Back & Forth (EP)

Back & Forth is the self-published debut EP by Skinny Puppy, released in 1984. It was supposed to be a limited edition of 50 copies but only 35 were actually made.^[1] The first 15 copies were dubbed at a normal speed, while the remaining 20 were dubbed at a high speed, making them slightly inferior to the first 15.^[2] This album was remastered and rereleased in 1992 as Back and Forth Series Two, with additional tracks.^[3]

Back & Forth
EP by Skinny Puppy
Released	1984
Recorded	November 1983 – January 1984
Genre	Synthpop, electro-industrial, dark ambient
Length	28:05
Producer	cEvin Key
Skinny Puppy chronology
Back & Forth (1984) Remission (1984)

The album's front and back covers are illustrations of aliens from the book UFOs Past, Present, and Future^[3] by Robert Emenegger. The inner sleeve includes a detail of George Tooker's 1950 painting Subway.^[3][4]

Track listing (original release)

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sleeping Beast"	5:46
2.	"K-9"	3:37
3.	"Quiet Solitude"	4:45
Total length:		14:08

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Pit"	3:22
2.	"Dead of Winter"	7:15
3.	"A.M./Meat Flavour"	1:50
4.	"Edge of Insanity"	1:30
Total length:		13:57

Personnel

cEvin Key - keyboards, drums, tape, effects, voice.

Nivek Ogre - voice, lyrics.

Engineered, mixed, and produced by cEVIN at Brainstorm Room except "Sleeping Beast", engineered by Rave at Mush Room VBCC 21/1/84.^[5]