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The Blackmail Starters Kit
EP of remixes by Spahn Ranch
Released	April 1, 1994 (1994-04-01)
Studio	JLab Studio (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Industrial rock
Length	25:29
Label	Cleopatra
Producer	Matt Green Rob Morton
Spahn Ranch chronology
Collateral Damage (1993) The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994) Breath and Taxes (1994)

The Blackmail Starters Kit is the second EP by Spahn Ranch, released on April 1, 1994 by Cleopatra Records. It contain remixes from the band's 1993 debut studio album Collateral Damage.

Reception

Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting commended The Blackmail Starters Kit EP for being a stylistic departure from the band's debut studio album and said "mixing elements of heavy industrial, goth and just plain meanness, Spahn Ranch creates a picture of the world that is sparse and unyielding." Option compared the band favorably to Ministry and Nine Inch Nails and claimed "the beats aren't altogether mechanical, the guitar grind is often captivating, and the vocals are appropriately buried in electronic dirt."

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Athan Maroulis

Personnel

Adapted from The Blackmail Starters Kit liner notes.

Spahn Ranch

• Matt Green – sampler, keyboards, production (1–4, 6, 7), remix (2)
• Athan Maroulis – lead vocals
• Rob Morton – programming, sampler, production, recording (5)

Production and design

• Thomas Eakins – painting
• Judson Leach – recording (1–4, 6, 7), remix (3, 4)
• Christopher Payne – cover art, illustrations, design

Release history

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 246. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
2. Fletcher, Tony; Robbins, Ira (1997). Spahn Ranch. The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock. McFarland & Company. p. 764. ISBN 9780684814377. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
3. "Spahn Ranch: Blackmail Starters Kit > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
4. Noël, Sophie (August 13, 2009). Spahn Ranch. CHARLES MANSON: Le gourou du rock. Camion Blanc. ISBN 9782357795921. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
5. Fechner, Krista (September 1995). "Interview with Spahn Ranch". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
6. Worley, Jon (August 15, 1994). "Spahn Ranch: Blackmail Starters Kit EP". Aiding & Abetting (60). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
7. Thompson, Lang (1994). "Spahn Ranch: The Blackmail Starters Kit". Option (54–58). Sonic Options Network. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
8. The Blackmail Starters Kit (booklet). Spahn Ranch. Marina Del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• The Blackmail Starters Kit at iTunes
• The Blackmail Starters Kit at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1994 EPs
• Remix EPs
• Spahn Ranch (band) albums
• Cleopatra Records EPs