Dead Air (Heatmiser album)

Dead Air
Studio album by Heatmiser
Released	September 6, 1993
Recorded	Sound Impressions, Milwaukie, United States
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop
Length	37:01
Label	Frontier
Producer	Heatmiser, Thee Slayer Hippy
Heatmiser chronology
Dead Air (1993) Yellow No. 5 (1994)

Dead Air is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Heatmiser. It was released in 1993 on Frontier Records.

Recording

Dead Air was recorded at Sound Impressions in Milwaukie, Oregon. It was mixed at Whitehorse Studios, Portland.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Trouser Press	mixed[2]

Dead Air has received a generally mixed response from critics.

Trouser Press wrote, "Dead Air is laced with hints of Fugazi, Hüsker Dü and Helmet, although the record is not nearly as distinctive as any of those bands", describing it as "a textbook example of the strengths and weaknesses of early '90s indie hard rock. Particularly on 'Stray', 'Still' and 'Lowlife', the energy and urgency are enough to rescue the music from the merely generic. But just barely.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Still" (Elliott Smith)
2. "Candyland" (Neil Gust)
3. "Mock-Up" (Smith)
4. "Dirt" (Smith)
5. "Bottle Rocket" (Gust)
6. "Blackout" (Smith)
7. "Stray" (Smith)
8. "Can't Be Touched" (Gust)
9. "Cannibal" (Smith)
10. "Don't Look Down" (Gust)
11. "Sands Hotel" (Gust)
12. "Lowlife" (Smith)
13. "Buick" (Gust)
14. "Dead Air" (Smith)

Personnel

Heatmiser

• Neil Gust – vocals, guitar
• Tony Lash – drums, production, engineering, mixing
• Brandt Peterson – bass guitar
• Elliott Smith – vocals, guitar

Technical

• Thee Slayer Hippy – production
• Bob Stark – recording, engineering assistance
• Super Duper – digital editing
• John Golden – mastering

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Dead Air – Heatmiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
2. Azerrad, Michael; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Heatmiser". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 29, 2015.