Anyone remember Pitchshifter? Of course you do! Nobody sounded like these guys when they burst onto the British metal scene in the early 1990s, forging their own path with an off-kilter sound that incorporated industrial metal, electronica, drum and bass, and nu-metal, for all their sins. Albums like 1991’s ‘Industrial’ and 1996’s ‘Infotainment?’ really set them apart, and with 1998’s magnificent ‘www.pitchshifter.com’ they set the UK metal scene on fire.
Today, the Nottingham-based industrial rock outfit have re-released their long-lost original version of their monster single ‘[NOS] Genius’. The unheard and recovered version of the track comes as a celebration of 27 years since the release of the band’s magnum opus ‘www.pitchshifter.com,’ and comes with more than a few surprises, including killer new mixes from the likes of Wargasm, EnterShikari, This Is Menace and more.
The six-track, limited-edition, 12-inch coloured vinyl formats will only be available for purchase on the band’s UK November tour, and won’t be available on streaming platforms or in any other formant until 2025.
‘NOS’ refers to ‘new old stock’, materials that were never released that are still unused, new, and in their original packaging. Pitchshifter have applied this NOS concept to the original and correct version of ‘Genius’ that fans can now finally hear as a “new” song after almost three decades, including the correct set of lyrics.
During the last minute of the album mixing process in 1997, the dubby pre-chorus section of the original version of ‘Genius’ was chopped out, taking some of the original lyrics with it. This meant that the album version of the song repeats the first line of each verse without resolving to the intended second lyric. In short: you’ve never actually heard the correct version of ‘Genius’. Bugged by this, the band finally get to release the original and correct version as they wrote it: ‘[NOS] Genius’! Catch the band on tour at the following dates:
26.11.24 – Thekla, Bristol (Blackgold & Mallvora)
27.11.24 – Gorilla, Manchester (Blackgold & Dekaytah)
28.11.24 – Wedgwood Rooms, Portsmouth (Blackgold & Sabres)
29.11.24 – The Garage, London (Blackgold & Sad Season (Feat Mikee Goodman Sikth)
30.11.24 – Rock City, Nottingham (Blackgold & Swear Blind)
Tickets: https://www.alttickets.com/pitchshifter-tickets.
Here’s the original version of the track to get your blood pumping!