Music from the Eather
| Music from the Eather | ||||
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| Studio album by Mentallo and the Fixer | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2012[1] | |||
| Recorded | Amplified Intuitive State / Deep Eddy, Austin, Texas | |||
| Genre | Electro-Industrial | |||
| Length | 147:12 | |||
| Label | Alfa Matrix | |||
| Producer | Gary W. Dassing | |||
| Mentallo and the Fixer chronology | ||||
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Music from the Eather is an album by Texan industrial band Mentallo and the Fixer, released on 26 October 2012 through Alfa Matrix. The album was released as a two CD standard version[2] and a limited edition box set[3] containing an additional third CD, a sticker, a postcard and a poster.
Background
The album keeps "the theme developed on the last conceptual Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst album, dealing with higher or altered states of consciousness-experiences Gary Dassing has personally gone through."[2] "I just wanted to work on music that would stimulate my ears. I wanted to do things that would trip me out!", explains Dassing.[2] The warning on the album cover Be cautious using this substance refers to this theme. Music from the Eather completely avoids vocals.[4] However, voice and other samples are frequently used. Several tracks are remixes or appear to be reworks of songs of the same album and of Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst. The track Opening the Bandwidth for the Cosmic Signal was first released as a reworked version on the EP Commandments for the Molecular Age.[5]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Brutal Resonance | Mixed[6] |
| I Die: You Die | Favorable[7] |
| Santa Sangre | Favorable[8] |
| Side-Line | 8/10[4] |
Critics noted the experimental nature of Music from the Eather. Music magazine I Die: You Die wrote, "With Music From The Eather Dassing has, in a way, progressed into crafting the industrial equivalent of fusion jazz."[7] The album's "complexity has reached an untouchable degree of perfection", wrote music magazine Side Line.[4] Amy Nekrotique of Brutal Resonance described Music from the Eather as "absolutely exhausting to listen to".[6] "You really have to be a fan of Mentallo And The Fixer to fully enjoy this album", concludes Side Line.[4]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Gary W. Dassing.
| Disk 1: Good News and Warnings | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Disturbing the Priest" | 2:06 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Metaphysical Agents" | 10:16 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Warrior Within" | 4:38 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Prelude to a Plateshift" | 5:32 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Holywar in My Head" | 1:41 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Untapped Regions" | 8:04 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Watching the Stars Fall" | 3:29 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Shadow of My Former Self" | 7:43 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Penicillin for the Soul" | 5:07 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Wandering off in the Dark" | 12:11 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Becoming the Candle Light (Defining Moment)" | 6:45 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Sensory Illusion Destroyed" | 3:16 | ||||||||
| 13. | "First Flower" | 2:40 | ||||||||
Total length: |
73:33 | |||||||||
| Disk 2: Altered Everything Forever | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Riding the Razors Edge" | 3:49 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Perma Fried" | 3:47 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Sensory Illusion Destroyed (Equivica Mix)" | 3:50 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Shaking, Seizures and Aftereffects" | 2:12 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Frankenstein Molecule" | 2:23 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Chakras and Studdering" | 3:11 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Beginning of the End" | 5:08 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Perma Fried (Tantric Mix)" | 3:31 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Occult Genetic Code" | 3:55 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Amigdula Sharp Bender" | 1:20 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Shadow of My Former Self (Ego Shredder)" | 10:36 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Complete Loss of Reality" | 2:35 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Clarity of Perception" | 4:43 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Shortcut to Self Harm" | 3:55 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Dark Perceptions Unfolding" | 7:00 | ||||||||
| 16. | "Everything Went Wrong" | 2:44 | ||||||||
| 17. | "My Night Under the Crushing Mattress" | 3:09 | ||||||||
| 18. | "Untapped Regions (A New Alloy Blooms in the Crucible)" | 5:42 | ||||||||
Total length: |
73:39 | |||||||||
| Disk 3: The Golden Thread Which Binds Them (Limited 3 Disk Box Edition) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Riding the Razors Edge (Empty Vial)" | 1:10 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Complete Loss of Reality (Mescalito Mix)" | 3:01 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Beginning of the End (Etheric Mix)" | 4:34 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Spanning the Bandwidth" | 3:59 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Tektonik Plates" | 5:29 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Opening the Bandwidth for the Cosmic Signal" | 5:18 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Solar Flower" | 5:33 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Wonderful World of Nausea" | 7:26 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Warrior Within (Etheric Mix)" | 2:19 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Complete Loss of Reality (Candyflip)" | 8:15 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Tactile Mayhem" | 2:31 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Holywar in My Head (Hyperaware)" | 2:02 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Riding the Razors Edge (Datura Blackout)" | 5:20 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Brief but Violent Illness (Silent Curandero)" | 5:39 | ||||||||
| 15. | "Untapped Regions (Loops and Illusions)" | 5:45 | ||||||||
| 16. | "Shortcut to Self Harm (4AM Fire Alarm)" | 4:55 | ||||||||
Total length: |
73:20 | |||||||||
Personnel
- Gary W. Dassing – auditory arrangements, sound design, master production, composing, programming
- Dwayne Dassing – final master cut, additional assistance
- Oliver Haecker – artwork, layout
References
- ↑ "Alfa Matrix latest releases". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mentallo & the Fixer - 'Music From The Eather' 2CD". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Mentallo & the Fixer - 'Music From The Eather' 3CD (limited)". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 P., D. (October 21, 2012). "Mentallo And The Fixer - Music From The Eather (3CD - Alfa Matrix)". Side-Line Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Mentallo And The Fixer - "Commandments For The Molecular Age" EPCD". alfa-matrix.com. April 21, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nekrotique, Amy (November 27, 2012). "Music From the Eather - Mentallo & The Fixer". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bruce (January 4, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer, "Music From The Eather"". I Die: You Die. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ↑ Marks, Peter (November 3, 2012). "Mentallo and the Fixer – Music From The Eather". Santa Sangre Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2014.