Withdrawal Method, originally titled Vagina Dentata, is the second and final studio album by American alternative rock band Die Monster Die, released in 1994 by Roadrunner Records. The album was recorded during October 1993 at RPM Studios in New York City with producer Steven Haigler, except for the track "Slumber" which was engineered by Ray Martin at Shelter Island. Withdrawal Method like their debut studio album, Chrome Molly (1993), failed to chart. Two singles were released from the album: "Slumber" and "Barknuckle", both of which also failed to chart.
| Withdrawal Method | ||||
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| Studio album by Die Monster Die | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | October 1993 | |||
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| Length | 45:01 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Steven Haigler | |||
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| Singles from Withdrawal Method | ||||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Eduardo Rivadavia wrote of the album, "no matter how hard it tries to be eclectic, Withdrawal Method never once breaks into truly uncharted territory, and if not for the haunting innocence of Alice Cohen's girlish croons, there'd be nothing memorable about the album."[1]
Track listing
editAll songs are written by Die Monster Die.
Side one
- "Barknuckle" – 3:12
- "Swallowed" – 3:33
- "Wallflower Garden" – 2:54
- "Slumber" – 3:51
- "Toad" – 3:56
- "Teeth" – 3:14
Side two
- "Vagina Dentata" – 4:31
- "Sympathy" – 3:38
- "Cadmium Oscuro" – 4:37
- "Wip" – 0:32
- "Bones" – 2:15
- "Pennies" – 4:59
- "Portrait" – 3:55
Personnel
editCredits are adapted from the Withdrawal Method liner notes.[2]
- Alice Cohen – vocals; bass guitar; organ
- Evan Player – guitar; bass guitar
- Kenny Sanders – drums; vocals
- Shawn Tracy – guitar
- Jane Scarpantoni – cello (track 3)
- Joe McGinty – vibraphone (track 12)
Production and artwork
- Steven Haigler – producer; engineer
- Ray Martin – engineer (track 4)
- Julio Paulino Peralta – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering engineer
- LMD – design; type collage
- Mark Garland – artwork
- Alice Cohen – lyric page collage
- Karen Kuehn – photography
Note on the band name
editSince this Die Monster Die's breakup, another band called DieMonsterDie was founded in Utah; they are unrelated.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Withdrawal Method – Die Monster Die". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Withdrawal Method (CD booklet). Die Monster Die. Roadrunner Records. 1994.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Die Monster die Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
External links
edit- Withdrawal Method at Discogs (list of releases)