State of Mind is the second full-length studio album by electro-industrial artists Front Line Assembly. It was released in 1988 by Dossier. State of Mind was later released on Cleopatra Records with alternate artwork and a bonus track, "Inside Out".
| State of Mind | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Early 1988 | |||
| Recorded | August 1987 | |||
| Genre | Electro-industrial,[1] industrial dance[2] | |||
| Length | 58:18 | |||
| Label | Dossier, ROIR, Third Mind, Cleopatra | |||
| Producer | Michael Balch | |||
| Front Line Assembly chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Re-release (1996) | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| All Music Guide to Electronica | [3] |
| Cash Box | Favorable[2] |
| Factsheet Five | Favorable[4] |
| Select |   [5] |
Band leader Bill Leeb said about choosing the label Dossier: "We just did it because I liked a lot of the other artists on the label."[6]
Release
editCleopatra re-issued State of Mind on vinyl on April 29, 2016.[7] This edition has the original track listing.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Bill Leeb
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First Reprisal" | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Consequence" | 5:37 |
| 3. | "Terminal Power" | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Testimony" | 5:27 |
| 5. | "Landslide" | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Burnt Soul" | 5:52 |
| 7. | "Malignant Fracture" | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Eastern Voices" | 5:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First Reprisal" | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Consequence" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Burnt Soul" | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Testimony" | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Landslide" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Terminal Power" | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Malignant Fracture" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Eastern Voices" | 5:27 |
| 9. | "Resistance" | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Sustain Upright" | 4:07 |
| 11. | "No Tomorrow" | 5:06 |
| 12. | "And They Shall Bow" | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Inside Out" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "First Reprisal" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Consequence" | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Burnt Soul" | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Testimony" | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Landslide" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Terminal Power" | 5:49 |
| 8. | "Malignant Fracture" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Eastern Voices" | 5:27 |
| 10. | "Resistance" | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Sustain Upright" | 4:07 |
| 12. | "No Tomorrow" | 5:06 |
| 13. | "And They Shall Bow" | 4:45 |
Personnel
editFront Line Assembly
edit- Bill Leeb – mixing, vocals
- Michael Balch – mixing
Technical personnel
edit- Manfred Schiek – sleeve design
- Dave Ogilvie – editing
References
edit- ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Front Line Assembly: State of Mind at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Woods, Karen (May 26, 1990). "Front Line Assembly: State of Mind". Cash Box. Vol. 53, no. 44. New York. p. 10. ISSN 0008-7289. OCLC 436591198.
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir (May 14, 2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music. Backbeat Books. p. 198. ISBN 9780879306281. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Zampino, Phil (August 1990). "Frontline Assembly, "State of Mind"". Factsheet Five. No. 37. Rensselaer, New York: Mike Gunderloy. p. 115. ISSN 0890-6823. OCLC 297378290. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Terry, Nick (September 1990). "Frontline Assembly: State Of Mind". Select. No. 3. p. 102.
- ^ Radio, Joe (April 24, 1988). "Interview: Front Line Assembly". Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "Cleopatra Records - Releases". Cleopatra. Retrieved March 13, 2017.