Loopflesh/Fleshloop

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Loopflesh/Fleshloop
EP (split) by
Godflesh & Loop
ReleasedMay 1991
Genre
Length14:13
LabelClawfist
Producer
Godflesh chronology
Streetcleaner

(1989) 		Loopflesh/Fleshloop
(1991) 		Slavestate
(1991)
Loop chronology
A Gilded Eternity
(1990) 		Loopflesh/Fleshloop
(1991) 		Wolf Flow (The John Peel Sessions (1987–90))
(1991)
Reverse cover

Loopflesh/Fleshloop is a split EP between English industrial metal band Godflesh and English rock band Loop.[1] On side A of the 7-inch vinyl, Loop covers the song "Like Rats" by Godflesh, and on side B, Godflesh covers the song "Straight to Your Heart" by Loop.[2] The palindrome "Rats Live On No Evil Star" appears etched into both sides of the record.[3] Only a thousand copies were pressed.[4][5]

Background

Both Justin Broadrick of Godflesh and Robert Hampson of Loop were fans of each other's bands before they met.[6] After becoming introduced, Loop invited Godflesh to be opening act on their 1990 tour. It was after that successful string of shows that the bands decided to create Loopflesh/Fleshloop.

Hampson and his bandmates were originally fans of

Streetcleaner
. Regarding the album and the song from it that Loop covered, Robert Hampson said:

"We covered 'Like Rats' from Streetcleaner, an album that everyone in Loop was hugely into. That was fun to do–like I said, I never saw Godflesh as a metal band and that comes across in our cover, I think. Just a great song."[6]

Regarding the song that Godflesh chose to cover, Broadrick said:

"'Straight to Your Heart' was the first Loop track I think I ever heard. I remember hearing it with

Peel session and we were both just like 'holy fuck!' So when it came time to choosing a song to cover, it had to be that one."[6]

After Loop's dissolution in 1991, Hampson became a regular contributor to Godflesh, appearing on Cold World and half of the songs on the band's second album, Pure. In 2014, the two bands reunited and conducted a brief tour together.[6]

Track listing

Side A (Loopflesh)
No.TitleLength
1."
Like Rats" (Written by Godflesh, performed by Loop
)		6:30
Side B (Fleshloop)
No.TitleLength
1."Straight to Your Heart" (Written by Loop, performed by Godflesh)7:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[7]

Godflesh

Loop

  • Robert Hampson – guitar, vocals
  • Neil MacKay – bass
  • Scott Dowson – guitar
  • John Wills – drums

References

  1. ^ Pettigrew, Jason (1991). "Godflesh: The Power of Positive Paradoxes". Alternative Press (March 1991). Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ISBN 1858284570
    .
  3. ^ "Crumbling Flesh entry". Crumbling Flesh. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ Narvaja, Norm (9 December 2003). "Hard-to-Find Items Turn Up at Popular Sites". Mansfield News Journal: 15.
  5. ^ Narvaja, Norm (26 January 2006). "It's Not the Latest Technology, But That's OK". Mansfield News Journal: 27.
  6. ^ a b c d "Loopflesh: Justin Broadrick And Robert Hampson Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ Loopflesh/Fleshloop (vinyl liner notes). Godflesh and Loop. Clawfist. 1991. XPIG 07. Retrieved 4 April 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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