Metropolis (Sister Machine Gun album) explained

Metropolis is the fourth studio album by Sister Machine Gun, released on July 15, 1997 by TVT and Wax Trax! Records.^{[2] [3] [4]} The album spent more than 14 weeks on the CMJ Radio Top 200 chart, peaking at #7.^[5]

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic gave Metropolis a four out of five stars, saying "even if the group isn't showing any signs of great leaps in creativity, Metropolis is one of the group's most consistent efforts, offering a pummeling array of rattling beats and shattering guitars."

Notes

• Recorded at Warzone Recorders & Chicago Recording Company, Chicago and Battery Studios K2, New York by John Fryer, Chris Randall, Van Christie III, Jason McNinch, and Matt Warren.
• Mixed at Battery Studios K2 by John Fryer and Chris Randall and Warzone Recorders by Van Christie III and Jason McNinch.
• Assisting at Battery was Martin Czembor
• Assisting at Warzone was Abel Garibaldi
• Metropolis was produced by Chris Randall and John Fryer, except track 4 produced by Chris Randall and Van Christie III. Additional production by Jason McNinch.
• Most of the analog synth sounds on this record were created using the Studio Electronics SE-1 and sampling was accomplished with the Kurzweil K2500.
• Chris Randall plays Parker Guitars.
• The song Bitter End contains an intro sample from the 1996 song Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks, Cannibal Girls by White Zombie, from the Beavis And Butt-head soundtrack.

Accolades

Personnel

Adapted from the Metropolis liner notes.^[7]

Sister Machine Gun

• Chris Randall – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, Hammond B3, piano, programming, production, recording

Additional performers

• Catherine Bent – cello
• Martin Czembor – mixing, backing vocals
• Richard Deacon – bass guitar
• Ted Falcon – violin
• John Fryer – effects, additional programming, backing vocals, recording, additional production
• Reeves Gabrels – guitar
• Serena Jost – cello
• Lisa Randall – spoken word (1)
• Amanda Riesman – string arrangement
• Brian Sarche – guitar
• Kevin Temple – drums
• Rob Thomas – violin
• Mars Williams – saxophone

Production and design

• Van Christie – spoken word, recording, mixing, production (4)
• Abel Garibaldi – mixing
• Robin Glowski – design
• Jason McNinch – additional programming, recording, mixing, additional production (4)
• Michael D. Ryan – management
• Matt Warren – recording

Release history

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