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Law of Ruins

1998 studio album by Six Finger Satellite

Law of Ruins

Studio album by

Six Finger Satellite

Released

August 11, 1998

Recorded

January and February 1998 at The Parlour, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Genre

Noise rock

Length

66:00

Label

Sub Pop

Producer

James Murphy, Six Finger Satellite^[1]

Six Finger Satellite chronology

Paranormalized
(1996)

Law of Ruins
(1998)

Half Control
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	9.4/10^[3]

Law of Ruins is an album by the American noise rock band Six Finger Satellite.^[4]^[5] It was released in 1998 through Sub Pop.^[6]

Critical reception

The Palm Beach Post wrote: "Armed with Moogs and electronic effects, paying homage to Devo, Kraftwerk and electronica, and not afraid to cut lyrically incomprehensible, relentlessly driving songs that clock in at over 10 minutes, 6FS is not for the faint of heart or easily disturbed."^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Six Finger Satellite

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Race Against Space"	5:06
2.	"Surveillance House"	5:24
3.	"Fall to Pieces"	7:33
4.	"Sea of Tranquility, Parts 1 & 2"	11:46
5.	"Law of Ruins"	3:33
6.	"Lonely Grave"	5:30
7.	"New Kind of Rat"	5:01
8.	"The White Visitation"	6:43
9.	"Bad Aptitude"	3:35
10.	"Fur Immer Liebe"	7:53
11.	"Hertz So Good"	4:00

Personnel

Six Finger Satellite

James Apt – bass guitar, clarinet
John MacLean – guitar, synthesizer
Richard Ivan Pelletier – drums, drum machine
Jeremiah Ryan – vocals, Moog synthesizer

Additional musicians and production

Alan Douches – mastering
Jeff Kleinsmith – design
James Murphy – production, engineering, mixing
Six Finger Satellite – production, engineering, mixing

References

^ Seigel, Stephen. "Soundbites". Tucson Weekly.
^ Kellman, Andy. "Law of Ruins". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^ Sandlin, Michael. "Six Finger Satellite: Law of Ruins". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 26, 2001. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^ "Six Finger Satellite Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
^ Myers, Ben (Oct 3, 1998). "Law of Ruins". Melody Maker. 75 (40): 44.
^ Christe, Ian (2007). "Six Finger Satellite". Trouser Press. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^ Mnookin, Seth (25 Sep 1998). "Law of Ruins Six Finger Satellite". The Palm Beach Post. TGIF. p. 22.