''Visits from Future Technology'' is the second studio album by British singer

Shaun Ryder Shaun William George Ryder (born 23 August 1962) is an English singer, songwriter and poet. As lead singer of Happy Mondays, he was a leading figure in the Madchester cultural scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1993, he formed Bl ...

, the frontman of

Happy Mondays Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up consisted of brothers Shaun Ryder (vocals) and Paul Ryder (bass), Gaz Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry la ...

and

Black Grape Black Grape are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1993, featuring former members of Happy Mondays and Ruthless Rap Assassins. Their musical style fuses funk and electronic rock with electronic programming and samples. History Forma ...

. It was produced by Sunny Levine and released on 20 August 2021 by SWRX Recordings, Ryder's own label. "Mumbo Jumbo" was released as the first single from the album in June 2021.

Track listing

#"Mumbo Jumbo" (Shaun Ryder, Sunny Levine, Ariel Rosenberg) – 3:38 #"Close the Dam" (Ryder, Levine, Amir Yaghmai) – 4:01 #"Pop Star's Daughters" (Ryder, Levine, Rosenberg) – 3:52 #"Monster" (Ryder, Levine, Eamond Ryland) – 4:30 #"Honey Put the Kettle On" (Ryder, Levine, Giuseppe Patane) – 3:11 #"Crazy Bitches" (Ryder, Levine, Yaghmai) – 3:12 #"Straighten Me Up" (Ryder, Levine, Yaghmai) – 3:44 #"I Can Stop Anytime" (Ryder, Levine) – 4:00 #"Electric Scales" (Ryder, Levine, Patane) – 3:28 #"Turn Off the Air" (Ryder, Levine, Rosenberg) – 3:02 #"Clubbing Rabbits" (Ryder, Dan Broad, Gary Whelan) – 4:59

Personnel

Personnel per sleeve. *

– lead vocals, background vocals *Sunny Levine – riddim, synths, tings, background vocals *

Ariel Pink Ariel Marcus Rosenberg ( ; born June 24, 1978), professionally known as Ariel Pink, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work draws heavily from the popular music of the 1960s–1980s. His lo-fi aesthetic and home-recorded al ...

– guitar, bass, keyboards, background vocals, beatbox *Amir Yaghmai – guitar, bass, plucked violin, synth *Eamond Ryland – guitar, pedal steel, bass *

Joachim Cooder Joachim Herbert Cooder (born August 23, 1978) is a drummer, percussionist, composer, and keyboardist best known for his collaborations with his father, Ry Cooder. Early life Cooder began to play drums at the age of 5, inspired by Jim Keltner. C ...

– percussion *

John Carroll Kirby John Carroll Kirby (born February 26, 1983) is an American pianist, record producer and composer based in Los Angeles, California, United States. As a musician, Kirby has collaborated with artists including Remi Wolf, Solange, Frank Ocean, Mil ...

– keyboards, synth bass, synths *Julie Gordon – background vocals *Giuseppe Patane – bass, guitar, synths *Jesse Nolan – guitar *Dan Broad – synths, guitar *Norman Mcleod – pedal steel

References

{{Reflist Shaun Ryder albums 2021 albums