Born in Blood

Born in Blood is a studio album by American noise rock and Industrial music band Pain Teens, released in 1990.[4] It was their first album for the Trance Syndicate label.[5]

Born in Blood
Studio album by Pain Teens
Released	November 1990
Genre	Noise rock
Length	37:01
Label	Trance Syndicate[1]
Producer	Scott Ayers
Pain Teens chronology
Case Histories (1989) Born in Blood (1990) Stimulation Festival (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Reception

Kathleen C. Fennessy of AllMusic wrote that "the Teens have a firm grasp on song structure and Bliss Blood's vocals are always pleasing."[2] The Chicago Reader wrote that when the band "fired on all cylinders—combining filthy guitar fuzz, junkyard industrial beats, sinister psychedelic fuckery, and icy, sneering vocals—they transcended their adolescent fixation on depravity and evil."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bliss Blood, except where noted; all music is composed by Scott Ayers, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Basement"		3:29
2.	"Pleasures of the Flesh"		4:09
3.	"Shotguns"		2:45
4.	"Bad in My Head"		2:58
5.	"The Way Love Used to Be" (Kinks cover)	Ray Davies	2:22
6.	"Secret Is Sickness"		2:43

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lady of Flame"		3:24
2.	"Desu Evol Yaw" (Kinks cover)	Ray Davies	2:23
3.	"She Shook Me" (David Bowie cover)	David Bowie	3:47
4.	"Christo"		1:16
5.	"My Desire"		3:12
6.	"Noh Jam"		4:30

Personnel

Adapted from the Born in Blood liner notes.[7]

Pain Teens Scott Ayers – guitar, bass guitar, drums, violin, electronics, tape, production, engineering Bliss Blood – lead vocals Steve Cook – bass guitar David Parker – drums

Additional musicians and production Ralf Armin – guitar (A2, B3, B5) Pain Teens – recording Dan Workman – mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1990	Trance Syndicate	CD, LP	TR-03

References

1. "The Complete Trance Syndicate Discography". www.austinchronicle.com.
2. Fennessy, Kathleen C. "Pain Teens: Born in Blood > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 384.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. "Pain Teens | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. Sprague, David (2007). "Pain Teens". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
6. Montoro, Philip. "ESS engineer Alex Inglizian on the synth module that changed his life". Chicago Reader.
7. Born in Blood (sleeve). Pain Teens. Austin, Texas: Trance Syndicate. 1990.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Born in Blood at Bandcamp
• Born in Blood at Discogs (list of releases)