Tension Filter
{{Infobox album
| name = Tension Filter
| type = album
| artist = haloblack
| cover = haloblack - Tension Filter.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1994|11|1}}{{cite journal |first=Becky |last=Barnhart |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OOwZAQAAIAAJ |title=Schwann Spectrum |journal=Schwann Spectrum |publisher=Stereophile, Incorporated |date=1996 |volume=Winter 1996–1997 |pages=86 |isbn=9781575980386 |access-date=August 16, 2020}}{{cite journal |first=Becky |last=Barnhart |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jA45AQAAIAAJ |title=Schwann Spectrum |journal=Schwann Spectrum |publisher=Stereophile, Incorporated |date=1996 |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=86 |isbn=9781575980386 |access-date=August 16, 2020}}
| recorded = {{Start date|1992}} – {{Start date|1994}}
| venue =
| studio = {{Collapsible list|title=Various|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{Plainlist|
- Danger
- {{small|(Minneapolis, Minnesota)}}
- Warzone
- {{small|(Chicago, Illinois)}}
}}}}
| genre = Industrial rock
| length = 42:53
| label = Fifth Colvmn
| producer = {{hlist|Bryan Barton|Bill Morrisette|Damien Ray|Van Christie|Carl White}}
| prev_title = rESONANCE
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = raw tension e.p.
| next_year = 1995
}}
Tension Filter (or stylized as >Tension Filter<) is the debut studio album by haloblack, released on November 1, 1994 by Fifth Colvmn Records.{{cite journal|first=Ed |last=Finkler |author-link=Ed Finkler |url=https://sonic-boom.com/interview/haloblack.interview.html |title=Interview with haloblack |journal=Sonic Boom |date=January 24, 1997 |volume=5 |issue=1 |access-date=August 16, 2020}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=John |last=Bush |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000120515|pure_url=yes}}|title=Haloblack: Tension Filter > Review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 16, 2020}}
}}
John Bush of AllMusic says "the group breathes life into somewhat tired industrial-rock, even though the requisite metal guitars, distortion and drum programming are nothing new." Last Sigh Magazine recommended the album for fans of Nine Inch Nails 1989 album Pretty Hate Machine and described it as "a great mix of synth and guitar work and is chockfull of electronic sound – perfect for the industrial/electronic scene."{{cite journal |first=Mike |last=Santarpia |url=http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/haloblacktensionfilter.htm |title=HaloBlack: Tension Filter |journal=Last Sigh Magazine |date=1998 |volume=1 |issue=3 |access-date=August 16, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603233629/http://www.lastsigh.com:80/reviews/haloblacktensionfilter.htm |archive-date=June 3, 2009}} Sonic Boom agreed with the comparison for the "sheer depth, power, and stark originality" of the compositions and said "Bryan manages to bring a guitar into his music with a depth and a sound that only people like Trent Renzor can dream of."{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=https://sonic-boom.com/review/haloblack-1.html |title=Haloblack: Tension Filter |journal=Sonic Boom |date=December 1, 1996 |access-date=August 16, 2020}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Bryan Barton
| title1 = Decay
| length1 = 3:04
| title2 = Everything Inside
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Taken Over
| length3 = 3:15
| title4 = No Chance Control
| length4 = 4:20
| title5 = Deep into the Holes of My Soul
| length5 = 4:20
| title6 = Balance
| length6 = 4:00
| title7 = Nothing to Lose
| length7 = 4:08
| title8 = Surge
| length8 = 2:20
| title9 = It's Bizarre
| length9 = 4:12
| title10 = You Bleed Me
| length10 = 3:40
| title11 = Untitled
| length11 = 6:03
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the Tension Filter liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Tension Filter |others=haloblack |year=1994 |type=booklet |publisher=Fifth Colvmn Records |location=Washington, DC}}
haloblack
- Bryan Barton (as Bryan Black) – vocals, instruments, editing, production
- Bill Morrisette – production, guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9)
- Damien Ray – instruments, production, additional programming (7)
Additional performers
- Malik – guitar (10)
- Krayge Tyler – guitar (4, 6, 7, 10)
- Jim Marcus – additional vocals (4)
Production and design
- Tom Baker – mastering
- Van Christie – production and engineering (4, 5, 6, 10)
- Steve "Mud" Krayson – editing
- Mary Lawing – cover art
- Jim Marcus – production
- Jason McNinch – engineering (4, 5, 6, 10)
- Jordan Nogood – design
- Sabrina A. Rahaman – photography
- Chis Satenger – editing
- Carl White – production, engineering and mixing (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9)
Release history
| class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| United States
| 1994 | CD | 9868-63182 |
References
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