''Robot Hive / Exodus'' is the seventh full-length studio album by American rock band Clutch, released in 2005 on the

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label.

Album information

The original release of the album contained 14 tracks, though it had 15 on some editions, namely the single and title track of the compilation album, '' Slow Hole to China: Rare and Unreleased''. It included two Blues covers, one by the legendary Howlin' Wolf and one by Mississippi Fred McDowell, continuing the band's musical virtuosity and their habit of playing various styles on their albums. Robot Hive/Exodus also signified the beginning of keyboard player Mick Schauer's time with the band. Schauer would also contribute to their next album, '' From Beale Street to Oblivion'' and subsequent tours. A reissue of the album was released on September 28, 2010 with only the original 14 tracks, with a slightly different album cover design and an accompanying DVD of their performance at the "

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" festival in July 2005.

In popular culture

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. *The song "10001110101" was featured in the video game ''

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Track listing

All tracks written by Clutch, except where noted. Track 15 is included as a bonus track on some editions of this album. "What Would A Wookie Do?" and "Bottoms Up, Socrates" were both recorded during the Robot Hive/Exodus sessions but appear on the compilation album '' Pitchfork & Lost Needles'', which is a reissue of the original EP's Clutch released in the '90s; ''

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'', and these 2005 session out-takes.

Personnel

Neil Fallon Neil Fallon (born October 25, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the rock band Clutch. He is also the lead singer for The Company Band and Dunsmuir, and joined The Bak ...

– vocals, guitar, percussion *

Tim Sult Richard Timothy Sult is an American musician best known as the guitarist for rock band Clutch. He is also the guitarist for an instrumental side project, The Bakerton Group, and an occasional member of the reggae rock / stoner rock Stoner ...

– guitar *Dan Maines – bass *

Jean-Paul Gaster Jean-Paul Gaster (born June 19, 1971) is the drummer for American rock band Clutch. Style and influences Jean-Paul Gaster learned to play drums by playing along to 1960s and 1970s heavy rock bands like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, ZZ Top and Black ...

– drums, percussion * Mick Schauer – Hammond Organ,

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Production

* Produced by Clutch and J. Robbins * Recorded by J. Robbins at Bearsville Studios , Uncle Punchy Studios and the Magpie Gage * Engineered by Chris Laidlaw and John Agnello at Bearsville Studios and Larry Packer at Uncle Punchy Studios * Mixed by John Agnello and Assisted by Ted young at Water Music Records,

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*Mastered by Allan Douchess at West West Studio *Art and layout by Nick Lakiotes for Six Point Harness

Charts

References

External links

Clutch's official website
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