Undertow (Blind Idiot God album)

1988 studio album by Blind Idiot God

Undertow

Studio album by

Blind Idiot God

Released| 1988
Recorded| May – June 1988 (1988-6)
Studio| BC Studio
(Brooklyn, NY)
Genre| Noise rock, math rock
Length| 41:11
Label| Enemy
Producer| Bill Laswell
Blind Idiot God chronology
| Blind Idiot God
(1987)  | Undertow
(1988)  | Cyclotron
(1992)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Undertow is the second album by Blind Idiot God, released in 1989 through Enemy Records.[2]

## Accolades

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Publication  | Country  | Accolade  | Year  | Rank

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Spex | Germany  | Albums of the Year[3] | 1988  | 30

## Track listing

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All music is composed by Andy Hawkins, except "Alice in My Fantasies" by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel and "Purged Specimen" by John Zorn

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Sawtooth"| 2:27
2.| "Clockwork Dub"| 4:29
3.| "Atomic Whip"| 4:28
4.| "Watch Yer Step"| 3:14
5.| "Drowning"| 6:04
6.| "Major Key Dub"| 4:10
7.| "Alice in My Fantasies" (Funkadelic cover)| 2:56
8.| "Rollercoaster"| 4:36
9.| "Dubbing in the Sinai"| 3:49
10.| "Wailing Wall"| 3:05
11.| "Purged Specimen"| 1:53

## Personnel

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Adapted from the Undertow liner notes.[4]

Blind Idiot God

* Ted Epstein – drums
* Andy Hawkins – guitar
* Gabriel Katz – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

* Martin Bisi – mixing, recording
* Bill Laswell – production
* Howie Weinberg – mastering
* John Zorn – alto saxophone and production (11)

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## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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United States  | 1988  | Enemy | CD, LP | EMY 107

## References

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1. ^ Olewnick, Brian. "Blind Idiot God: Undertow > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
2. ^ Gehr, Richard (2007). "Blind Idiot God". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
3. ^ "Albums of the Year - 1988". Spex. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
4. ^ Undertow (booklet). Blind Idiot God. Brooklyn, New York: Enemy Records. 1988.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links

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* Undertow at Discogs (list of releases)

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Blind Idiot God

* Will Dahl
* Andy Hawkins
* Tim Wyskida

* Ted Epstein
* Gabriel Katz

Studio albums|

* Blind Idiot God
* Undertow
* Cyclotron
* Before Ever After

Related articles|

* Halo
* Martin Bisi
* Bill Laswell
* Sacrifist
* John Zorn
* Khanate

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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