Human = Garbage

Human = Garbage is the debut by American band Dystopia, released originally as a 12" EP through Life is Abuse, Common Cause, and Misanthropic Records. The record was later reissued on CD format containing an extra set of bonus tracks pulled from various split releases.[4]

Human = Garbage
Studio album by
Dystopia
Released1994
RecordedSeptember–December, 1992
February 1994
GenreSludge metal, crust punk, doom metal, noise rock, powerviolence
Length27:01
72:18 (CD)
LabelLife is Abuse, Common Cause, Misanthropic Records
ProducerJim Barnes, Dystopia
Dystopia chronology
Dystopia / Embittered
(1992)		 Human = Garbage
(1994)		 Dystopia / Suffering Luna
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BraveWords[1]
Pitchforkfavorable[2]
Punknews.org[3]

The five tracks from the original EP were recorded throughout February 1994, the first session starting at a mere three hours after bassist Todd Kiessling was bailed out of jail.[4] According to Kiessling, he was arrested for trying to purchase an item with counterfeit money. He was, however, unaware of the currency's dubious status at the time of arrest.[5] According to the liner notes of the CD edition of the record, all of the artwork was composed of various pictures and magazines that the band found in trash cans.

The CD edition of the album has been released on vinyl formats. In 2014, the album was pressed on double vinyl through Tankcrimes.[6][7]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Stress Builds Character"5:49
2."Hands That Mold"6:12
3."Sanctity"6:08
4."Ignorance of Pride"3:24
5."Love/Hate"4:41
CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleTaken fromLength
6."The Middle"split LP with Embittered1:40
7."Slave Chains"split LP with Embittered2:36
8."Ruptured Silence"split LP with Embittered4:19
9."Green Destroyed"split LP with Embittered2:28
10."Broken Shell"previously unreleased3:01
11."Weed of Wisdom"split LP with Embittered4:26
12."Sleep" (contains hidden track)split 7" with Grief27:34

Personnel
  • Todd Kiessling - bass
  • Dino Sommese - vocals, drums
  • Matt Parrilo - guitar, vocals, typography, artwork
  • Dan Kaufman - vocals (tracks 6 through 12)
  • Michael Nicoles - photography
  • Robert Vandoran - photography
  • Jim Barnes - production
  • Michael Perniski - typography
  • Vomit BDF - artwork, typography

References
  1. Pratt, Greg (2014-12-08). "Dystopia - Human = Garbage Review". bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  2. O'Connor, Andy (2014-10-24). "Hell Awaits: Mantar, Planning For Burial, A Pregnant Light and more". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. n/a (2007-05-08). "Dystopia - Human = Garbage Review". punknews.org. Punknews.org. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  4. Pratt, Greg (2018-04-05). "Retrospective: Dystopia's Human = Garbage". www.decibelmagazine.com. Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  5. n/a (1997). "Interview from 1997 with Dystopia". angelfire.com. Angelfire. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  6. n/a (2014-08-06). "Tankcrimes To Reissue Human=Garbage Debut From Iconic Sludge Metal/Crust Punk Unit; Two Tracks Streaming". earsplitcompound.com. Ear Split Compound. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  7. Hill, John (2014-08-06). "Dystopia's Landmark "Human=Garbage"". noisy.vice.com. Vice. Retrieved 2017-07-03.



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