Seizures (album)
Seizures is the third full-length studio album by Australian rock band Kisschasy, released through Below Par Records on 21 August 2009.[2] The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rob Schnapf.[3]
Writing process
All the songs were written by singer and guitarist Darren Cordeux. "I set up a home studio in Feb 08 and basically wrote for a year straight. It was a bit of a down year for me so I decided to make a record about life as a 23 year-old. It's more honest and raw than I've ever been - where Hymns looked to a lot of outside sources for inspiration, this record is a lot more introspective - which is scary as hell! I got ripped off, pissed off, watched a lot of TV, drank myself into a stupor consistently and had a great time doing it. These are some of the things you can expect to hear on this record."[4] He said that he got the idea for the name "Seizures" while reading. "I was reading a book by Dr Oliver Sacks called 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat' and in one chapter he tells a story about a few patients who were either epileptic or stroke victims and every time they would seizure they'd remember things from their past that had long been forgotten. Some of these memories were quite painful but others were wonderful moments of music or love. The songs on this record are my versions of the seizures those patients experienced - they will always bring me back to a certain time in my life" [4]
Singles and promotion
The album's first single, "Generation Why", was released to radio airplay and as a digital download on 7 July 2009.[3][5] The song's music video was released onto YouTube prior to the single on 24 Jun 2009.[6] It was posted on their MySpace page on the same day as the video was posted and released as a CD single on 3 July 2009.[2][7] The song is said to be about "armchair philosophers who love to complain," according to songwriter Darren Cordeux, who also said, "The title kind of came after the song was written so its not exactly specific to 'my generation' but I do spend the most time with people around my own age so I guess it could be taken that way".[3]
The album's second single, "Turnaround", was released to radio airplay and as a digital download in September 2009. The video was filmed at Darlinghurst Community Centre, Sydney and features a preacher-like person trying to sell snakeoil cures to the audience.
On the 14th of January, 2010 it was announced on the band's website that the third single off the album would be "Dinosaur".[5] The music video for premiered on the 11th of February on the Nova website.[8] The video featured two animated dinosaurs. The video was created by Swinburne University student, Chris Scott Baker, who won the competition run by the band for Australian film animation students.[9]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Darren Cordeux.
| 1. |
"Seizures" |
3:32 |
| 2. |
"Generation Why" |
2:43 |
| 3. |
"Weekend" |
2:43 |
| 4. |
"Turnaround" |
3:43 |
| 5. |
"Let's Get Personal!" |
2:49 |
| 6. |
"Tarantula" |
2:07 |
| 7. |
"Strawberry Jam" |
4:01 |
| 8. |
"We All Need to Be Alone" |
2:05 |
| 9. |
"Alphamale" |
2:06 |
| 10. |
"Strange Stranger" |
2:21 |
| 11. |
"Dinosaur" |
3:07 |
| 13. |
"Hey Dancer" |
2:46 |
| 14. |
"Lungs" (demo) |
4:00 |
| 1. |
"The Making of Seizures, a documentary" |
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| 2. |
"Track by Track, an insight from the band" |
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| 3. |
"Generation Why" (Behind the scene) |
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| 4. |
"Generation Why" (Music video) |
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Personnel
Band
Additional musicians
- Rob Schnapf – additional keys, guitars and vocals
- The Steel Train Choir – gang vocals on "Turnaround"
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Production
Artwork
- Simon Ozolins – photography
- Mathematics – art direction, design
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References
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- Darren Cordeux
- Joel Vanderuit
- Sean Thomas
- Karl Ammitzboll
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