PSI is the sixth studio album by the industrial rock band Pitchshifter, released in 2002. Their previous two albums had been released on a major label, but this was released by the minor Mayan Records, a subsidiary label owned by Sanctuary Records. "Eight Days" and "Shutdown" were released as singles.

PSI
Studio album by
Released7 May 2002
GenreNu metal, industrial rock, industrial metal
Length56:06
LabelMayan/Sanctuary
ProducerJ.S. Clayden, Jim Davies, Machine
Pitchshifter chronology
Deviant
(2000)
PSI
(2002)
Bootlegged, Distorted, Remixed and Uploaded
(2003)
Pitchshifter studio album chronology
Deviant
(2000)
PSI
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Kerrang![3]
Metal Rules3/5[4]
NME2/10[5]
Playlouder[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop Talking (So Loud)"JS Clayden, Jim Davies4:21
2."Eight Days"Clayden, Davies3:34
3."My Kind"Clayden, Davies3:35
4."Misdirection"Clayden, Davies3:45
5."Down"Clayden, Davies3:07
6."Shutdown"Clayden, Davies3:24
7."Whatever"Clayden, Davies3:05
8."Screenshot"Clayden, Davies3:28
9."We Know"Clayden, Davies3:09
10."Super-Clean"Clayden, Davies3:10
11."Slip"Clayden, Davies4:16
12."Shen-an-doah" (Includes hidden track "Trancer")Clayden, Davies14:40

Personnel

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Pitchshifter
Additional musicians
  • Johnny Mingus - live double bass on "Stop Talking (So Loud)"
  • Greg Marshall - Loony drum break on "Super-Clean"
Production
  • Produced by J.S. Clayden, Jim Davies and Machine
  • Additional sound design and synthesizer manipulation by Clinton Bradley
  • Engineered by J.S. Clayden
  • Programmed by J.S. Clayden, Dan Rayner and Tim Rayner
  • Recorded by J.S. Clayden and Jim Davies
  • Mixed by Machine
  • Written by J.S. Clayden and Jim Davies
Artwork
  • Sam Hayles / DOSE-productions.com

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Jason D.. Pitchshifter: PSI > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  3. ^ Brannigan, Paul (27 April 2002). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 901. EMAP. p. 45.
  4. ^ Pete (July 2002). "Pitchshifter - PSI". Metal Rules. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ Beaumont, Mark (12 September 2005). "Pitchshifter : P.S.I". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ Luff, William (29 April 2002). "PLAYLOUDER | review - PSI by Pitchshifter". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 10 January 2003. Retrieved 14 May 2024.