Blast the Human Flower

Blast the Human Flower
Studio album by
Danielle Dax
ReleasedNovember 1990
StudioGreenhouse
Length44:15
LabelSire
ProducersDanielle Dax, Stephen Street
Danielle Dax chronology
Dark Adapted Eye
(1988)		 Blast the Human Flower
(1990)		 Comatose-Non-Reaction
(1995)
Singles from Blast the Human Flower
  1. "Tomorrow Never Knows"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Big Blue '82'"
    Released: 1991

Blast the Human Flower is an album by the English experimental musician Danielle Dax.[1] It was her first album recorded while signed to Sire Records.

The cover artwork is by Stylorouge.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Trouser Pressnegative[3]

Billboard noted the "interesting songs" but felt that Dax lacked "the kind of distinctive chops to break her out from the pack". The "exotic cover" of "Tomorrow Never Knows" was singled out in the review as "the best overture for modern rock radio".[4] Music & Media felt that even though the album was "pretty offbeat", the "total avant garde extravaganza has gone".[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Danielle Dax; all music is composed by Danielle Dax and David Knight except where noted.

Blast the Human Flower track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The ID Parade" 
3:50
2."Tomorrow Never Knows"
  • Stephen Street
5:15
3."Big Blue '82'" 
  • Stephen Street
4:08
4."Bayou" 
  • Danielle Dax
  • Stephen Street
4:16
5."King Crack" 
  • Stephen Street
2:10
6."Daisy"
  • Danielle Dax
  • Danielle Dax
  • Stephen Street
3:55
7."Dead Man's Chill" 
  • Stephen Street
4:42
8."The Living and Their Stillborn" 
  • Stephen Street
5:11
9."Jehovah's Precious Stone" 
  • Stephen Street
5:07
10."16 Candles"
  • Danielle Dax
  • Stephen Street
5:36
Total length:44:15

Singles

Tomorrow Never Knows

U.K. 7" – Sire W 9529

  1. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Single version) – 3:31
  2. "King Crack" – 2:10

U.K. 12" – Sire W 9529T

  1. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Album version) – 5:15
  2. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (KSDS Mix) – 5:02
  3. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Lunar Mix) – 4:22

U.S. 12" – Sire 9 21773–0
U.S. Cassette – Sire 9 21773-4

  1. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Album version) – 5:15
  2. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Single version) – 3:31
  3. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (KSDS Mix) – 5:02
  4. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Lunar Mix) – 4:22
  5. "King Crack" – 2:10

U.S. CD – Sire 9 21773–2

  1. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Single version) – 3:31
  2. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Album version) – 5:15
  3. "King Crack" – 2:10
  4. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (KSDS Mix) – 5:02
  5. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Lunar Mix) – 4:22

Big Blue '82'

U.S. CD – Sire 9 40047–2

  1. "Big Blue '82'" (Single Edit) – 4:17
  2. "Big Blue '82'" (Zen Extended Mix) – 6:42
  3. "Jehovah's Precious Stone" (Razormaid Mix) – 6:18
  4. "Big Blue '82'" (Album version) – 4:08
  5. "Jehovah's Precious Stone" (KSDS Mix) – 4:16

U.S. 12" (Promo) – Sire PRO–A–4736

  1. "Big Blue '82'" (Single Edit) – 4:17
  2. "Big Blue '82'" (Zen Extended Mix) – 6:42
  3. "Big Blue '82'" (Album version) – 4:08
  4. "Jehovah's Precious Stone" (Razormaid Mix) – 6:18
  5. "Jehovah's Precious Stone" (KSDS Mix) – 4:16

Other songs

The songs "King Crack" and "Daisy" received radio adds in Switzerland in December 1990 despite neither being singles.[6][7]

Personnel

Release history

Country Date Label Format Cat. No. Ref.
United States November 1990
  • Sire
  • Warner Bros.
  • CD
  • Cassette
  • 9 26126-2
  • 9 26126-4
United Kingdom 14 January 1991 Sire
  • LP
  • Cassette
  • CD
  • 7599 26126-1
  • 7599 26126-4
  • 7599 26126-2
 [8]
Japan 25 January 1991 CD WPCP-4031
United States 14 October 2008 Noble Rot NOT5019 [9]

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Chris (26 January 1991). "Dax My Girl! — Blast the Human Flower by Danielle Dax" (PDF). Melody Maker. Vol. 67, no. 4. p. 34.
  2. ↑ McDonald, Steven. Blast the Human Flower at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Robbins, Ira. "Danielle Dax". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1 December 1990.
  5. ↑ "Previews" (PDF). Music & Media. 8 December 1990. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media. 8 December 1990. p. 30.
  7. ↑ "Station Reports" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 December 1990. p. 20.
  8. ↑ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 12 January 1991. p. x.
  9. ↑ "Blast the Human Flower". Amazon. Retrieved 31 July 2026.


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.