You know, I thought about that too before I listened. So I checked RYM to see what the original track listing was and the default listing showed 16 tracks. And it's actually the only listing, which is surprising because the site is usually pretty accurate with tape, vinyl, CD, import and whatever listings with track lists. Had I seen the shorter original track list, I would have done what you did and just played 1-12. That could definitely be a factor. I should have checked discogs.com.

Damn CD bonus tracks. I wish they'd at least always identify them as bonus tracks. I didn't find out until last year some time that early Skinny Puppy albums and Aphex Twin's RDJ Album were loaded with bonus tracks on the CDs. I always thought SP's Bites and Remission were long albums when in reality, Bites had 9 tracks (17 on the CD) and Remission was a 6-track EP (11 on the CD). The original UK release of RDJ Album was 10 tracks and the original US release was 15 tracks. I've ranted about this elsewhere on the forum before. :D

Fuck bonus tracks...just put them on an EP or something.

Hm, sounds like industrial to me.

Really? I can't say I see any similarity at all between him and, say, Throbbing Gristle. He sounds more like breakcore to me.

some ambient stuff i dig:

Stars of the Lid
Aphex Twin's Ambient stuff
Loscil
William Basinski
Brian Eno
The Dead Texan
Isotope 217

Orka is more than interesting.
I posted a topic (without success) about their stuff some month ago.

ORKA on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

Oo! I like this Orka!

"humans and objects built by humans would rot alike, the ripe meatiness of 'Hamburger Lady' vying with the failings of tape machines"

Right now the only industrial I listen to with some regularity is KMFDM and Ministry (both of which I've been ignoring quite a bit recently) and I'd like to expand my horizons a bit. The first few pages had some good info...any more?

SPK is not mentioned, a great industrial band formed in late 70's.



Also, Chrome from the same period.
Laibach, especially early phase. Rekapitulacija 1980-1984 is a very good compilation of songs from that period.
Bands that started when Throbbing Gristle ended, besides Coil, there's Psychic Tv and Chris & Cosey, more in the ambient and body music (as in dance) vein respectively.
Foetus cannot be missed. It's essentially one-man band, of J. G. Thirlwell. The band had different names every once in a while like Foetus Under Glass, You've Got Foetus On Your Breath and Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel




And, since Current 93 and Death in June are mentioned, I especially like Cranes. They started as a kind of industrial, dark wave band from the middle of the 80's, but developed towards more ambient, ethereal music.

Hi dankrsta. Did you know Foetus has just released a new album?