Deviant (Pitchshifter album)

Deviant
Studio album by Pitchshifter
Released	May 23, 2000
Recorded	1999 - 2000 at Pitchshifter Studios, Shabby Road, Nottingham and at Eldorado Studios, Burbank
Genre	Industrial rock Alternative rock
Length	44:50
Label	MCA/Universal
Producer	Dave Jerden
Pitchshifter chronology
www.pitchshifter.com (1998) Deviant (2000) PSI (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Deviant is an album by the British industrial metal band Pitchshifter, released in 2000. It was a follow up to the commercially successful album www.pitchshifter.com, but was seen by the record label as a disappointment. Promotional videos by DOSE Productions were made for the tracks "Hidden Agenda" and "Dead Battery". The track "Everything's Fucked" was released for radio play in an altered version "Everything Sucks". Jello Biafra makes an appearance on the track "As Seen on TV". By March 2002, the album had sold 33,000 copies in the U.S, just over half the amount www.pitchshifter.com had sold at the same time.

Before Deviant was released a promotional sampler CD was released under the name 'Deviant Sampler',

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Condescension"	Carter, Clayden, Davies	3:12
2.	"Wafer Thin"	Pitchshifter	3:31
3.	"Keep It Clean"	Clayden, Davies	3:50
4.	"Forget the Facts"	Pitchshifter	3:16
5.	"Hidden Agenda"	Pitchshifter	4:16
6.	"Scene This"	Pitchshifter	3:52
7.	"Dead Battery"	Pitchshifter	3:45
8.	"As Seen on TV"	Pitchshifter	2:54
9.	"Everything's Fucked"	Pitchshifter	4:26
10.	"Chump Change"	Pitchshifter	3:45
11.	"Stronger"	Pitchshifter	3:37
12.	"P.S.I.cological"	Pitchshifter	4:37

Album cover ban

Pitchshifter's album cover used a picture of one of Gee Vaucher's Paintings, who did artwork for Crass and Carcass. The painting shows a cross between the Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth II. The album cover was banned in Poland, due to the some of the public's response and complaints to the image saying "Why did you insult the Pope?!". MCA Records forced the band to change the album cover in Poland and replaced it with another image.

Personnel

Pitchshifter

• J.S. Clayden - lead vocals and programming
• Jim Davies - lead and rhythm guitar
• Matt Grundy - live rhythm guitar
• Mark Clayden - bass
• Jason Bowld - live drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Jello Biafra - Spoken word on 'As Seen on TV'
• John Stainer - drums, percussion

Production

• The Huja Brothers - comic artwork
• Howard Forbes and Unknown Graphic Services - artwork
• Gee Vaucher - original painting
• Anette Cisneros, Elan Trujillo and J.S. Clayden - engineering
• Eddie Schreyer - mastering
• Dave Willis and Tony Wolliscroft - photography
• Dave Jerden - production and mixing
• Steve Duda, Johnny Carter and J.S. Clayden - programming
• Steve Duda - editing
• The Drum Doctor - drums technician
• Bryan 'Dewey' Hall - guitar technician
• Chris Jensen, Sarah Debord and Tony Santiago - technician studio assistant

References

1. ^ "Deviant - Pitchshifter". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r480234.