Calculating Infinity
Calculating Infinity is the first album by The Dillinger Escape Plan. The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American mathcore band. Relapse Records released it on September 28, 1999. Steve Evetts produced the album with Ben Weinman and Chris Pennie. Many music critics think it is an important work of avant-garde metal. Calculating Infinity is the band's only album to have Dimitri Minakakis as the lead singer. Minakakis left the band in 2001.
| Calculating Infinity | ||||
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| Studio album by The Dillinger Escape Plan | ||||
| Released | September 28, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | June, March, April 1999 in Trax East Studios, NJ | |||
| Genre | Mathcore, avant-garde metal | |||
| Length | 37:27 | |||
| Label | Relapse Records, Hydra Head Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Evetts, Ben Weinman, Chris Pennie | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
Many music critics liked the album.[3][4][5] Some liked that the music on the album was complex.[4] Many critics think that it is one of the best albums made by The Dillinger Escape Plan.[6] Calculating Infinity is one of the first mathcore albums.[7][8] It inspired other people to make mathcore music.[9][10]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ben Weinman and Dimitri Minakakis, except where said.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sugar Coated Sour" | 2:24 |
| 2. | "43% Burnt" (Weinman) | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Jim Fear" | 2:22 |
| 4. | "*#.." (Chris Pennie) | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Destro's Secret" | 1:56 |
| 6. | "The Running Board" | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Clip the Apex...Accept Instruction" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Calculating Infinity" (Weinman) | 2:02 |
| 9. | "4th Grade Dropout" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Weekend Sex Change" (Pennie, Weinman) | 3:12 |
| 11. | "Variations on a Cocktail Dress" | 7:55 |
Personnel
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Dimitri Minakakis – singing
- Ben Weinman – guitar, bass, synthesizer
- Brian Benoit – guitar
- Chris Pennie – drums
- Production
- Ben Weinman – producer
- Chris Pennie – producer
- Adam Doll – liner notes
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Steve Evetts – producer, engineer
- Aaron Harris – assistant
- Jason Hellmann – assistant
- Matthew F. Jacobson – executive producer
- Adam Peterson – graphic design
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Sputnikmusic review
- ↑ "The Top 10 Albums Of 1999". Metal Hammer. TeamRock. July 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hundey, Jason. "Calculating Infinity – The Dillinger Escape Plan: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Dillinger Escape Plan: Calculating Infinity (Relapse)". CMJ New Music Report (New York City, New York: CMJ Network) 60 (639): 36. 18 October 1999. October 18, 1999. . https://books.google.com/books?id=_gt6mHyi96oC&pg=PA36. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Considine, J.D. (June 21, 2017). "The Dillinger Escape Plan, 'Calculating Infinity' (1999) – The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-100-greatest-metal-albums-of-all-time-w486923/the-dillinger-escape-plan-calculating-infinity-1999-w486974. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Weiss, Dan (August 5, 2016). "The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pioneers of Mathcore, Are Breaking Up". Spin (SpinMedia). https://www.spin.com/2016/08/the-dillinger-escape-plan-breaking-up-new-album/. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Mendez, Sam (October 10, 2016). "Mathcore Pioneers The Dillinger Escape Plan Mark an End to Their 20-Year Run". Cleveland Scene (Euclid Media Group). https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/10/10/mathcore-pioneers-the-dillinger-escape-plan-mark-an-end-to-their-20-year-run. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Dedman, Remfry (October 13, 2016). The Dillinger Escape Plan Interview: 'The only way to finish this correctly is to do it in a way that has a definitive end'. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-dillinger-escape-plan-interview-the-only-way-to-finish-this-correctly-is-to-do-it-in-a-way-that-a7359221.html. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ Sciaretto, Amy (July 14, 2009). "Albums We Wish Had Made The List But Weren't Really Eligible: The Dillinger Escape Plan – Calculating Infinity". MetalSucks. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.