Testure
| "Testure" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Skinny Puppy | ||||
| from the album VIVIsectVI | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Format | CD, 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Industrial music | |||
| Length | 23 min 26 s | |||
| Label | Nettwerk/Capitol/EMI | |||
| Writer(s) | Kevin Crompton, Dwayne Goettel, Dave Ogilvie, Kevin Ogilvie | |||
| Producer(s) | Dave Ogilvie and cEvin Key | |||
| Skinny Puppy singles chronology | ||||
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"Testure" is a single by the band Skinny Puppy, taken from their 1988 album VIVIsectVI. The phrase is most likely a play on words (a literary device used frequently by vocalist Ogre) of the words 'Test' and 'Torture' and equates medical experimentation on live animals as being akin to torture. A music video was made for the single which featured a man who presumably abused his pet dog and, upon discovering its corpse, is taken away by some strangers who place him in a medical/torture test while interspersed are shots of actual animal testing footage.
Track listing
| 12"/CD release | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Testure (12" Mix)" | |
| 2. | "Testure (S.F. Mix)" | |
| 3. | "The Second Opinion" | |
| 4. | "Serpents" | |
| 3" CD release | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Testure (12" Mix)" | |
| 2. | "Testure (S.F. Mix)" | |
| 3. | "Serpents" | |
| 4. | "Cage" | |
Personnel
Guests
- Mr. Dale Plevin (fretless bass - 1, 2)
Notes
- Engineered by cEvin Key and Dave Ogilvie.
- Sleeve photography, typography and design by Steven R. Gilmore.
- This is the first (and only) Skinny Puppy release to also be released as a 3" mini-disc.
- "Testure" contains samples of dialogue from the animated film adaptation of The Plague Dogs, which depicts cruelty to animals in a government research facility.[1]
- "Testure" was remixed by God Lives Underwater.
- The music video contains footage from the PETA film Unnecessary Fuss.
Other
- Track 1 re-edited by Sir Arthur.
- Additional production on track 2 by Greg Reely, with additional engineering by Adrian Sherwood. Remixed and re-edited by David Ogilvie and cEvin Key.
Chart positions
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2] | 19 |
References
- Kern, Jay (2010). Skinny Puppy: The Illustrated Discography (Second Edition). Mythos Press. p. 80.
- ↑ "Horror Sampled". The Horror Section. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Skinny Puppy – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Skinny Puppy. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
External links
Single
- Testure at Discogs (CD, Mini, Capitol Records,
) - Testure at Discogs (Vinyl, 12", Capitol Records, )
- Testure at Discogs (CD, Maxi-Single, Nettwerk,
)
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