Foetus
Halt (2LP, Red/Black - Grey/White)
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Foetus is one of the major musical projects of NYC composer JG Thirlwell. Halt is the final Foetus album, and the first Foetus album in twelve years. It completes the cycle of an arc that began in 1981 with the first Foetus album Deaf. Thirlwell worked on Halt on and off over a period of eight years. As with each album he has made, he wanted to reinvent the music, use new forms, innovate and introduce new surprising forms into his musical palette, at the same time as feeling like a leap forward.
Halt deals with themes of war, religion, disease, media, global warming, anxiety, hypocrisy, conspiracy, death and mortality, among other things. Dread is a leitmotif through many of the Foetus albums and this one is no exception. Halt will be followed by its companion album, Leak, in 2027.
Release notes
Limited edition issued on one red / black blend vinyl and one grey / white blend vinyl, in a single sleeve with printed inner sleeves, a 12″ x 24″ poster with an artwork printed on one side and the lyrics on the other, a sticker (some copies with more than one) and a download voucher. The release has sequentially listed tracks. The runouts are hand-etched, except "MASTERDISK" which is stamped. Mixed at Self Immolation Studios & Circular Ruin Studio Final, mixes [...] at Circular Ruin Studio…
| A1 | Succulence | 5:31 | |
| A2 | Scurvy | 4:33 | |
| A3 | The World Is Broken | 6:12 | |
| B4 | Die Alone | 2:31 | |
| B5 | Harpoon | 8:01 | |
| B6 | Dead To Me | 3:22 | |
| C7 | Polar Vortex | 7:07 | |
| C8 | Crater | 5:11 | |
| D9 | Warships | 4:37 | |
| D10 | The Rabbit Hole | 3:39 | |
| D11 | Many Versions Of Me | 6:11 |
- A To Z Media, Milwaukee, WI
- Art Direction
- Mark Obriski
- Art Direction [For A To Z Media]
- JG Thirlwell
- Artwork [Sleeve Artwork], Design, Composed By, Producer [Produced], Performer [Performed], Recorded By
- Brent McLachlan
- Engineer [Engineered By] [30 Below]
- Sami Stevens
- Guest [Special Guests], Backing Vocals (A3)
- Simon Hanes
- Guest [Special Guests], Banjo, Acoustic Guitar (D9), Guest [Special Guests], Bass (D9, D11)
- Brian Chase
- Guest [Special Guests], Drums (A1, B2, C8)
- Brendon Randall Myers
- Guest [Special Guests], Guitar (A3, B4, D10)
- Timo Ellis
- Guest [Special Guests], Guitar (A3, C7)
- Jake Baldwin
- Guest [Special Guests], Trumpet [Trumpets] (A3, C7, D10)
- Leah Asher
- Guest [Special Guests], Violin (A2, D11)
- Laura Wolf
- Guest [Special Guests], Voice [Additional Voice] (C8)
- SH
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