Pivot (album)

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Pivot
Studio album by Amoeba
Released	2000
Recorded	1998 - 1999 at Soundscape Studio in Mountain View, California
Genre	Art rock
Length	49:10
Label	Relapse Records
Producer	Robert Rich and Matthew Jacobson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Piero Scaruffi 6/10 link
Amoeba chronology
Watchful (1997) Pivot (2000)

Pivot (2000) is an album by the American experimental pop music group Amoeba. The style of this album is similar to that of Amoeba’s previous album Watchful (1997) except with a somewhat more active and direct approach. The lyrics are also more literal and emotional than those of Watchful.

[edit] Track listing

1. ”Fireflies” - 3:47
2. ”No Empty Promises” - 4:34
3. ”Traces” - 4:43
4. ”Pivot” - 4:24
5. ”Moonlight Flowers” - 3:40
6. ”House of Rust” - 1:17
7. ”Harvest” - 4:42
8. ”Miniature” - 2:09
9. ”Seasons Passing” - 5:01
10. ”Underground” - 5:30
11. ”Sparks” - 4:34
12. ”To Other Days” - 4:15

[edit] Personnel

• Robert Rich - vocals, piano, harmonium, synthesizers, lap steel guitar, flutes
• Rick Davies - electric and acoustic guitars

with:

• Don Swanson - drums
• Andrew McGowan - bass
• Hans Christian - cello
• BobDog Catlin - megaptera vina (track 10)
• Forrest Fang - violin (track 11)
• Tom Heasley - tuba (tracks 3 and 11)