Aufheben (album)

Aufheben
Studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Released May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)
Genre Rock
Length 51:09
Label A
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology
Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
(2010)		 Aufheben
(2012)		 Revelation
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Drowned in Sound[2]
NME[3]
Pitchfork Media6.3/10[4]
SputnikMusic(4.0/5)[5]

Aufheben is the twelfth studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released in May 2012 on band leader Anton Newcombe's A Records label.

Release

The album was available for free streaming prior to its release,[6]

Recording

Aufheben was recorded in Berlin at Anton Newcombe's studio and the East German Radio Station "Studio East".

It is their first album to feature founding guitarist Matt Hollywood since his departure from the band in 1999.

Content

The title of the album comes from a German word. It has several meanings, such as "to lift up", "to abolish" or "to preserve". In philosophy, it is used by Hegel to explain what happens when a thesis and antithesis interact.[7]

The cover art was taken from the Pioneer plaque. The artwork for the album cover is the same image engraved onto a gold strengthened aluminium plaque. The plaque is fixed to the outside of Pioneer 10, a NASA probe.

Track listing

  1. "Panic in Babylon" - 4:39
  2. "Viholliseni Maalla" - 4:37
  3. "Gaz Hilarant" - 2:41
  4. "Illuminomi " - 3:49
  5. "I Want to Hold Your Other Hand" - 4:29
  6. "Face Down on the Moon" - 5:08
  7. "The Clouds Are Lies" - 3:21
  8. "Stairway to the Best Party in the Universe" - 4:21
  9. "Seven Kinds of Wonderful " - 5:21
  10. "Waking Up to Hand Grenades" - 5:34
  11. "Blue Order / New Monday " - 7:09

Personnel

Additional Musicians:

References

  1. ↑ "Allmusic review".
  2. ↑ "Drowned in Sound review".
  3. ↑ "NME review".
  4. ↑ "Pitchfork Media review".
  5. ↑ "Sputnik Music review".
  6. ↑ "The Brian Jonestown Massacre stream new album 'Aufheben' in full – listen". nme.com. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  7. ↑ "Brian Jonestown Massacre: New Album, Tour Dates". lollipop.com. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
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