of AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars and said that it didn't represent the band at their best, but served as a prelude to the "chaotic future masterworks". Erine Welch of The Boston Globe wrote that the album had intrigue, but was generally too unintelligible to understand. "Provocative? Disturbing? Ridiculous? Skinny Puppy is probably all three. Is Skinny Puppy worth taking home for a listen? Let me put it this way: I'll be reimbursed for my copy". Billboard magazine recommended the album, but said that it had little chance of exposure outside of college radio. Bill Henderson of The Orlando Sentinel said that the album was "void of human feeling or emotion", but shined with its use of synthesizers and samples. Diana Valois from The Morning Call neither recommended or rejected the album, saying that it was "thoughtfully engineered - like a toxic dump reclamation project". Frances Litman of the Times Colonist panned the album, apologizing to Skinny Puppy fans before saying "how this noise can be classified as music is beyond me". In 1987, Melody Maker named the album the 11th best album of the year, describing the album as a "desolate, crackling chunk of rust encrusted machinery tacked with bolts, deflecting radio waves and colliding with lost junk". Track listing Notes "Dig It" is replaced by its 12" version on the CD; it lasts 7:24. On vinyl, "Burnt with Water" ends with a locked groove repeating the phrase "Amen, Lord, hear my prayer" endlessly until the needle is lifted. Several of the CD-only bonus tracks were mislabeled, either as "(Dub)" or with no version mentioned. Personnel Personnel adapted from liner notes. Nivek Ogre – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, lyrics cEvin Key – drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar, electric guitar, production, engineering, mixing Dave Ogilvie – production, engineering, mixing Dwayne Goettel – keyboards, synthesizers, sampler, bass guitar Wilhelm Schroeder – backing vocals on "Stairs and Flowers" David Jackson – chainsaw on "Chainsaw" References Bibliography External links Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse at Discogs ( Vinyl, 12", Nettwerk, Canada, 1986) Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse at Discogs ( CD, Nettwerk, Canada, 1988) 1986 albums Skinny Puppy albums Nettwerk Records albums PIAS Recordings albums