Audio (album)
Audio is the debut album by Blue Man Group and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. It was released in 1999 by Virgin Records.
This album was released in two versions: The DVD had 5.1-channel versions of the music in both DVD-Video (using Dolby Digital) and DVD-Audio formats (one on each side) and a CD that had a 2-channel stereo mix of each track.
The behind the scenes of the Audio DVD, is viewable on a promo 2000 VHS known as Audio Video.
Track listing
- "TV Song" – 2:08
- "Opening Mandelbrot" – 3:13
- "Synaesthetic" – 5:31
- "Utne Wire Man" – 3:18
- "Rods and Cones" – 5:57
- "Tension 2" – 2:05
- "Mandelgroove" – 5:49
- "PVC IV" – 4:23
- "Club Nowhere" – 4:50
- "Drumbone" – 2:44
- "Shadows" – 2:06
- "Cat Video" – 2:20
- "Klein Mandelbrot" – 8:03
- "Endless Column" – 5:02
Reception
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| Allmusic |
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Heather Phares of Allmusic rated Audio three out of five stars. She explained that it "reflects over a decade's worth of musical and theatrical innovation." Although she stated that "the spectacle of the group playing its sculptural, surreal-looking instruments is absent from the album," she concluded her review by calling it "an album that proves the Blue Man Group is as innovative in the studio as it is onstage."[2]
Personnel
Blue Man Group
Phil Stanton
- Performer [Air Poles, Extension Cord Bull Roarer, Ribbon Crasher]
- Percussion [Drumbone, Tubulum, Mid-octave Pvc, Backpack Tubulum, Dumpster]
- Drums [Utne, Drum Wall, Phil Drum]
- Cimbalom
- Timpani
Matt Goldman
- Performer [Air Poles, Ribbon Crasher]
- Percussion [Low Octave Pvc, Drumbone, Backpack Pvc, Dumpster]
- Cimbalom
- Bass [Upside Down]
- Gong [Shaker]
- Drums [Utne]
Chris Wink
- Performer [Air Poles]
- Percussion [Doppler Toms, Tubulum, Drumbone, High-octave Pvc, Dumpster, Backpack Tubulum, Piano Smasher]
- Cimbalom
- Shaker [Utne]
- Drums [Drum Wall]
- Cuica
Additional Musicians
- Jamie Edwards - Performer [Air Poles] (tracks: 1, 4, 14)
- Larry Heinemann - Chapman Stick, Bass, Guitar [Baritone], Cuica
- Ian Pai - Drums [Drum Wall, Phil Drum], Percussion [Aronophonic, Quellum Grill]
- Chris Bowen - Drums [Drum Wall] (track: 7)
- Clem Waldman - Drums [Drum Wall] (track: 5)
- Cräg Rodriguez - Drums [Drum Wall] (track: 7), Percussion (Dumpster) (track: 12)
- Jeff Quay - Drums [Right Side Double Drum Kit] (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 8, 12 to 14) & [Drum Wall] (tracks: 5 & 13)
- Byron Estep - Guitar (tracks: 5, 7 & 9)
- John Kimbrough - Guitar (track: 7)
- Todd Perlmutter - Percussion, Drums [Drum Kit, Left Side Double Drum Kit, Drum Wall, Toy Drum, Phil Drum]
- Bradford Reed - Zither (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 13 & 14)
- David Corter - Zither (tracks: 8, 9, 12, 13)
- Elvis Lederer - Zither (track: 1) & Zither [Pressaphonic](track: 5)
- Jens Fischer - Zither (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 11, 13 & 14)
- Christian Dyas - Zither, Bass, Guitar [12 String], Electronics [Electric Dog Toy]
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