California (Mr. Bungle album)
California is the final studio album by the band Mr. Bungle.
Going by credits alone, Mike Patton contributed more to this album than any other member of the band. Additionally, it is also the most Patton had contributed to any Mr. Bungle album in terms of songwriting.
It was supposed to be released on June 8, 1999, but Warner Bros. chose instead to release the similarly titled Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Allegedly, this was done out of fear of retribution from Anthony Kiedis.
Musical style
The musical style of the record, like any other Mr. Bungle record, includes such musical styles as Hawaiian music, eastern music, electro funk, doo wop, folk music, pop music, surf-rock, circus music, new age music, heavy metal, lounge music, jazz rock, avant-garde music, music influenced by science fiction, spaghetti western and horror film scores, piano ballads, and kecak.
Track listing
| Lyrics |
Music |
| 1. |
"Sweet Charity" |
Patton |
Patton |
5:05 |
| 2. |
"None of Them Knew They Were Robots" |
Spruance |
Spruance/Patton/Heifetz |
6:03 |
| 3. |
"Retrovertigo" |
Dunn |
Dunn |
4:59 |
| 4. |
"The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" |
Patton |
Patton/McKinnon |
3:55 |
| 5. |
"Ars Moriendi" |
Patton |
Patton |
4:10 |
| 6. |
"Pink Cigarette" |
Patton |
Spruance/Patton |
4:55 |
| 7. |
"Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy" |
Spruance |
Spruance |
3:34 |
| 8. |
"The Holy Filament" |
Dunn |
Dunn |
4:04 |
| 9. |
"Vanity Fair" |
Patton |
Dunn/Patton |
2:58 |
| 10. |
"Goodbye Sober Day" |
Patton |
Patton/McKinnon |
4:29 |
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Total length:
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44:16 |
Reception and accolades
| Year |
Publication |
Country |
Accolade |
Rank |
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| 1999 |
Rolling Stone |
Germany |
"Albums of the Year" |
15 |
[7] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. |
Personnel
Mr. Bungle
- Trevor Dunn - bass, artwork concept, producer
- Danny Heifetz - drums, producer
- Clinton "Bär" McKinnon - saxophone, keyboards, producer
- Mike Patton - vocals, keyboards, artwork concept, producer
- Trey Spruance - guitar, engineer, production strategy, producer
Guest musicians
Additional personnel
- Billy Anderson - Engineer
- Gibbs Chapman - Mixing
- Ryan Cooper - Publicist
- Elizabeth Gregory - Legal representation
- Josh Heller - Additional engineer
- Malcom Hillier - Photography
- George Horn - Mastering
- Adam Muñoz - Additional engineer, mixing, digital editing
- Mackie Osborne - Layout and graphic design
- Justin Phelps - Additional engineer
- Rob Worthington - Mixing
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