Flow (Foetus album)

Flow
Studio album by Foetus
Released	May 8, 2001
Recorded	2001 at Self Immolation Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Industrial
Length	64:48
Label	Thirsty Ear
Producer	J. G. Thirlwell
J. G. Thirlwell chronology
York (1997) Flow (2001) Volvox Turbo (2001)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(81/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Q	[4]

Flow is a Foetus album released in 2001. It is also seen as a return to form for Foetus. The album was remixed as Blow.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by J. G. Thirlwell. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Quick Fix"	4:06
2.	"Cirrhosis of the Heart"	4:02
3.	"Mandelay"	8:21
4.	"Grace of God"	5:42
5.	"The Need Machine"	4:53
6.	"Suspect"	5:54
7.	"(You Got Me Confused With) Someone Who Cares"	3:45
8.	"Heuldoch #7b"	4:47
9.	"Victim or Victor?"	5:03
10.	"Shun"	3:23
11.	"Kreibabe"	12:52

• The opening of track Quick Fix uses a sample of the song "Corrosion" by Ministry (band), from their album Psalm 69 (album).
• Sections of Flow are used in the soundtrack of The Venture Bros. Notably, the song "Mandelay" is the theme music of its namesake character, Mandelay.
• "(You Got Me Confused With) Someone Who Cares" makes significant use of a guitar riff sampled from Electric Light Orchestra's track "Laredo Tornado", from their Eldorado album.

Personnel

Musicians

• Oren Bloedow – guitar on "Victim or Victor?"
• Christian Gibbs – guitar on "Victim or Victor?"
• J. G. Thirlwell (as Foetus) – vocals, instruments, arrangements, production, recording, illustrations
• Hahn Rowe – violin on "Mandelay"

Production and additional personnel

• Drew Anderson – mastering
• Rob Sutton – engineering
• Steve Schwartz – art direction

References

1. "Foetus: Flow". Metacritic. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
2. Goldman, Rich. "Flow". Allmusic. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
3. Freeman, Phil (August 2001). "Foetus: Flow". Alternative Press (157): 88. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
4. columnist (2001). "Foetus: Flow". Q: 102. Retrieved February 26, 2013.

External links

• Flow at Discogs (list of releases)
• Flow at foetus.org