facer n : (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪsə(r)

Noun

facer

1. An unexpected and stunning blow or defeat

Quotations

• 2005 : "You're such a snob," she said, with a provoking laugh; coming from the family he was thought to be snobbish about, this was a bit of a facer. - Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, (Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback, 6)

Facer is the last single by German band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was released by Zoth Ommog in Europe in CD format.

Summary

Facer is notable for marking a new era in the musical style of X Marks the Pedwalk, which became less harsh and incorporated more elements of electronic body music. Both the title track and "Missing Light" are considered by many to be among the best X Marks the Pedwalk songs ever. http://www.xmtp.de/foryou_top5.html

Track listing

1. "Facer" – 5:39
2. "Missing Light" – 4:27
3. "Ten Miles" – 4:31
4. "Facer (X-Tremix)" – 4:18

Personnel

• Sevren Ni-arb (André Schmechta)
• Raive Yarx (Thorsten Schmechta)

See also

Singles by X Marks the Pedwalk

• "Black Door" (1988)
• "Arbitrary Execution" (1989)
• "Danger/Disease Control" (1990)
• "Abattoir" (1991)
• "Cenotaph" (1992)
• "The Trap" (1993)
• "Paranoid Illusions" (1993)
• "Facer" (1994)

External links

• Entry at official X Marks the Pedwalk site
• Entry at Discogs.com