Stalemate
Studio album by
SMP
ReleasedMay 1995 (1995-05)[1]
StudioUnisect Studio
(Portland, OR)
GenreIndustrial rock
Length68:57
LabelRe-Constriction
ProducerA.P. Boone, Tim Farrow
SMP chronology
Stalemate
(1994)		 Stalemate
(1995)		 Ultimatum EP 1.0
(1997)
Alternative cover
Digital issue

Stalemate is the debut studio album of SMP, released in May 1995 by Re-Constriction Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

John Bush of allmusic gave the Stalemate three out of five stars and favorably compared the music to My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.[2] Sonic Boom credited the duo with surpassing their contemporaries in meshing music styles, saying "the number of musicians that try to create music with this radical mixing of styles are few and far between [and] SMP outshine their brethren with a practiced ease."[3] Aiding & Abetting also wrote positively of the album, saying "it may take a couple moments to really tap into what SMP is doing, but the sonic explosion in your mind will be well worth the effort."[4] Trubie Turner of ReGen said the album captures the band at their "raw and intense best" and called Stalemate "bristling with attitude and a unique infusion of hip-hop style with subtle punk overtones."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Bazinet and Sean Setterberg, except "Lethal Weapon" by Afrika Islam and Ice-T

No.TitleLength
1."Pure Uncut Anger"5:12
2."Drug Czar"4:55
3."451"4:37
4."Alcohol Part One"4:20
5."Lethal Weapon" (Ice-T cover)5:10
6."Clementine"4:35
7."Scarlet Letter Part One"2:12
8."Scarlet Letter Part Two"3:57
9."Cops"6:09
10."1999"5:53
11."Backwards"4:38
12."Homeless"4:38
13."Punch"6:03
14."We've Got a Problem"4:16
15."Christmas at the Pub"2:19

Personnel

Adapted from the Stalemate liner notes.[6]

SMP

Production and design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 Re-Constriction CD REC-014
2011 Music Ration Entertainment DL

References

  1. ↑ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 243. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Bush, John. "SMP: Stalemate > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ Christian, Chris (September 1995). "SMP: Stalemate". Sonic Boom. 3 (6). Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ Worley, Jon (June 30, 1995). "SMP". Aiding & Abetting (79). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ Turner, Trubie (June 15, 2011). "SMP: Stalemate (Remaster)". ReGen. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ Stalemate (booklet). SMP. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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