Ache
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1982
Recorded1982
StudioLavender Sound, London, England
GenreIndustrial
Length41:10
LabelSelf Immolation
ProducerJ. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
Custom Built for Capitalism
(1982)
Ache
(1982)
Hole
(1984)

Ache is a You've Got Foetus on Your Breath album first released in 1982 on Self Immolation Records. Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US. Both releases were limited editions: only 1,500 copies of the LP and 4,000 copies of the CD were produced. Ache, along with its predecessor, Deaf, was recorded in an 8-track studio.[1]

The Ache LP is Self Immolation #WOMB OYBL 2. The CD re-release is Ectopic Ents #ECT ENTS 013.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.6/10)[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J. G. Thirlwell

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dying with My Boots On"2:16
2."J. Q. Murder"4:21
3."Gums Bleed"4:21
4."Mark of the Ostracizor"5:59
5."Exit the Man with 9 Lives"3:44
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Get Out of My House"5:05
2."Wholesome Town"4:24
3."Whole Wheat Rolls"0:59
4."Kid Hate Kid"5:24
5."Instead… I Became Anenome"4:37

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "JG Thirlwell Interview". Two Gun Mathilda. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ Hinds, Andy. "Ache". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "You've Got Foetus On Your Breath: Ache". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ^ Snow, Mat. New Musical Express. November 12, 1982. text at foetus.org, added on July 4, 1996