Beneath... Between... Beyond...
Beneath... Between... Beyond... | ||||
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Released | July 20, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 1996–2002 | |||
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Length | 61:18 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Static-X chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Hit Parader | B+[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Beneath... Between... Beyond... is the first
Background
In an 2004 Metal Edge feature on the compilation, frontman Wayne Static explained that the idea for Beneath... Between... Beyond... came about due to fan enquiries about songs "that appeared on some soundtrack for some old movie", and questions about where these songs were.[5] As most of the CDs the rare songs were featured on had gone out of print, Static-X decided to release a compilation album to make them more accessible to fans.[5] To make the release more special for hardcore fans, the band decided to include never-heard-before demo tracks that were recorded at the band's rehearsal space in Los Angeles, in order to "give all of you an idea of how a song evolves from its demo form, to the finished recording you hear on one of our albums".[5]
Content and songs
Beneath... Between... Beyond... is composed of previously unreleased tracks, cover versions, and original Static-X demo tracks, dating back as far as 1996. Although the song "Crash" (featured on Mephisto Odyssey's The Deep Red Connection in 2000) is "not completely a Static-X song", Static opted to include it on Beneath... Between... Beyond... due to his and (then-former) guitarist Koichi Fukuda's involvement with its production.[6]
Wisconsin Death Trip outtakes
The tracks "S.O.M.", "Down", "Head" and "So Real" were part of the 16 songs that Static-X recorded in 1998 for the band's debut album
Machine and Shadow Zone outtakes
"Anything But This" was written and recorded during the recording sessions for Static-X's second album
"Breathe" and "Deliver Me" were sourced from the recording sessions for the band's third album, Shadow Zone (2003).[8] "Deliver Me" originated from a demo that guitarist Tripp Eisen was working on that Static liked. It was one of Campos' favourite songs from the Shadow Zone sessions and he wanted to include the song on the album, whilst Eisen felt it was better suited to a soundtrack album.[8] The song ultimately ended up on the soundtrack of the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.[8] Static originally wrote "Breathe" during the Machine sessions, but left it off of the album as he felt it did not fit in with the rest of the material. It resurfaced during the Shadow Zone sessions, and the band "threw ideas into [the song] the make the finished version", according to Eisen.[8] Campos felt that "Breathe" was reminiscent of the band Prong; he attempted to convince the band to get Prong frontman Tommy Victor to do vocals for the song, but "no one took [him] seriously".[8]
Remixes
Beneath... Between... Beyond... includes two remixes of the band's singles "
Cover songs
The compilation features three cover songs: "
Demos
The album's final five songs are demo tracks. "I Am" and "Love Dump" (which would later appear on Wisconsin Death Trip) were recorded for Static-X's first six-song demo in 1996 by Static, Campos and Jay, which was later used to get the band signed to Warner Bros.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Breathe" | Josh Abraham | 2:32 | |
2. | "Deliver Me" |
| Abraham | 2:37 |
3. | "Anything But This" | Static | 4:03 | |
4. | "S.O.M." ("Symptoms of Mercy") |
| Wild | 3:22 |
5. | "Down" |
| Wild | 3:15 |
6. | "Head" |
| Wild | 2:46 |
7. | "So Real" |
| Wild | 5:40 |
8. | "Crash" (by Mephisto Odyssey) |
| 3:35 | |
9. | "Push It" (JB's Death Trance Mix) | Static | Wild | 3:32 |
10. | "I'm with Stupid" (Paul Barker Remix) |
| Wild | 4:32 |
11. | "Burning Inside" (Ministry cover) (featuring Burton C. Bell) | Static | 4:14 | |
12. | "Behind the Wall of Sleep" (Black Sabbath cover) | Static | 3:32 | |
13. | "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" (Ramones cover) |
| 2:03 | |
14. | "I Am (demo)" |
| Static | 2:55 |
15. | "Love Dump (demo)" | Static | Static | 4:28 |
16. | "Get to the Gone (demo)" |
| Static | 2:30 |
17. | "New Pain (demo)" |
| Static | 2:49 |
18. | "Otsegolectric (demo)" |
| Static | 2:53 |
Total length: | 61:18 |
Chart positions
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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French Albums Charts[11]
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169 |
The Billboard 200[12] | 139 |
Credits
Static-X
- Wayne Static – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming
- Tripp Eisen – lead guitar
- Tony Campos – bass, backing vocals
- Nick Oshiro – drums
Additional personnel
- Koichi Fukuda – lead guitar, keyboards, programming
- Ken Jay – drums
- Josh Freese – drums
References
Citations
- ^ Beneath... Between... Beyond - Static-X | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved August 13, 2020
- ^ Anon. 2004.
- ^ Harris 2004.
- ^ CT), News-Times, The (Danbury (August 17, 2004). "Static-X aims to satisfy fans with new album". NewsTimes. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Static, Eisen & Campos 2004, p. 38.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Static, Eisen & Campos 2004, p. 40.
- ^ a b Static, Eisen & Campos 2004, pp. 39–40.
- ^ a b c d e Static, Eisen & Campos 2004, p. 39.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Static, Eisen & Campos 2004, p. 41.
- ^ Munro, Scott (October 24, 2018). "Static-X trio reunite for new album featuring vocals from late frontman Wayne Static". Metal Hammer (loudersound). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "French chart positions" (in French). lescharts.com.
- ^ "Beneath... Between... Beyond - Static-X". Billboard.
Sources
- Anon. (November 2004). "Hit or Miss". ISSN 0162-0266 – via Internet Archive.
- Harris, Keith (2004). "Static-X". In Brackett, Nathan (ed.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 776–777. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ISSN 1068-2872.