Limb (Foetus album)

Limb
Compilation album by Foetus
Released	May 15, 2009
Recorded	1980-1983
Genre	Industrial, experimental rock
Length	71:59 (Limb) 1:59:36 (NYC Foetus)
Label	Ectopic Ents
Producer	J. G. Thirlwell
Foetus chronology
Vein (2007) Limb (2009) Hide (2010)
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell (2009) Limb (2009) The Mesopelagic Waters (2010)

Limb is a compilation album Foetus, released on May 15, 2009 by Ectopic Ents.^[1][2] Limb collects out-of-print and previously unreleased instrumental tracks from the early days of Foetus (Thirlwell's instrumental tracks would later be released under the names Steroid Maximus and Manorexia). Limb is packaged with a DVD featuring Clément Tuffreau's NYC Foetus documentary about Thirlwell's life in New York, along with several live performances of Thirlwell's ensembles and commissioned music.^[3]

Music

Many of the pieces on Limb are influenced by minimalist composers, with Thirlwell citing John Cage, Steve Reich (particularly his phasing technique) and Terry Riley in the liner notes.^[4] A 20-minute phase piece titled "You Have to Obey", comprising a looped Vincent Price sample, is included as a bonus track in audio MP3.

Artwork

In keeping with Limb's minimalist theme, the album comes packaged with a book of minimalist artin Thirlwell's "signature color palette of red, white, black and gray."^[4] The pieces are in the styles of individual artists including Joan Miró, Bridget Riley and Wassily Kandinsky and art movements like Constructivism.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by J. G. Thirlwell. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sick Minutes" (from Finely Honed Machine)	8:39
2.	"Ezekiel’s Wheels"	1:38
3.	"Te Deum" (from Bethel compilation)	4:50
4.	"The Anxious Figure"	4:03
5.	"Primordial Industry" (from An Afflicted Man's Musica Box compilation)	6:12
6.	"Industrial Go-Slow" (from An Afflicted Man's Musica Box compilation)	3:37
7.	"That We Forbid"	2:49
8.	"Sjogren's Syndrome"	7:17
9.	"Echolation"	1:22
10.	"TO 45 Tag" (edited from Custom Built for Capitalism)	1:37
11.	"Piano Piece" (from Bethel compilation)	4:03
12.	"The Caterpillar Kid"	5:52
13.	"You Have to Obey" (CD bonus track)	20:00

NYC Foetus: The DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"NYC Foetus"	1:18:55
2.	"Steroid Maximus: Live in France"	19:28
3.	"Foetus: Live in Hannover"	6:29
4.	"Manorexia: Live at The Stone NYC"	11:35
5.	"J.G. Thirlwell: LEMUR Commission Performance Extract"	3:09

Personnel

• Heung-Heung Chin – art direction
• Harley Cockburn – engineering (1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11)
• Charles Gray – engineering (1)
• Fred Kevorkian – mastering
• Warne Livesey – engineering (1)
• Elena Park – violin (8)
• Foetus (J. G. Thirlwell) – vocals, instruments, producer, recording, design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2009	Ectopic Ents	CD	ECT ENTS 030

References

1. Thirlwell, J. G. (2014). "Foetus: Limb". foetus.org. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
2. "Limb". Allmusic. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
3. Coley, Byron (2009). "Foetus: Limb". The Wire. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
4. Limb (booklet). Foetus (band). Brooklyn, New York: Ectopic Ents. 2009.

External links

• Limb at foetus.org
• Limb at Discogs (list of releases)