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Estradasphere Estradasphere was an American experimental band that originated in Santa Cruz, California, during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in Seattle, consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical back ...
's first studio album. It was released on Mimicry Records on June 26, 2000. The first track on the album, "Hunger Strike", sets the tone of Estradasphere by covering a wide range of musical genres. The song is just less than twenty minutes long and is the longest studio recording of an Estradasphere song. Tracks 6 through 9 are songs that form the four part composition titled "The Princes of Xibalba". Tracks 2 and 11 are not performed, but electronically sequenced by
Tim Smolens Estradasphere was an American experimental band that originated in Santa Cruz, California, during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in Seattle, consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical back ...
and parody the music from popular video games such as
Super Mario Bros is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The successor to the 1983 arcade game ''Mario Bros.'' and the first game in the ''Super Mario'' series, it was first released in 1985 for th ...
. Track 12 was recorded at a violin recital for Estradasphere member
Timb Harris Timba Harris (born September 21, 1977) is a violinist, violist, trumpet player, and composer. He is an active touring and recording member of Trey Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3, a founding member of the band Estradasphere, and one half of the elect ...
. All other tracks were recorded at ROHYPONOL_Studios911 in 1999.


Track listing

# "Hunger Strike" (
Jason Schimmel Jason Schimmel (born June 30, 1978) is an American composer, guitarist, musician, recording engineer and producer from Los Angeles, California. He is a founding member of the bands Estradasphere, Red Fiction (formerly known as Atomic Ape), and Ora ...
and Estradasphere) – 19:30 # "Cloud Land" (Tim Smolens) – 1:04 # "The Transformation" (Schimmel) – 8:25 # "Danse of Tosho and Slavi/Randy's Desert Adventure" (
John Whooley John Whooley, now John Whoolilurie, is a California-based musician best known for playing the saxophone and other instruments with the band Estradasphere. In addition to performing, he also composed much of the band's music until he left the band ...
and Schimmel) (Lyrics by David Murray) – 7:29 # "The Trials and Tribulations of Parking On Your Front Lawn" (Public Domain) – 4:14 #: The Princes of Xibalba – 11:28 #
  • "The Princes" (Smolens) – 2:24 # "Los Dias Sin Dias" (Smolens) – 2:52 # "XQuiQ" (Smolens) – 2:43 # "Hunnahpu and Xbalanque" (Smolens) – 3:29 #: #
  • "Spreading The Disease" (Murray, Smolens and G. Light) – 8:10 # "Planet Sparkle/Court Yard Battle 1" (Smolens) – 2:21 # "D♭ Hell" (Whooley and Schimmel) – 12:16


    Album credits


    The band

    * David Murray – drums,
    didgeridoo The didgeridoo (; also spelt didjeridu, among other variants) is a wind instrument, played with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing. The didgeridoo was developed by ...
    , flute, jaminator, vocals *
    Tim Smolens Estradasphere was an American experimental band that originated in Santa Cruz, California, during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in Seattle, consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical back ...
    – bass, throat, vocals, keyboard *
    Jason Schimmel Jason Schimmel (born June 30, 1978) is an American composer, guitarist, musician, recording engineer and producer from Los Angeles, California. He is a founding member of the bands Estradasphere, Red Fiction (formerly known as Atomic Ape), and Ora ...
    – guitars, banjo, piano, vocals *
    John Whooley John Whooley, now John Whoolilurie, is a California-based musician best known for playing the saxophone and other instruments with the band Estradasphere. In addition to performing, he also composed much of the band's music until he left the band ...
    – saxophones, vocals, percussion *
    Timb Harris Timba Harris (born September 21, 1977) is a violinist, violist, trumpet player, and composer. He is an active touring and recording member of Trey Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3, a founding member of the band Estradasphere, and one half of the elect ...
    – violin, trumpet, mandolin, vocals


    Additional musicians

    *Aaron Seeman – accordion on tracks 1, 4, 5 *MonoMan (TM) – positive feedback on track 12 *Joel Robinow – lead vocals on track 3 *Luke Kirley – trombone on track 3 *George – mystery rap on track 3


    Estradasphere circus

    *Atrocity & the Death Metal Cheerleaders *Gren Enyan – Yoga & Spiritual Advisor *David Poznanter – Balloons, Unicycle & Juggling *MonoMan (TM) – Disease Transmission *Soren – Gorilla Suit Guy *Kim – Chair Massage *Erin Wood – Pentagram & Sword *James Vergon – Fan That Wouldn't Go Away *Iris – Belly Dancing *George – Book *Isaac & Jessica – Fire Dancers


    Other contributions


    Audio

    *Produced and Engineered by Tim Smolens *Mixed by Tim Smolens and
    Trey Spruance Preston Lea "Trey" Spruance III (born August 14, 1969) is an American composer, producer, and musician who co-founded the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle. He is also leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3. Originally a guitarist and ...
    *Mastered by George Horn, February 2000


    Various

    *Art Direction – David Murray *Cover Design – Arena Reed *Design Assist – Margaret Murray *Cover Photo – Joey Ryken *Burning Man Stage – James Vergen *Group Photos – Greg Enyart & Janette Jancovicova *MonoMan (TM) – David Murray *Death Metal Cheerleaders – Naiya C. *Spreading the Disease – David Murray


    References

    {{Authority control 2000 albums Estradasphere albums Web of Mimicry albums