Christmeister

Christmeister is the second studio album by Numb, released in 1989 by Lively Art.[1][2] The album was re-issued in August 1990 by Oceana Records.[3]

Christmeister
Studio album by Numb
Released	1989
Recorded	May – July 1989
Studio	Various Numbworks (Vancouver, BC) Profile Sound Studios (Vancouver, BC) Vancouver Studios (Vancouver, BC)
Genre	Electro-industrial
Length	40:27
Label	Lively Art
Producer	Don Gordon David Hall Blair Dobson
Numb chronology
Numb (1987) Christmeister (1989) Fixate (1993)
Singles from Christmeister
"Bliss" Released: 1991

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Allmusic awarded Christmeister four and a half out of five possible stars.[4] A critic for High Fidelity News and Record Review noted the complexity of the work, stating "the bass and percussion are kept busy throughout, forming a foundation for all manner of thrash-csquc touches - but it's too deliberate and 'crafted' to be written off as merely anarchic."[5] Sonic Boom praised the album and said "there always seems to be as much going on in the foreground as there is in the background, which gives this album the illusion that it actually contains more music than it should."[6][7][8]

Christmeister was rated one of the Top-10 most ‘important’ industrial albums by Alternative Press Magazine (in 2000). [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don Gordon, David Hall and Blair Dobson.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dead Inside"	3:58
2.	"Cash"	5:18
3.	"Bliss"	5:22
4.	"Balance of Terror"	4:50
5.	"Eugene"	4:18
6.	"Frantic"	3:01
7.	"What"	4:25
8.	"Christmeister"	4:49
9.	"Flesh"	4:55

Personnel

Adapted from the Christmeister liner notes.[10]

Numb

• Blair Dobson (musician) – Vocals, production
• Don Gordon – instruments, production
• David Hall – instruments, production

Production and design

• Ian Noble – additional percussion
• Patrice – photography
• Joe Payne – cover art, design
• Greg Reely – editing
• Anthony Valcic – production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France	1989	Lively Art	CD, LP	ARTY 15
United States		Oceana	CS	54102
	1990		CD

References

1. "Numb: Christmeister > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
2. Christian, Chris (March 12, 1996). "Interview with Don Gordon of Numb conducted by Ashley Serotta & Randolph Williams of GoDaM! Governed by Electronics WMFO 91.5 FM Boston". Sonic Boom. 4 (6). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
3. "Numb: Christmeister". Spectrum. ABC Consumer Magazines. 2 (4): 141. 1991. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
4. "Numb: 'Christmeister > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
5. Bonner, Staci (1990). "Numb: Christmeister". High Fidelity News and Record Review. Link House Publications. 35 (1–6): 111. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
6. Christian, Chris (August 1996). "Numb: Christmeister/Bliss". Sonic Boom. 4 (7). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
7. "Numb: Christmeister". CD Review. WGE Pub. 4: 317. 1990. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
8. "Numb: Christmeister". InMusic. ABC Consumer Magazines. 1 (3–10): 28. 1990. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
9. https://canpopencyclopedia.home.blog/n/
10. Christmeister (booklet). Numb. Lively Art. 1989.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Christmeister at Bandcamp
• Christmeister at Discogs (list of releases)