Gigapus
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{{Infobox album
| name = Gigapus
| type = studio
| artist = Severed Heads
| cover = Gigapus_CD.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 1994
| recorded = 1992–1994
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Electronic dance music, synth-pop
| length = 61:56
| label = Volition Records
| producer = Tom Ellard
| prev_title = Cuisine (With Piscatorial)
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Haul Ass
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Gigapus
| type = studio
| single1 = Heart Of The Party
| single1date = 1995
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Decibel
| rev1score = Positive{{cite web|first1=|title=Severed Heads: Gigapus|url=http://www.sonic-boom.com/review/severed.heads-1.html|website=www.sonic-boom.com|publisher=Decibel Magazine|accessdate=20 March 2016}}
}}
Gigapus is the tenth studio album by the Australian electronic music group Severed Heads. Recorded between 1992 and 1994, the album was first released in 1994 with a bonus CD-ROM disc titled Metapus that had additional multi-media content on it. Because of this, it is the first album released in Australia to include a CD-ROM disc.{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Judith|title=Band's CD-ROM Breakthrough|url=http://sevcom.com/scans/1994/slides/1994%20CDROM%20Oct%20Australian.jpg|website=Sevcom.com|accessdate=20 March 2016|archive-date=1 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401215038/http://sevcom.com/scans/1994/slides/1994%20CDROM%20Oct%20Australian.jpg|url-status=dead}} Due to the extra disc, the album was initially priced at $40 when it first came out.{{cite web|author=Blake 7|title=Permutations Into Ellard: Tom Ellard Interview By Blake 7|url=http://sevcom.com/scans/1994/slides/Gigapus%20OTS%20Nov94.jpeg|website=Sevcom.com|accessdate=20 March 2016|archive-date=1 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401210524/http://sevcom.com/scans/1994/slides/Gigapus%20OTS%20Nov94.jpeg|url-status=dead}} As with most of the Severed Heads discography, the album has been reissued multiple times.
Track listing
All songs written by Tom Ellard.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Heart of the Party
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Tiny Wounded Bird
| length2 = 6:27
| title3 = ANIMal
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = The Importance of Hair
| length4 = 4:52
| title5 = Repetitive Strain Injury
| length5 = 4:43
| title6 = Arrivederci Coma
| length6 = 5:56
| title7 = DOLLARex
| length7 = 6:05
| title8 = Cabbalaland
| length8 = 4:52
| title9 = Snow
| length9 = 4:10
| title10 = Somewhere Over the Gigapus
| length10 = 5:14
| title11 = Courier
| length11 = 3:39
| title12 = Pure
| length12 = 3:24
| title13 = About Leah & Adele
| length13 = 2:51
| title14 = Nightime Falls
| length14 = 3:06
}}
In 1996, a re-recorded and remixed version of "DOLLARex" (4:59) was substituted for the original.
{{Track listing
|headline = 2001 Sevcom Reissue Bonus Tracks (Gigapus Plus HOTP)
|title15 = We Have Come to Remix the House (Boxcar)
|length15 = 5:48
|title16 = Snow (The Mrs. Joe's Brain Edit)
|length16 = 4:20
|title17 = Heart of the Party (Original Mix)
|length17 = 5:14
|total_length = 77:18
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = 2009 Sevcom Reissue Bonus Disc (Gigaplus: Demos and Curios)
|title1 = We Have Come to Remix the House
|length1 = 5:47
|title2 = Snow (Remix)
|length2 = 4:19
|title3 = Heart of the Party (Remix)
|length3 = 5:13
|title4 = Dollarex (From Original Video 1993)
|length4 = 4:23
|title5 = First Resonant Bank (Demo)
|length5 = 4:04
|title6 = Calling All Goth Girls (Demo)
|length6 = 4:04
|title7 = Tenderizer (Sketch)
|length7 = 3:28
|title8 = The Importance Of Hair (Analogue Version)
|length8 = 3:55
|title9 = ANIMal (Digital Version)
|length9 = 4:54
|title10 = Life's Oven (Sketch)
|length10 = 3:10
|title11 = Cabbala Baby (Sketch)
|length11 = 2:55
|title12 = 12 Inches of Snow (Demo)
|length12 = 5:15
|title13 = 40box (Sketch)
|length13 = 4:21
|total_length = 50:55
|total_length2 = 112:51
}}
15–17 of the 2001 reissue and 1–3 of the 2009 bonus disc were originally released as B-sides of the "Heart of the Party" CD single in Australia.
Personnel
- Tom Ellard - vocals, production
- David Smith - additional electronics
- Comeron Miller - short wave radio
- Lisa Maxwell - additional vocals on "Heart Of The Party"
- David Allen - tambourine on "The Importance Of Hair" and "Somewhere Over The Gigapus"
- Adrian Bolland - engineering
- Kathy Naunton - mastering
- Robert Racic - mastering
- M.C. Newsagent - vocals on "Cabbalaland"
- Boxcar - production on "Heart Of The Party"
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1994)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/IDOI169 | title=Severed Heads ARIA Chart History (albums) 1991-1995, received from ARIA in May 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=14 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
|align="center"| 105 |
Release history
| class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog ! Release Notes |
| rowspan="2" | Australia
| rowspan="2" | 1994 | rowspan="2" | Volition Records | rowspan="2" | VOLTCD80 | Issued with the CD-ROM Metapus and initially priced for $40 |
| 2xCD
| Contained a second disc composed of remixes of "Dead Eyes Opened" |
| Europe
| 1995 | Dark Star | CD | Spark 62 | European edition that included different mastering from the original Australian edition. This version has been described by Ellard as "horribly maimed with excessive bass" |
| Australia
| rowspan="3" | 1996 | rowspan="2" | CD | VOLTCD80 | First single-disc pressing |
| rowspan="2" | North America
| rowspan="2" | Decibel | rowspan="2" | DEC007 | First American pressing |
| CD CD-ROM | First time the "Metapus edition" became available in North America |
| rowspan="2" | Australia
| 2001 | rowspan="2" | Sevcom | CD-R | rowspan="2" | N/A | CD-R reissue that included new artwork and the entire "Heart Of The Party" single. The track "DOLLARex" was also renamed as "$ex (USA/Stacy)" on this version. Released under the name Gigapus Plus HOTP |
| 2009
| 2xCD-R | Two disc reissue, the first being the original album, the second containing demos and remixes. Packaged in a DVD case. The track "DOLLARex" is renamed as "Dollarex (USA/Stacy)" on this version. Sometimes referred to as Giga++ or Gigapus++ |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|95224|Gigapus|type=album}}
- [http://severedheads.bandcamp.com/album/gigapus Bandcamp page]
- [http://sevcom.com/scans/1994/slides/OTS%20Gigapus%20Dec94.jpeg Review of Gigapus, claiming that it's Album of the Week of 13 December 1994] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402023857/http://sevcom.com/scans/1994/slides/OTS%20Gigapus%20Dec94.jpeg |date=2 April 2016 }}
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