Neveroddoreven (I Monster album)

NeveroddoreveN
Studio album by I Monster
Released July 21, 2003
Genre Electronica
Label Dharma Records
NeveroddoreveN Remodeled

NeveroddoreveN is an album by the British Electronic music group I Monster. It was originally released in 2003 by Instant Karma sublabel Dharma Records during "a period of transition for the band's label".[1] It was recorded in the home studio of band member Dean Honer. Capitalization of the final letter in the album's name is suggested by the typography of the original cover art, but recognition of this has been inconsistent in the press. The title is a palindrome. "The Blue Wrath" was used in the 2004 British comedy Shaun of the Dead and appeared on the movie's soundtrack. The I Monster version of "Daydream in Blue" was used as theme music for the 2002 French action movie Steal and appeared in a television commercial for the Ford Focus ST in 2005.

Track listing

All tracks written, produced, and performed by Dean Honer and Jerrod Gosling unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Some Thing's Coming" – 3:27
  2. "Daydream in Blue" – 3:39
    • Sample: "Daydream" performed by the Gunter Kallman Choir
  3. "Hey Mrs." – 4:16
  4. "Everyone's A Loser" – 3:16
    • Backing vocals: Nesreen Shah
    • Guitar: Duncan Wheat
    • Guitar: Richard Hawley
  5. "Heaven" – 3:54
  6. "Who Is She?" – 3:31
  7. "I Missed You So" – 0:56
  8. "Stobart's Blues" – 4:41
    • Guitar: Richard Hawley
  9. "The Backseat Of My Car" – 4:14
    • Vocals: Marion Benoist (of The Lovers)
    • Trombone: Simon Stafford (of The Longpigs)
  10. "A Scarecrow's Tale" – 0:49
  11. "These Are Our Children" – 4:08
    • Vocals: Julia Roddison, Ruth Myczko
    • Backing vocals: Pupils of The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts
  12. "The Blue Wrath" – 1:33
    • The backing music is taken from one of the rhythm soundbanks of the legendary British instrument the mellotron
  13. "Sunny Delights" – 4:40
  14. "Cells" – 4:29
    • Bass: Dave Williamson
  15. "Big End" – 1:34

NeveroddoreveN: Remodeled

The album was re-released in 2004 by Instant Karma with different album artwork and a revised track list appealing to the label's perception of popular demand.[2] While the word Remodeled does not officially appear on the album, it is often used to help distinguish it from the original. "Hey Mrs." was replaced with a remix that gained popularity through use in advertisements, including commercials for Absolut Vodka and the television series Eureka. A small section of "Stobart's Blues" was removed, "The Backseat of My Car" was also remixed, and "The Blue Wrath" was expanded.

Remodeled track listing

  1. "Some Thing's Coming" – 3:27
  2. "Daydream in Blue" – 3:40
    • Sample: "Daydream" performed by the Gunter Kallman Choir
  3. "Hey Mrs. [Glamour Puss Mix]" – 4:38
    • Guitar: Richard Hawley
    • Additional guitar: Fred de Fred (of The Lovers)
  4. "Everyone's a Loser" – 3:15
    • Backing vocals: Nesreen Shah
    • Guitar: Duncan Wheat
    • Guitar: Richard Hawley
  5. "Heaven" – 3:54
    • Backing vocals: Tiana Krahn
    • Sample: "When You Are Gone" by Jim Reeves
  6. "Who Is She?" – 3:30
    • Sample: "The Vengeance of She (Who Is She?)" by Mario Nascimbene from the soundtrack of the 1968 film The Vengeance of She
  7. "A Scarecrow's Tale" – 0:42
  8. "Stobart's Blues" – 4:20
  9. "The Backseat of My Car [Sticky Black Vinyl Mix]" – 3:01
    • Vocals: Marion Benoist
    • Trombone: Simon Stafford
    • Drums: Ross Orton
  10. "These Are Our Children" – 4:06
  11. "Sunny Delights" – 4:50
  12. "The Blue Wrath [Extended Version]" – 2:32

The hidden track "Cells" does not appear on the mp3 version of the album. "Lucifer" has been appended to "The Blue Wrath"

References

  1. Instant Karma > I Monster > About
  2. Instant Karma > I Monster > News