Schizophrenia

Today is a very special day for us, as we mark the 25th anniversary of our debut release Schizophrenia.

How we celebrate this is a difficult one to decide, really, as the album isn't actually very good at all. The lead single was Dangerous, which we revealed previously was based around the lessons of the Green Cross Code. It was released the following year as part of the Amnesia EP, and which was very nearly released again in 1994 as part of an aborted project, which would have consisted of half an hour of remixes, followed by half an hour of cover versions of hymns.

Another highlight, questionable though it might be, is the church organ-fuelled Ritual Blessing, featuring samples of a sermon. A reprise would have been the final track on the hymns project, and finally appeared alongside the collected b-sides from the era on a reissued version of the album in 1998.

There are low points too - too many, in fact, to write about in any detail. One of our favourite songs on the whole project is the b-side Merciful Rhythm, and the fact that we prefer a b-side to most of the album really says quite a lot.

You can also read about the twentieth anniversary celebrations here. As you may have realised, the tenth album didn't quite make it in time for the 21st anniversary.