New High in Low

Pigface | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 26, 1997
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Invisible Records
• ASIN: B000004B5M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,784 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Radio Bagpipe

2. Kiss King (High High High)

3. Burundi

4. Bring Unto Me

5. More

6. Nutopia

7. Methylated: i. Breathalised/ii. Crystalised/iii. Synthesized/iv. Immortalised

8. Aboriginal

9. Metal Tangerine

10. First Taken Third Found

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. The Howler: An English Breakfast (Chapter 1, Part 1)

2. Train

3. The Howler: An English Breakfast (Chapter 1, Part 2)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect album for simple relaxation, July 4, 2005

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The Pitiful Anonymous "Mazaro" (the Acres of Skin) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: New High in Low (Audio CD)

Also perfect car music. I was thinking about giving this album 4 stars, but then I realized it really accomplishes exactly what it seems to be trying to do.

What this album is, primarily, is creative drumming by Atkins, occasional basslines and sound effects, with free flowing, stream of consciousness spoken word and singing vocals over the top, with various people. There are a lot of very interesting things said, and some great melodies.

The first disk is primarily overlapping female vocals and the aforementioned drum work by Martin Atkins, with "Nutopia" and "Kiss King" standing out as having fantastic melodies and interesting phrases uttered... for example, from Nutopia, 'the city is all wrapped in plastic like an electric cocoon, if you lay in the street you can hear it humming...'. I think you need to appreciate poetry and literature to enjoy this album, and know that that's a large part of what you're getting if you get this album. The other tracks on the first disk are all solid as well. There seems to be an almost urban feel to it, likely due to the personalities involved. I haven't heard of any of these people, but they do well. "You Know/You Know/You Know" is also fantastic.

Now for the second disk. Genesis P-Orridge recites a mini-novel over a beat and bass in "An English Breakfast" (which is a total of 50 minutes long). If this was improvised like a lot of Throbbing Gristle is, he is an absolute genius. Hell, if it wasn't, it's still fantastic. People have complained about it, but they really need to listen to what he's saying. The story is very interesting, involving all the usual Gen P topics- England, sex, abnormal people, etc. Separating the two parts of the story is "Train" a fantastic atmospheric piece that really does convey the atmosphere of a subway underground.

All in all this has little to do with industrial (except possibly "Train") but it's definitely something new, which was the point of industrial anyway, and it's definitely something good. Recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars never boring, pigface, January 12, 2002

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"garhob" (a happy family) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New High in Low (Audio CD)

What can you say about pigface that hasn't been said. Everything pigface has been involved in is a worthy exploration in sound. They may not all be worthy of the repeat function on your CD player, (in fact some make use of the skip function) but you cannot deny that at least they have the guts and skill to tread their own path. If you are interested in the interesting, pigface is one of my recommendations.

A New High in Low, I would say, is their most perfected album in the studio sense. It makes for a highly enjoyable experience from start to finish. The first CD is a great mix of what pigface does best. The Second is primarily spoken word with musical backup. To be honest I seldom listen to this although when I do, it receives my utmost attention. Overall, one of my personal favorites. A necessity in any pigface collections and a great introduction to an ever changing, never boring, pigface.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars martin atkins on too many downers :), November 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: New High in Low (Audio CD)

COMPLETELY different from any other PIGFACE album, but that's the essence of PIGFACE. they are NEVER the same, ESPECIALLY live.

i'll make this short (due to lack of sleep).

if you want nightmares (nice ones), listen to TRAIN. it's 24 minutes of train tunnel like noise. bizarre, unruly, wicked, poisonous, and FRIGGIN AWESOME. lest i forget to mention, ORIGINAL? well, how much of PIGFACE isn't orignal? hahaha!

anyways, KISS KING (high high high), NUTOPIA, and YOU KNOW/YOU KNOW/YOU KNOW are wickedly delicious songs.

:warning: this music may cause intelligent, bizarre and/or random thoughts to occur. :)