Available in All Colours
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Available in All Colours is the debut album of One Minute Silence
, released in 1998. It was released on Big Cat Records
, and distributed by 3mv/Pinnacle in the UK
, Sony Music in France, Rough Trade in Germany
and Austria
, M.N.W. in Scandinavia
, Record Services in Ireland
, P.I.A.S in Benelux
and Universal in Italy
.
It was produced by Machine
, and so, although One Minute Silence are a rap metal
band, it has a hip hop
quality to it.
The album features cover art
work by Anne Stokes (the copyright
is owned by Big Cat Records, however) which portrays fetus
es in orange and green tubes with the labels "racist", "prophet
", "anarchist", "humanitarian", "psychopath", "dictator
", etc. It is intended as a comment on the isolation of capitalist
society and the categorization of individuals.
One Minute Silence
One Minute Silence is a four-piece band based in London that combined influences from metal, hardcore punk and rap and as of 2010 they have sold over 500,000 albums. The band consisted of vocalist Brian 'Yap' Barry from Templemore, Co. Tipperary, guitarist Massimo Fiocco from Limerick City, drummer...
, released in 1998. It was released on Big Cat Records
Big Cat Records
Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...
, and distributed by 3mv/Pinnacle in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Sony Music in France, Rough Trade in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, M.N.W. in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, Record Services in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, P.I.A.S in Benelux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
and Universal in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
It was produced by Machine
Machine (producer)
Machine is an American music producer and engineer who has worked with many bands of many different genres.-Discography:Machine has worked with a number of artists on their albums:-External links:* * *...
, and so, although One Minute Silence are a rap metal
Rap metal
Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock which fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop music with heavy metal.-History:Rap metal originated from rap rock, a genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with rock...
band, it has a hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
quality to it.
The album features cover art
Cover art
Cover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
work by Anne Stokes (the copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
is owned by Big Cat Records, however) which portrays fetus
Fetus
A fetus is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth.In humans, the fetal stage of prenatal development starts at the beginning of the 11th week in gestational age, which is the 9th week after fertilization.-Etymology and spelling variations:The...
es in orange and green tubes with the labels "racist", "prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
", "anarchist", "humanitarian", "psychopath", "dictator
Dictator
A dictator is a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power but without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch. When other states call the head of state of a particular state a dictator, that state is called a dictatorship...
", etc. It is intended as a comment on the isolation of capitalist
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism. There is no consensus on the precise definition nor on how the term should be used as a historical category...
society and the categorization of individuals.
Track listing
- "New Dogs New Tricks" - 3:47
- "South Central" - 3:45
- "Stuck Between A Rock And A White Face" - 3:16
- "A More Violent Approach" - 3:56
- "Norfuckinmality" - 3:03
- "For Want Of A Better World" - 3:37
- "I Think Therefore I'm Damned" - 3:28
- "Remain Calm" - 3:27
- "Available In All Colours" - 4:42
- "Brainspiller" - 4:48
- "A Waste Of Things To Come" - 3:03
- "And Some Ya Lose" - 3:12
- "Pig Until Proven Cop" - 7:55
- "Half Empty" - 3:44 (Japanese bonus track)
- "Yank My Doodle Dandy" - 4:00 (Japanese bonus track)