# LetDownCrush > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LetDownCrush > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LetDownCrush.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LetDownCrush > Source revision: 1308266186 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1996 studio album by 16volt LetDownCrush Studio album by 16volt Released August 7, 1996 (1996-08-07)[1][2] Recorded 1996 (1996) Studio Various Chicago Trax Recording (Chicago, IL) Dead Aunt Thelmas (Portland, OR) The Red Light Room (Portland, OR) The Litter Box (Portland, OR) Genre Industrial rock industrial metal Length 40:17 Label Cargo/Re-Constriction Producer Jeff "Critter" Newell Eric Powell 16volt chronology Skin (1994) LetDownCrush (1996) The Remix Wars: Strike 3 (1997) Singles from LetDownCrush "The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart" Released: July 23, 1996 ***LetDownCrush*** is the third [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by [16volt](/source/16volt), released on August 7, 1996, by [Cargo](/source/Cargo_Music) and [Re-Constriction Records](/source/Re-Constriction_Records).[3][4][5] ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [6] Alternative Press [7] [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) awarded *LetDownCrush* three out of five possible stars.[6] *Aiding & Abetting* gave the album a mixed review as well, calling *LetDownCrush* "diverse, and while obviously not a live-to-tape session, more immediate-sounding" and praised the songs for being "tight and vicious."[8] *[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine))* gave the album a positive review, saying "Hard beats dominate, and beefy guitar plays right into them, maximizing their power to make you wig."[7] Black Monday noted the band's artistic progression in combining the song structure of *Skin* with the [electronics](/source/Electronic_musical_instrument) of *Wisdom* but criticized the [metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) influences.[9] *Sonic Boom* lauded [Eric Powell's](/source/Eric_Powell_(musician)) musical maturation and said "the best musical elements from all of his previous work appear like a trail of footprints down well trod path which ends at the edge of a precipice."[10] ## Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Swarm" Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell 3:23 2. "The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart" Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell 3:28 3. "A Cloth Like Gauze" Eric Powell 4:03 4. "Something Left" Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell 4:00 5. "The Cut Collector" Eric Powell 3:52 6. "Crush" Marc LaCorte, Eric Powell 4:47 7. "Breed" Eric Powell 3:15 8. "Two Wires Thin" Eric Powell 4:00 9. "Shameface" Eric Powell 3:09 10. "Carla's Tarantulas" Eric Powell 5:59 2012 Remastered CD No. Title Writer(s) Length 11. "We Ain't Goin' Out Like That" (Cypress Hill cover) Louis Freese, Lawrence Muggerud, Richard Todd Ray 4:15 ## Accolades Year Publication Country Accolade Rank 1995 CMJ New Music Monthly United States "Dance" 16 [11] "*" denotes an unordered list. ## Personnel Adapted from the *LetDownCrush* liner notes.[12] **16volt** - [Marc LaCorte](/source/Marc_LaCorte) – [guitar](/source/Guitar), [programming](/source/Programming_(music)) - [Eric Powell](/source/Eric_Powell_(musician)) – [lead vocals](/source/Singing), programming, [guitar](/source/Guitar), [production](/source/Record_producer), [engineering](/source/Audio_engineering), [editing](/source/Music_sequencer), [recording](/source/Sound_recording_and_reproduction) (3, 7, 9), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) (4) **Addition performers** - [Bryan Barton](/source/Bryan_Barton) – [loops](/source/Loop_(music)) (8) - [Stella Katsoudas](/source/Stella_Katsoudas) – [vocals](/source/Singing) (1) - [Dan Pred](/source/Dan_Pred) – [live drums](/source/Drum_kit) (3) - [Ed Tinley](/source/Ed_Tinley) (10) - [William Tucker](/source/William_Tucker_(musician)) – [additional guitar](/source/Guitar) (10), [lead guitar](/source/Guitar) (5) **Production and design** - Dave Friedlander – [engineering](/source/Audio_engineering), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) (7, 9) - Bill Garcelon – engineering - Matt Gibson – engineering - Zlatko Hukic – engineering - Jon Irish – engineering, [recording](/source/Sound_recording_and_reproduction) (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), mixing (4) - Rick McMillen – [mastering](/source/Audio_mastering) - Esther Nevarez – engineering - Jeff "Critter" Newell – [production](/source/Record_producer), engineering, mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), recording (3, 7, 9) - Jordan Nogood – [design](/source/Design) - Ed Tinley – engineering ## Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog United States 1996 Cargo CD 72324 84506 27 Re-Constriction CS REC-022 2012 Metropolis CD, DL MET 774 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cmjaug_1-0)** ["Just Out"](https://books.google.com/books?id=7SwEAAAAMBAJ). *[CMJ New Music Monthly](/source/CMJ_New_Music_Monthly)*. **36**. CMJ Network, Inc.: 55 December 1996. Retrieved July 13, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-schwannspectrum_2-0)** Barnhart, Becky (1996). ["Schwann Spectrum"](https://books.google.com/books?id=OOwZAQAAIAAJ). *[Schwann Spectrum](/source/Schwann_Catalog)*. Winter 1996-1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 14. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781575980386](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781575980386). Retrieved July 20, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-allmusicbio_3-0)** Bush, John. ["16 Volt > Biography"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000499173/biography). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved July 13, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-optionletdowncrush_4-0)** ["16 Volt: *LetDownCrush*"](https://books.google.com/books?id=WrY4AQAAIAAJ). *[Option](/source/Option_(music_magazine))* (72–76). Sonic Options Network: 71. 1997. Retrieved July 13, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sonicboom16voltint2_5-0)** Christian, Chris (February 27, 1997). ["Interview with Eric Powell of 16 Volt, La Luna, Portland"](http://sonic-boom.com/interview/16.volt-2.interview.html). *Sonic Boom*. **5** (3). Retrieved July 13, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic_6-1) ["16 Volt: *LetDownCrush* > Overview"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000186052). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved July 13, 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-altpress_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-altpress_7-1) columnist (February 1997). "16 Volt: *LetDownCrush*". *[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine))*: 69. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-a&areviews_8-0)** ["16 Volt: *Letdowncrush*"](http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archS2.html#16VOLT). *Aiding & Abetting* (68). January 15, 1995. Retrieved July 13, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-blackmonday_9-0)** Gair (1997). ["16 Volt: *LetdownCrush*"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230918015803/http://lundinoir.com/mag/BMv1_4.pdf) (PDF). *Black Monday* (4): 2. Archived from [the original](http://lundinoir.com/mag/BMv1_4.pdf) (PDF) on September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sonicboomletdowncrush_10-0)** Christian, Chris (October 1996). ["16 Volt: *LetDownCrush*"](http://www.sonic-boom.com/review/16.volt-3.html). *Sonic Boom*. **4** (7). Retrieved July 13, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cmjdec_11-0)** ["Dance Top 25"](https://books.google.com/books?id=PC0EAAAAMBAJ). *[CMJ New Music Monthly](/source/CMJ_New_Music_Monthly)*. **40** (7–12). CMJ Network, Inc.: 52 December 1996. Retrieved July 13, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-linearnotes_12-0)** *LetDownCrush* (booklet). [16volt](/source/16volt). San Diego, California: [Cargo](/source/Cargo_Music)/[Re-Constriction](/source/Re-Constriction_Records). 1996.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes))) ## External links - [Official website](https://16volt.com/) - [*LetDownCrush*](https://16volt.bandcamp.com/album/letdowncrush) at [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp) - *[LetDownCrush](https://www.discogs.com/master/29896)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e 16volt Studio albums Wisdom Skin LetDownCrush SuperCoolNothing FullBlackHabit American Porn Songs Beating Dead Horses The Negative Space Remix albums American Porn Songs: Remixed Compilation albums Demography > The Basement Tapes SuperCoolNothing v2.0 The Best of Sixteen Volt Extended play The Remix Wars: Strike 3 Dead on Arrivals Singles "The Dreams That Rot in Your Heart" Related articles H3llb3nt Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [LetDownCrush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LetDownCrush) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LetDownCrush?action=history)). 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