw guitars, more of bass sound."^[5]

Personnel

Adapted from the Demography > The Basement Tapes liner notes.^[6]

16volt

• Eric Powell – lead vocals, arrangements, production, engineering, design

Production and design

• Judson Leach – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2000	Cleopatra	CD	008 633 134
	2009		DL

Notes and References

1. Web site: John . Bush . [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000499173/biography|pure_url=yes}} 16 Volt > Biography ]. . August 15, 2020.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000622519|pure_url=yes}} 16 Volt: ''Demography'' > Overview ]. . August 15, 2020.
3. Demography > The Basement Tapes . Demography: The Basement Tapes . . 2000 . booklet . . Los Angeles, California.
4. Ilker . Yücel . An InterView with Eric Powell & Erik Gustafson of 16volt . ReGen . May 2, 2016 . August 15, 2020.
5. Katarzyna . NINa Górnisiewicz . Demography – Slipdisc/Mercury, 2000 . Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia . Fabryka Music Magazine . February 7, 2008 . August 15, 2020.
6. Demography > The Basement Tapes . . 2000 . booklet . . Los Angeles, California.