Hurt a person's feelings after doing him or her harm; also, make a bad situation worse. For example, Not only did the club refuse him, but it published a list of the rejected applicants--that's adding insult to injury, or The nearest parking space was half a mile away, and then, to add insult to injury, it began to pour: The phrase is an ancient one, even older than its often cited use in the Roman writer Phaedrus's fable of the bald man and the fly. A fly bit the head of a bald man, who, trying to crush it, gave himself a heavy blow. The fly then jeered, "You want to avenge an insect's sting with death; what will you do to yourself, who have added insult to injury?" In English it was first recorded in 1748.
Add Insult to Injury
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- Release Date: October 17, 2000
- Genre: Electronica
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Add N to (X)'s Add Insult to Injury should come with the disclaimer "no analog synths were hurt in the making of this album." The trio made an art of abusing their instruments on albums like 1999's brilliant Avant Hard. However, on their fourth full-length album they show a surprising streak of humanity toward their equipment, resulting in a curiously subdued, inhibited-sounding work. The division of labor on Add Insult to Injury is also curious. Ann Shenton, Steven Claydon, and the High Llamas' drummer Rob Allum wrote and performed eight of the album's songs, while Barry 7 wrote the other four. It gives the album a less-than-cohesive feel; most of Shenton and Claydon's songs, such "You Must Create," put textures ahead of melody or structure, making them sound like cuts off of old synth reference albums. However, the fuzzed-out "Brothel Charge," the sleekly menacing "Kingdom of Shades," and "Hit for Cheese" -- an S&M-tinged synth-punk duet between Shenton and a robot -- are standouts. Meanwhile, Barry 7's tracks, which include the excellent "Monster Bobby," a stomping chant sung by soccer hooligan androids or a robotic Gary Glitter, and the streamlined, cute-as-an-iMac "Plug Me In," are more focused and accessible. "Incinerator No. 1" recalls On the Wires of Our Nerves' beautifully ugly noise, and "The Regent Is Dead" is both elegiac and martial, mixing a synth choir with theremins and a snare-driven beat. Add Insult to Injury still feels like a small step backward after Avant Hard's synapse-frying creativity and energy, but it reaffirms that Add N to (X) are still a step ahead of most other vintage synth-based groups. Hopefully, they'll return to what they do best: sacrificing their keyboards in the name of art. ~ Heather Phares, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Adding N to X | Add N to (X) | (2:39) | |
| Brothel Charge | Add N to (X) | (3:02) | |
| You Must Create | Add N to (X) | (4:05) | |
| Kingdom of Shades | Add N to (X) | (3:47) | |
| Monster Bobby | Add N to (X) | (4:03) | |
| Poke 'er 'ole | Add N to (X) | (4:25) | |
| Plug Me In | Add N to (X) | (5:31) | |
| Hit for Cheese | Add N to (X) | (3:05) | |
| MDMH (Miami Dust Mite Harvest) | Add N to (X) | (4:24) | |
| B.P. Perino | Add N to (X) | (6:51) | |
| Incinerator No. 1 | Add N to (X) | (5:33) | |
| The Regent Is Dead | Add N to (X) | (15:56) |
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| Released | October 16, 2000 | |||
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| Genre | Electroclash | |||
| Length | 63:21 | |||
| Label | Mute Records | |||
| Producer | Add N to (X) | |||
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Add Insult to Injury is the fourth album by British electronic musicians Add N to (X). It was released on October 16, 2000 by Mute Records. The album is essentially two mini-albums fused together, as half was written and performed by Ann Shenton and Steve Claydon, while the other half was written and performed by Barry 7, with occasional help from Dean Honer from The All Seeing I.
Early prints of the album came with 'scratch and sniff' panels (it smelt of grass), and stickers.
Track listing
- "Adding N to X" (Claydon/Shenton) – 2:39
- "Brothel Charge" (Allum/Claydon/Shenton) – 3:02
- "You Must Create" (Allum/Claydon/Shenton) – 4:05
- "Kingdom of Shades" (Allum/Claydon/Shenton) – 3:47
- "Monster Bobby" (Barry/Honer/Smith) – 4:03
- "Poke 'er 'ole" (Allum/Claydon/Shenton) – 4:25
- "Plug Me In" (Barry/Honer/Smith) – 5:31
- "Hit for Cheese" (Allum/Claydon/Shenton) – 3:05
- "MDMH (Miami Dust Mite Harvest)" (Allum/Claydon/Shenton) – 4:24
- "B.P. Perino" (Allum/Claydon/Honer/Shenton) – 6:51
- "Incinerator No. 1" (Barry/Smith) – 5:33
- "The Regent Is Dead" (Barry/Honer/Smith) – 15:56
- "Violent Breath"
"Violent Breath" is a bonus track.
Personnel
- Dave Williamson – Bass
- Joe Dilworth – Drums, Photography
- Rob Allum – Synthesizer, Bass, Percussion, Drums, Bass Pedals, Machines
- David Titlow – Photography
- Add N to (X) – Artwork
- Ann Shenton – Synthesizer, Flute, Arranger, Cello, Keyboards, Theremin, Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Mellotron, Korg Synthesizer, Mixing, Accompaniment, Arp 2600, Harmonica (Electric)
- Barry Seven – Synthesizer, Arranger, Celeste, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Stick, Clavinet, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Engineer, Mellotron, Korg Synthesizer, Guitar Synth, Roland Synthesizer, Chords
- Steve Claydon – Synthesizer, Bass, Arranger, Cello, Keyboards, Stick, Vocals, Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Mellotron, Korg Synthesizer, Vocoder, Omnichord, Bass Pedals, Mixing, Throat, Accompaniment, Micro Moog
- Richard Hermitage – Management
- Ben Rymer – Vocals
- Dean Honer – Arranger
- Ross Orton – Drums
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