San Antorium was Lowlife

Lowlife (band)

Lowlife was a Scottish alternative rock/dream pop band, active from 1985 to 1997. Although the group never obtained mainstream popularity, they developed a cult following that continues to this day.-Pre Lowlife:...

's fourth album, released in 1991 in Scotland

Scotland

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 on Nightshift Records. The LP was recorded at Tower Studios in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland. Personnel changes prior to the album's recording involved the near-simultaneous departures of guitarist Hamish McIntosh and drummer Grant McDowall, who were replaced by Hugh Duggie and Greg Orr, respectively. Orr's role was somewhat limited as several of the tracks employed drum programming and/or drum loops. LTM Recordings  reissued much of the band's entire back catalogue on CD

Compact Disc

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 in 2006, and San Antorium was released with five bonus track

Bonus track

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s taken from the band's "Black Sessions" demo

Demo (music)

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 album.

Track listing

1. Jaw – 3:31
2. Inside In – 5:09
3. My Mothers Fatherly Father – 4:08
4. Big Fat Funky Whale – 3:51
5. Good As It Gets – 5:05
6. Suddenly Violently Random – 4:02
7. June Wilson – 4:52
8. Give Up Giving Up – 4:15
9. Bathe – 4:06
10. As Old As New – 4:17

Bonus Tracks on 2006 CD Reissue:

1. Missing the Kick – 3:48
2. Bittersweet – 3:52
3. Forever Filthy – 3:20
4. Neverending Shroud – 3:30
5. We the Cheated – 3:23

All tracks were written by Lowlife

Personnel

Lowlife consisted of:

• Craig Lorentson - vocals
• Hugh Duggie - guitar
  Guitar
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• Will Heggie
  Will Heggie
  Will Heggie is a Scottish musician. He co-founded the Cocteau Twins in 1980 with Robin Guthrie, and served as the bassist for them until 1983 . Immediately after departing the Cocteau Twins, he helped form Lowlife and played bass with them from 1983–1997....
  
   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Greg Orr McDowall - drums
  Drum kit
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Additional musicians:

• Calum MacLean - Guitars, Three Hand Bass, Chorus Guitar and Programming
• Steven Nelson - Additional Drum Programming
• Martin Fleming - Drum Loops, Burst Snare Drum Loops
• Linda Jackson - Backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Joyce Monaghen - Backing vocals
• Jacqueline Balloch - Backing vocals