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History of the Last Five Minutes

Samm Bennett's History of the Last Five Minutes

(Factory Outlet/ Knitting Factory Works, KFW 166) (CD)

For the jacket photo and sound clips of tracks 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9, go to the History of the Last Five Minutes page on the Knitting Factory web site.


  1. Underwater Still Life in Motion with Ritual Dagger and Cloud (4:06)
  2. Flat Fix (4:08)
  3. No Such Animal (4:40)
  4. Soon as the Rain Lets Up (4:39)
  5. Cry (3:39)
  6. Untitled, More or Less (3:07)
  7. Bright New Future (4:44)
  8. Cold War Wet Dream (4:14)
  9. Rain (4:29)
  10. Heaven (6:03)
  11. Fat Back Burner (4:30)

History of the Last Five Minutes
Samm Bennett: samples, loops, drums, percussion, vocals
Hahn Rowe: guitar, bass

All words and music by Samm Bennett

Recorded and mixed in February and March, 1995 in the back room, Brooklyn, New York City
Recording engineers: Hahn Rowe and Samm Bennett
Mixing engineer: Hahn Rowe
Digital editing: Brett Heinz
Mastered by Anne Pope at Ground Zero in New York City
Design: Samm Bennett
Photography: Tom Ligamari
Produced by History of the Last Five Minutes

Released 1995