Retrofit EP

{{Infobox album

| name = Retrofit EP

| type = ep

| longtype = of remixes

| cover = Spahn Ranch - Retrofit EP.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1998|3|3}}{{cite journal |first=Becky |last=Barnhart |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j8EZAQAAIAAJ |title=Schwann Spectrum |journal=Schwann Spectrum |publisher=Stereophile, Incorporated |date=2000 |volume=9 |issue=2 |pages=246 |isbn=9781575980782 |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}{{cite journal |first=Gary |last=Evans |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6DMKAQAAMAAJ |title=Green, Matt. |journal=Music Inspired by Art: A Guide to Recordings |publisher=Scarecrow Press |date=2002 |pages=84 |isbn=9780810845091 |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Industrial

| length = 24:36

| label = Cleopatra

| producer =

| prev_title = Architecture

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Beat Noir

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = ep

| cover = Spahn Ranch - Retrofit EP (CD).jpg

| caption = CD cover

}}

Retrofit EP is the fifth EP by Spahn Ranch, released on March 3, 1998 by Cleopatra Records.{{cite journal|first=Ed |last=Finkler |author-link=Ed Finkler |url=https://sonic-boom.com/interview/spahn.ranch-2.interview.html |title=Interview with Spahn Ranch |journal=Sonic Boom |date=April 22, 1997 |volume=5 |issue=4 |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}

Reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Huey |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000036709|pure_url=yes}}|title=Spahn Ranch: Retrofit > Review |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}

}}

Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting commended Retrofit EP for packaging remixes that sound different from their original source.{{cite journal|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archS3.html#SPAHN |title=Spahn Ranch: Retrofit remix EP |journal=Aiding & Abetting |date=March 23, 1998 |issue=155 |accessdate=August 17, 2020}} AllMusic critic Mike Pfeiffer gave the gave two and a half out of five stars and said "it's arguably Spahn Ranch's most dance-oriented effort yet." Sonic Boom called the album "a fine collection of Trance, Dub, Drum'n'Bass, and Jungle mixes of classic Spahn Ranch tunes."{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/spahn.ranch-4.html |title=Spahn Ranche: Retrofit |journal=Sonic Boom |date=April 1998 |volume=6 |issue=3 |accessdate=August 17, 2020}}

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| headline = Side one

| all_lyrics = Athan Maroulis

| extra_column = Remixer(s)

| title1 = U Tell Em U

| note1 = Matt's Righteous Mix

| music1 = {{hlist|Green|Raven}}

| extra1 = Matt Green

| length1 = 5:27

| title2 = In the Aftermath

| note2 = Astralasia Mix

| music2 = {{hlist|Green|Athan Maroulis}}

| extra2 = Astralasia

| length2 = 6:34

}}

{{Tracklist

| headline = Side two

| extra_column = Remixer(s)

| title1 = In the Aftermath

| note1 = LCD Mix

| music1 = {{hlist|Green|Maroulis}}

| extra1 = LCD

| length1 = 7:31

| title2 = Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys

| note2 = David Harrow Mix) (The Equals cover

| music2 = Eddy Grant

| extra2 = David Harrow

| length2 = 5:04

}}

{{Tracklist

| headline = CD track listing

| extra_column = Remixer(s)

| title1 = In the Aftermath

| note1 = Astralasia Mix

| music1 = {{hlist|Matt Green|Athan Maroulis}}

| extra1 = Astralasia

| length1 = 6:34

| title2 = Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys

| note2 = David Harrow Mix) (The Equals cover

| music2 = Eddy Grant

| extra2 = David Harrow

| length2 = 5:04

| title3 = U Tell Em U

| note3 = Matt's Righteous Mix

| music3 = {{hlist|Green|Raven}}

| extra3 = Matt Green

| length3 = 5:27

| title4 = In the Aftermath

| note4 = LCD Mix

| music4 = Matt Green, Athan Maroulis

| extra4 = LCD

| length4 = 7:31

| title5 = Monochrome

| note5 = JLAB Eugenics Mix

| music5 = {{hlist|Green|Maroulis}}

| extra5 = Athan Maroulis, Judson Leach

| length5 = 3:49

| title6 = Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys

| note6 = Transmutator Mix

| music6 = Grant

| extra6 = Transmutator

| length6 = 4:01

| title7 = Monochrome

| note7 = Databomb Mix

| music7 = {{hlist|Green|Maroulis}}

| extra7 = Databomb

| length7 = 4:34

| title8 = Incubate

| note8 = Play Music Mix

| music8 = Green

| extra8 = Matt Green

| length8 = 4:06

| title9 = Architecture in Dub

| note9 = I. Scarpa II. Fuller III. Wright

| music9 = Green

| extra9 = Matt Green

| length9 = 13:46

| title10 = In the Aftermath

| note10 = Earthshock Mix

| music10 = {{hlist|Green|Maroulis}}

| extra10 = Earthshock

| length10 = 5:57

}}

Personnel

Adapted from the Retrofit EP liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Retrofit EP |title-link=Retrofit EP |others=Spahn Ranch |year=1998 |type=booklet |publisher=Cleopatra Records |location=Marina del Rey, California}}

Spahn Ranch