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Pleasure Ground is a studio album by American harsh noise and power electronics artist Prurient, first self-released as a double cassette and subsequently re-released by Load Records on November 14, 2006 on compact disc.
Though in consistent aesthetically in certain respects with prior releases, Pleasure Ground is regarded as a turning point in Prurient's oeuvre. The album is both the first of Prurient's digital recordings and distinct from prior releases in the album's heavy use of synthesizers.
Music and lyrics[edit]
The lyrics of Pleasure Ground are oriented around themes of mortality, sexuality, and death.[1] In a departure from prior Prurient releases, the album's lyrics are simplistic and are described by Pitchfork's Marc Masters as Haiku-like.[2] Fernow regards Pleasure Ground as exploring the duality and ambiguity of roles in sadomasochism, which he sees as exemplifying the conflictual nature of paradox and hypocrisy.[3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork |    [2] |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Military Road" | 10:48 |
| 2. | "Earthworks / Buried In Secret" | 11:23 |
| 3. | "Outdoorsman / Indestructible" | 11:02 |
| 4. | "Apple Tree Victim" | 11:14 |
| Total length: | 44:27 | |
Personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes as represented on the album's Discogs page.[4]
- Dominick Fernow - performer
Release history[edit]
| Region | Release date | Label | Format | Cat. no. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2006 | Self-Released | N/A | [4] | |
| United States | November 14, 2006 | Load Records | CD | Load 101 | [1][4] |
| United States | January 2007 | Load Records | Vinyl | Load 101 | [5][4] |
|
September 27, 2016 | Hospital Productions | Vinyl | HOS-467 | [4] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Raggett, Neal. "AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Masters, Marc (December 6, 2006). "Prurient – Pleasure Ground". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ Fernow, Dominick. "Prurient". Impose (Interview). Interviewed by Christen Thomas and Gabe Spierer. Los Angeles, CA: Answer Media. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Pleasure Ground at Discogs
- ^ "Pleasure Ground by Prurient". Bandcamp. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Pleasure Ground at Discogs (list of releases)