Embrace (American band Embrace album)
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Embrace is the debut studio album (and only release) by American post-hardcore<ref name="AllMusic_EmbraceRvw">Raggett, Ned. "Embrace: AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett". AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2016.</ref> band Embrace.<ref name="Amoeba_Embrace-Bio"/>
The album, released by Dischord Records,<ref name="AVClub_DischordRecordsArticle">Heller, Jason (November 18, 2014). "Primer: Where to start with the righteous noise of Dischord Records". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 11, 2016.</ref> consists of songs composed and performed in the context of Washington, D.C.'s 1985 Revolution Summer by one of its mainstay acts.<ref name="DanceofDays_p193">Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (Soft Skull Press, 2001). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital. Fourth ed., 2009. Akashic Books. Template:ISBN. p. 193.</ref> Although recorded between November 1985 and February 1986, the album would not be released until 1987, after the demise of that social movement and the dissolution of the band.<ref name="AllMusic_EmbraceBio"/><ref name="Amoeba_Embrace-Bio"/><ref name="DanceofDays_p209">Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (Soft Skull Press, 2001). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital. Fourth ed., 2009. Akashic Books. Template:ISBN. p. 209.</ref>
Style
According to music journalist Andrew Earles, Ian and Alec MacKaye's previous bands Minor Threat and The Faith were composed of "highly intelligent, creatively restless personalities--precisely the types artistically fleeing hardcore in droves". Building off the aggression of Minor Threat, the album draws influence from New Order, The Cure, and "late-'70s/early-'80s" post-punk, which Earles says the band played "through the filter of tuneful post-hardcore.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Production and release
Embrace was compiled from the only two studio sessions the band recorded.<ref name="AllMusic_EmbraceRvw"/> The first eleven tracks were laid down in November 1985,<ref name="AllMusic_Embrace">Embrace. AllMusic. Retrieved January 24, 2016.</ref><ref name="DR_Embrace">Embrace. Dischord Records. Retrieved January 29, 2016.</ref> while the other three were done in February 1986.<ref name="AllMusic_Embrace"/><ref name="DR_Embrace"/><ref name="DanceofDays_p202">Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (Soft Skull Press, 2001). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital. Fourth ed., 2009. Akashic Books. Template:ISBN. p. 202.</ref> All of the songs were recorded by the same lineup at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia,<ref name="DR_Embrace"/> with Don Zientara as audio engineer.<ref name="AllMusic_EmbraceRvw"/>
The album was released in September 1987 on Dischord Records,<ref name="Amoeba_Embrace-Bio"/><ref name="DR_Embrace"/> in LP format.Template:Refn<ref name="DR_Embrace(band)">Embrace. Dischord Records. Retrieved January 29, 2016.</ref>
Critical reception
Though not "as gripping or inventive" as that of Fugazi's, the music in the record, "as a vehicle for [Ian MacKaye's] righteous, cutting lyrics and strong voice", is "more than fine", according to reviewer Ned Raggett, who has described it as having production values that switched around from the "usual domination via guitar" with an emphasis on Ivor Hanson's drums, while comparing the work of guitarist Michael Hampton to John McGeoch's early work with post-punk bands Magazine and Siouxsie and the Banshees.<ref name="AllMusic_EmbraceRvw"/>
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Reissues
In 1992, Embrace was reissued on CD<ref name=DIS24CD group=nb>Dischord #DIS 24CD</ref> and Compact Cassette,Template:Refn<ref name="DR_Embrace(band)"/> featuring alternate cover art.
In 2002, the original album was remastered by Chad Clark at Silver Sonya Recording and Mastering in Arlington, Virginia, for its re-release on CD, featuring, as bonus tracks, previously unreleased alternate versions of "Money"Template:Refn and "Dance of Days" taken from band's second recording session.<ref name="DR_Embrace"/><ref name="DR_Embrace(band)"/><ref name="AllMusic_Embrace2002Reissue">Embrace, 2002 CD reissue. AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2016.</ref> This edition was reissued in 2008 on red vinyl, although without the additional cuts.Template:Refn
Also in 2002, the song "Money" was featured on the 3-CD compilation box set 20 Years of Dischord.Template:Refn<ref name="DIS_VA-20YoD">Various artists, 20 Years of Dischord. Dischord Records. Retrieved February 3, 2016.</ref><ref>Various artists, 20 Years of Dischord. AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2016.</ref>
In 2009, the album was remastered again, this time at Chicago Mastering Service in Chicago, Illinois, for a reissue in its original vinyl disc format and cover art.Template:Refn<ref name="DR_Embrace"/>
Track listings
1987 LP release
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2002 remastered CD reissue
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Personnel
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- Ian MacKaye – vocals
- Mike Hampton – guitar (except for track B5)
- Chris Bald – bass
- Ivor Hanson – drums
- Edward Janney – guitar (B5)<ref name="Stylus_Embrace-RoS-OLW">Smith, Chris (August 12, 2002). "Caught at a Distance - Embrace, Rites of Spring, and One Last Wish" Template:Webarchive. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved February 8, 2016.</ref>
Production
- Embrace – production (A1 to B4)
- Ian MacKaye – co-production (B5 to B7)
- Edward Janney – co-production (B5 to B7)
- Don Zientara – engineering
- Chris Bald – artwork (front cover drawing)
- Cynthia Connolly – artwork (back cover screen printing)
- Leslie Clague – photography
Additional production (1992 CD and MC reissues)
- J. Robbins – graphic design
- Chris Bald – artwork (front cover drawing)
- Cynthia Connolly – artwork (CD back cover screen printing)
- Leslie Clague – photography
- Tina Atkinson – photography
- Kathy Cashel – typography
- Jane Bogart – illegible credit
Additional production (2002 remastered CD reissue)
- Ian MacKaye – co-production (15, 16)
- Edward Janney – co-production (15, 16)
- Chad Clark – remastering
- Jason Farrell – graphic design
- Chris Bald – artwork (front cover drawing)
- Cynthia Connolly – artwork (inlay screen printing)
- Leslie Clague – photography
- Dave McDuff – photography
Additional production (2009 remastered LP reissue)
- Jason Ward – remastering
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
Magazines
- Sprouse, Martin (November 1987). Embrace. Maximumrocknroll (54).
- Beaujon, Andrew (November 1999). "Emossentials - 03 Embrace". Spin 15 (11): 148.
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Videos
- Template:Cite AV media (Embrace's final show)