PITCHSHIFTER PEEL SESSIONS 1991-93
25th October 2024Cold Spring is extremely proud to announce the first ever release of the legendary BBC radio sessions that the seminal Nottingham-formed industrial metal act Pitchshifter recorded for the late, great John Peel in the early 1990s.
These ultra heavy tracks were recorded over two sessions at the iconic BBC Maida Vale Studios on 28th April 1991 and 30th March 1993 and were sourced directly from the BBC Archives (with thanks), with careful remastering for CD and vinyl.
The 1991 session was recorded during the same period that saw the release of the band’s debut album, ‘Industrial’ (Deaf Records/Peaceville), with the 1993 session recorded around the time of its follow-up, ‘Desensitized’ (Earache).
“If you look on your Pitchshifter album sleeves, you will see that we always credited John Peel,” states frontman JS Clayden. “He was instrumental in getting the band out there and often played our music on the radio when no one else dared. The ‘Peel Sessions’ we did were a great honour and every time I met John he was always such a great guy…a legend.”
Founded in 1989, Pitchshifter’s early music can be described as heavy industrial metal, with the band long cited as one of the originators of the self-termed ‘Death Industrial’ genre along with Godflesh. These sessions and their first two albums define that classic period, before the group shifted towards the beat-driven, crossover industrial style that they are best known for.
PEEL SESSIONS 1991-93
TRACKLISTING
1 Gritter
2 Tendrill
3 Dry Riser Inlet
4 (A Higher Form Of) Killing (Radio Phuque Edit)
5 Diable (Wayco Survival Mix)
6 Deconstruction (Reconstruction)
UK TOUR 2024
26.11.24 BRISTOL Thekla
27.11.24 MANCHESTER Gorilla
28.11.24 PORTSMOUTH The Wedgewood Rooms
29.11.24 LONDON The Garage SOLD OUT
30.11.24 NOTTINGHAM Rock City
