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Slip (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Slip

| type = studio

| artist = Quicksand

| cover = Slip_cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 9, 1993

| recorded = 1992

| venue =

| studio = Long View Farm (North Brookfield, Massachusetts)

| genre =

  • Post-hardcore{{cite web|last=Johnston|first=Emma|date=September 28, 2016|title=The 10 essential post-hardcore albums|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-essential-post-hardcore-albums|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=Metal Hammer}}
  • alternative metal{{cite web|last=Gitter|first=Mike|date=March 27, 2013|title=10 Bands That Should Have Been Huge|url=http://noisecreep.com/bands-that-should-have-been-huge/|access-date=April 23, 2017|website=Noisecreep}}
  • post-metal

| length = 39:04

| label = Polydor

| producer = {{hlist|Steven Haigler|Don Fury}}

| prev_title = Quicksand

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Manic Compression

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Slip

| type = studio

| single1 = Dine Alone

| single1date = 1992

| single2 = Fazer

| single2date = 1993

| single3 = Omission

| single3date = 1993

| single4 = Freezing Process

| single4date = 1993

}}

}}

Slip is the debut studio album by American post-hardcore band Quicksand, released on February 9, 1993, through Polydor Records. "Omission" and "Unfulfilled" first appeared on their 1990 self-titled EP. Slip was well received by music critics and is now considered a classic in the post-hardcore and alternative metal genres, influencing many acts including Torche and Deftones.{{Cite web |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon|title=25 Years Ago: Quicksand's 'Slip' Carved a New Path for Metal |url=https://loudwire.com/quicksand-slip-album-anniversary/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-03-08 |title=Quicksand made post-hardcore history with Slip |url=https://www.avclub.com/quicksand-made-post-hardcore-history-with-slip-1798245255 |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}

The lead single off the album, "Fazer", became a college radio hit.{{cite news |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/top-five-best-post-hardcore-records-2411795 |title=Top Five Best Post-Hardcore Records |last=Pell |first=Nicholas |date=July 3, 2012 |newspaper=LA Weekly |access-date=April 23, 2017}} The album was reissued on vinyl in 2012, through Dine Alone Records and Shop Radio Cast. The reissue featured a cover of The Smiths song "How Soon Is Now?".{{cite magazine |url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/07/27/post-hardcore-combo-quicksand-to-reissue-debut-album-on-vinyl/459173382/ |title=Post-hardcore combo Quicksand to reissue debut album on vinyl |date=July 27, 2012 |magazine=Fact |access-date=April 23, 2017}}

On February 3, 2023, Quicksand announced a 30th Anniversary Edition of their debut LP "Slip" being re-issued on vinyl by the Boston based record label Iodine Recordings. The 30th Anniversary Edition of "Slip" also included a 64-page hardcover book with band photographs, rare concert posters, and a foreword by Walter Schreifels. The book also contains commentary from notable musicians from the punk scene, including: Scott Ian of Anthrax, Geoff Rickly of Thursday, Stephen Brodsky of Cave In, Dennis Lyxzén of Refused, Tim McIlrath of Rise Against, and many more. The record was also remastered for vinyl using the original 1993 master tapes.{{cite magazine|magazine=Spin|last= Chesler|first=Josh|url=https://www.spin.com/2023/03/quicksand-slip-30th-anniversary-interview/|title=Quicksand Re-Releasing Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition Of Slip|date=March 2, 2023|accessdate=March 20, 2023}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|title=Slip - Quicksand|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/slip-mw0000093612|access-date=May 14, 2012|website=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = The Boston Phoenix

| rev2score = {{rating|2.5|4}}{{Cite newspaper |last=Ashare |first=Matt |date=January 21, 1994 |title=Off The Record |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_boston-phoenix_january-21-27-1994_23_3/page/36 |newspaper=The Boston Phoenix |language=English |volume=23 |issue=3 |page=37 |access-date=February 6, 2023 |via=WayBack Machine}}

| rev3 = Chicago Tribune

| rev3Score = {{rating|2.5|4}}{{Cite web |last=Herrmann |first=Brenda |date=1993-08-26 |title=Quicksand Slip (Polydor) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-08-26-9308260013-story.html |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Chicago Tribune}}

| rev4 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev4score = 6/10{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing |year=2007 |location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada |isbn=978-1-894959-62-9 |pages=357}}

| rev5 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=6 |page=715}}

| rev6 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev6score = B{{cite magazine|last=Arnold|first=Gina|date=March 19, 1993|title=Slip|url=https://ew.com/article/1993/03/19/slip/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 14, 2012}}

| rev7 = The Philadelphia Inquirer

| rev7score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{Cite news |last=Stark |first=Karl |date=March 9, 1993 |title=Jazz by Joe Henderson; hard rock by Quicksand |page=E5 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 9.3/10{{Cite web |last=Ruggeri |first=Kevin |title=Quicksand: Slip: Pitchfork Review |url=http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/q/quicksand/slip.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000617210040/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/q/quicksand/slip.shtml |archive-date=June 17, 2000 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}}

}}

Gina Arnold of Entertainment Weekly stated: "Quicksand is derivative, but at least its operative influences — Helmet and Fugazi — are highly agreeable ones." Stereo Review noted that "most punk and metal clomp along like only one rhythm is allowed, but Quicksand is, at times, downright sinuous."{{cite magazine |title=Slip by Quicksand |magazine=Stereo Review |date=Aug 1993 |volume=58 |issue=8 |page=85}}

AllMusic senior critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "Quicksand's music is about powerful anger, and the persistent, bludgeoning Slip delivers the goods." BBC's Alex Deller described the record as a "40-minute master class in post-hardcore perfection."{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z6fd |title=Quicksand - Slip |last=Deller |first=Alex |year=2012 |publisher=BBC |access-date=April 23, 2017}} The album is included in Decibel magazine's Hall of Fame.{{cite magazine|last=Bonazelli|first=Andrew|date=June 18, 2007|title=Quicksand - Slip|url=http://decibelmagazine.com/hall-of-fame/2015/3/18/quicksand-slip|magazine=Decibel|access-date=April 23, 2017}}

=Accolades=

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!Publication

!Country

!Accolade

!Year

!Rank

Metal Hammer

|United Kingdom

|The 10 essential post-hardcore albums{{Cite web |last=Johnstonpublished |first=Emma |date=2022-01-19 |title=The 10 essential post-hardcore albums |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-essential-post-hardcore-albums |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=louder |language=en}}

|2022

|8

Treble

|United States

|10 Essential '90s Post-Hardcore Albums{{Cite web |last=Terich |first=Jeff |date=2012-08-30 |title=10 Essential '90s Post-Hardcore Albums |url=https://www.treblezine.com/10-essential-90s-post-hardcore-albums/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Treble |language=en-US}}

|2012

|*

* denotes an unordered list

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Quicksand, except where noted

| title1 = Fazer

| length1 = 3:13

| title2 = Head to Wall

| length2 = 3:03

| title3 = Dine Alone

| length3 = 3:27

| title4 = Slip

| length4 = 2:21

| title5 = Freezing Process

| length5 = 3:19

| title6 = Lie and Wait

| length6 = 2:32

| title7 = Unfulfilled

| length7 = 3:23

| title8 = Can Opener

| length8 = 3:39

| title9 = Omission

| length9 = 2:33

| title10 = Baphomet

| note10 = Instrumental

| length10 = 4:42

| title11 = Too Official

| length11 = 2:48

| title12 = Transparent

| length12 = 4:04

| total_length = 39:04

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus track

| title13 = How Soon Is Now?

| note13 = The Smiths cover

| writer13 = Steven Morrissey, Johnny Marr

| length13 = 3:05

| total_length = 42:09

}}

Personnel

Album credits as adapted from Artistdirect{{cite web|title=Slip by Quicksand|url=https://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,150359,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424181717/https://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,150359,00.html|archive-date=April 24, 2017|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=Artistdirect}}

Quicksand

Production

  • Steven Haigler – producer, mixing, engineer
  • Don Fury – producer, engineer
  • Andrew Smith – assistant engineer
  • Fran Flannery – assistant engineer
  • Mike Thompson – assistant engineer
  • Edward Douglas – assistant engineer
  • Jesse Henderson – assistant engineer
  • George Marino – remastering

Artwork

  • Alex Brown – cover art concept
  • John Mockus – photography
  • Phil Yarnall – design

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Quicksand}}

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Category:1993 debut albums

Category:Quicksand (band) albums

Category:Polydor Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Don Fury

Category:Albums recorded at Long View Farm