Tactiq

Tactiq
Tactiq
Studio album by Society Burning
Released	July 15, 1997
Recorded	1995–October 1996
Genre	Electro-industrial
Length	58:12
Label	Re-Constriction
Society Burning chronology

Tactiq is the debut studio album of Society Burning, released on July 15, 1997 by Re-Constriction Records.^[1] The secret song located on track sixty-nine is a cover of Adam Ants's "Stand and Deliver", which is a reworked version of what appeared on the Shut Up Kitty compilation.^[2]

Reception

Sonic Boom praised the band for exploring new sounds, saying "by not choosing to remain stuck in a musical rut, the band has chosen to stride forth into new musical territory without forgetting their original musical roots."^[3] Aiding & Abetting gave the album a more mixed review, criticizing the direction and writing as being inconsistent.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Society Burning, except "Stand and Deliver" by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Awaken"	4:03
2.	"Dead Man"	4:31
3.	"Less Than Zero"	4:58
4.	"Waster"	4:47
5.	"Tactiq"	6:15
6.	"Immobilize Me"	5:03
7.	"Human Waste"	4:55
8.	"Michelle Ascends From Hell"	5:11
9.	"Rot"	4:08
10.	"Merciful Release"	5:21
69.	"Stand and Deliver" (hidden track)	5:08

Personnel

Adapted from the Tactiq liner notes.^[5]

Society Burning

Dave Creadeau – vocals, synthesizer, cover art
Boom chr Paige – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, cover art

Additional musicians

Steven Seibold – production and keyboards (7)

Production and additional personnel

Mark Derryberry – engineering (9)
DJ Twitch – co-producer (6)
J. Holder – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	Re-Constriction	CD	REC-036

References

^ "Society Burning: Tactiq > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ Jester (August 13, 1997). "Interview with Society Burning". Sonic Boom. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ Christian, Chris (September 1997). "Society Burning: Tactiq". Sonic Boom. 5 (8). Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ Worley, Jon (March 4, 1996). "Society Burning". Aiding & Abetting (79). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
^ Tactiq (booklet). Society Burning. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Tactiq at Discogs (list of releases)
Tactiq at Bandcamp

[allmusic-1] "Society Burning: Tactiq > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[sonicboomint-2] Jester (August 13, 1997). "Interview with Society Burning". Sonic Boom. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[sonicboom-3] Christian, Chris (September 1997). "Society Burning: Tactiq". Sonic Boom. 5 (8). Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[a&areviews-4] Worley, Jon (March 4, 1996). "Society Burning". Aiding & Abetting (79). Retrieved November 28, 2019.

[linearnotes-5] Tactiq (booklet). Society Burning. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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