Tactiq
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{{Infobox album
| name = Tactiq
| type = album
| artist = Society Burning
| cover = Society Burning - Tactiq.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1997|7|15}}
| recorded = {{Start date|1995}}–{{Start date|1996|10}}
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Electro-industrial
| length = 58:12
| label = Re-Constriction
| producer =
| prev_title = Entropy.Lingua
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = State of Decay
| next_year = 2007
}}
Tactiq is the debut studio album of Society Burning, released on July 15, 1997 by Re-Constriction Records.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000036281|pure_url=yes}}|title=Society Burning: Tactiq > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=October 28, 2016}} The secret song located on track sixty-nine is a cover of Adam Ants's "Stand and Deliver", which is a reworked version of what appeared on the Shut Up Kitty compilation.{{cite journal|last=Jester |url=http://www.sonic-boom.com/interview/society.burning.interview.html |title=Interview with Society Burning |journal=Sonic Boom |date=August 13, 1997 |access-date=October 28, 2016}}
Reception
Sonic Boom praised the band for exploring new sounds, saying "by not choosing to remain stuck in a musical rut, the band has chosen to stride forth into new musical territory without forgetting their original musical roots."{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=http://www.sonic-boom.com/review/society.burning-2.html |title=Society Burning: Tactiq |journal=Sonic Boom |date=September 1997 |volume=5 |issue=8 |access-date=October 28, 2016}} Aiding & Abetting gave the album a more mixed review, criticizing the direction and writing as being inconsistent.{{cite journal|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archS2.html#SOCIETY |title=Society Burning |journal=Aiding & Abetting |date=March 4, 1996 |issue=79 |access-date=November 28, 2019}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Society Burning, except "Stand and Deliver" by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni
| title1 = Awaken
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = Dead Man
| length2 = 4:31
| title3 = Less Than Zero
| length3 = 4:58
| title4 = Waster
| length4 = 4:47
| title5 = Tactiq
| length5 = 6:15
| title6 = Immobilize Me
| length6 = 5:03
| title7 = Human Waste
| length7 = 4:55
| title8 = Michelle Ascends From Hell
| length8 = 5:11
| title9 = Rot
| length9 = 4:08
| title10 = Merciful Release
| length10 = 5:21
| title11-68 = [Silence]
| length11-68 = 0:04
| title69 = Stand and Deliver
| note69 = hidden track
| length69 = 5:08
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the Tactiq liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Tactiq |others=Society Burning |year=1997 |type=booklet |publisher=Re-Constriction |location=San Diego, California}}
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;Society Burning
- Dave Creadeau – vocals, synthesizer, cover art
- Boom chr Paige – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, cover art
;Additional musicians
- Steven Seibold – production and keyboards (7)
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;Production and additional personnel
- Mark Derryberry – engineering (9)
- DJ Twitch – co-producer (6)
- J. Holder – cover art
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Release history
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! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| United States
| 1997 | CD | REC-036 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/SocietyBurning-Tactiq/release/188239 Tactiq] at Discogs (list of releases)
- [https://societyburning.bandcamp.com/album/tactiq Tactiq] at Bandcamp
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