Sawblade (album)

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The Sawblade EP (also called the Buzzsaw EP) is a handmade CD-R made by Isis for their tour with Neurosis and Candiria, limited to 200 copies (the first 40 with red blade inserts, the remaining 160 with black). It was sold at these shows at a limit of 15 per night, and the leftover copies were given to friends of the band as a year-end "thank you" gift.

"Emission of the Signal" and "House of Low Culture" were both constructed by A Turner and J Caxide at the Hydra Head Compound; "Streetcleaner" and "Hand of Doom" are both covers of Godflesh and Black Sabbath, respectively. The former was recorded for Isis' 1999 split release with Pig Destroyer, while the latter was recorded during the Red Sea session in the same year.

The Japanese double release of Mosquito Control/the Red Sea features both cover songs as bonuses; "Streetcleaner" appears at the end of disc 1 (Mosquito Control), and "Hand of Doom" appears at the end of disc 2 (the Red Sea/1998 Demo).

Track listing

All songs written by Isis.

"Emission of the Signal" – 4:53
"Streetcleaner" – 5:42
"Hand of Doom" – 8:36
"House of Low Culture" – 11:09

Personnel

Kurt Ballou - Audio recording, producing
Jeff Caxide - Bass guitar
Aaron Harris - Drums
Michael Gallagher - Guitar
Bryant Clifford Meyer - Electronics, vocals on "Hand of Doom"
Jay Randall - Electronics on "Streetcleaner"
Aaron Turner - Vocals, guitar, design
Greg Moss - Live sound

Isis

A Turner | J Caxide | M Gallagher | A Harris | BC Meyer

Releases

[SGNL>05 (Official Site)]

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