When All Else Fails... (16-17 LP)

When All Else Fails... is the second vinyl LP by 16-17, released in 1989 through Vision.[1] It is the second full-length vinyl album of the band.

When All Else Fails...
Live album by
16-17
Released1989
GenrePunk jazz, industrial
Length36:58
LabelVision
Producer16-17
16-17 chronology
When All Else Fails... (16-17 album)
(2005)		 When All Else Fails...
(1989)		 Gyatso
(2008)

Reception

The Dusted Magazine writer Doug Mosurock reviews: "By the time of 1989’s When All Else Fails LP, 16-17 had become, unbelievably, even more aggressive, this time as a result of Kneubühler adding new technologies and a whole palette of unconventional sound-generating devices to his setup. The approach here is positively industrial at times, as on “Pedestrian Dub,” where sax and guitar are infused with enveloped, processed barbs that make each bleat and downstroke sound like wavering sheet metal, and Remond’s shell tones all the more alien. The cyclic rhythms of their earlier work reappear on “Who Planned All This?” and “Clap Trap,” but the rictus of dance rhythms and the drive to innovate moved the band beyond earlier works..."[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by 16-17 Alex Buess, Markus Kneubühler, Knut Remond LP Side A = Title 1-3, LP Side B= Title 4-6)

No.TitleLength
1."Sneak Preview"4:30
2."Pedestrian Dub"7:17
3."Browbeaten Beat"6:59
4."Who Planned All This?"6:29
5."Clap Trap"5:06
6."Spit It Out!"6:03

Personnel

Adapted from the When All Else Fails... LP liner notes. Musicians:

16-17
  • Alex Buess – saxophones, electronics, vocals, oboe
  • Knut Remond – drums, percussion, electronic shaker,
  • Markus Kneubühler – guitar, synths, electronics
Production

Tracks 2, 4, 5 & 6 recorded live on 9/12/1988 at restaurant Hirscheneck, Basel, on a 4-track recorder Tracks 1 & 3 recorded live on 31/3/1989 at the Kulturfabrik, Wetzikon, on a simple cassette tape deck. Mixed at the Wolf 2.8.1. studios in Basel.

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe 1989 Vision Vinyl LP Vision 27

References
  1. "16-17 - When All Else Fails..." www.discogs.com.
  2. "Dusted Reviews: 16-17 + Hardkore & Buffbunker / When All Else Fails..." www.dustedmagazine.com.
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