Death by Design (album)

Death by Design is the debut studio album of T.H.C., released on January 23, 1996 by Full Contact Records.[1]

Death by Design
Studio album by T.H.C.
Released	January 23, 1996
Studio	Various Institute of Gizmology (Anaheim, California) Y.M. Studios (Alta Loma, California)
Genre	Electronic industrial techno
Length	45:06
Label	Full Contact
Producer	George Sarah
T.H.C. chronology
Death by Design (1996) Consenting Guinea Pig (1996)

Reception

In reviewing Death by Design, Aiding & Abetting criticized the songwriting of the slower songs but said "T.H.C. packs enough distortion and speed into the songs to satisfy any fan of that kind of electronic madness."[2] A critic at Sonic Boom gave the album a mixed review, saying "sure the music is sparse, dancey as hell, and sometimes drifts towards an ambient style setting but without any depth of layering what does the music actually offer to the audience?" The critic concluded by stating "the few ambient tracks on this album do make for an excellent stereophonic experience and tend to contain a great deal more complexity which I think are the saving grace for this album."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Sarah, except "Allopathic Medicine" and "Death by Design" co-written with Timothy Wiles.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Somebody Has to Die"	5:22
2.	"Allopathic Medicine"	6:32
3.	"Gun Control"	2:46
4.	"Bangkok Six"	5:14
5.	"T.H.C."	5:17
6.	"Death by Design"	5:47
7.	"Directly from Angels"	3:29
8.	"Directly from Satan"	5:26
9.	"Xenotransplant"	5:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Death by Design liner notes.[4]

T.H.C.

• Jeremy Daw – additional programming (1, 3, 5, 8)
• George Sarah – producer, recording (2, 6)

Additional performers

• Sarah Folkman – vocals (3)

Production and design

• Zalman Fishman – executive-producer
• Lorraine Kay – cover art, illustrations
• Timothy Wiles (as Q) – recording (2, 4, 6, 7, 9), additional programming (4, 7, 9)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Full Contact	CD	9868-63208
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References

1. "T.H.C.: Death by Design > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
2. Worley, Jon (March 18, 1996). "T.H.C.: Death by Design". Aiding & Abetting (103). Retrieved August 21, 2020.
3. Christian, Chris (April 1996). "T.H.C.: Death by Design". Sonic Boom. 4 (3). Retrieved August 21, 2020.
4. Death by Design (booklet). T.H.C. Washington, D.C.: Full Contact Records. 1996.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Death by Design at Discogs (list of releases)
• Death by Design at iTunes