''Modes of Transportation Vol. 1'' is the debut album by
Spookey Ruben
Spookey Ruben (born Alan F. Deil) is a Canadian musician, producer, songwriter, composer, and filmmaker. Best known for his song and music video "These Days Are Old", Spookey's songwriting and eccentric production techniques often contrast high a ...
, released in 1995.
Track listing
# "Terra Magnifica" – 1:04
# "These Days Are Old" – 3:44
# "Crystal Cradle" – 3:51
# "Running Away" – 3:19
# "Welcome to the House of Food" – 4:59
# "Wendy Mcdonald" – 4:03
# "The Size of You" – 2:36
# "It's Not What You Do It's You" – 4:46
# "Mars" – 0:34
# "Leave the City" – 4:37
# "Growing Up is Over?" - 2:39
# "Donate your Heart to a Stranger" - 6:30
# "Life Insurance" - 5:01
#* I)snowman
#* II)deepsea-diver
#* III)stolen car
Critical reception
In music site
Allmusic
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, reviewer Stanton Swihart states, "As inventive as it is, the album perhaps draws a bit too freely from the XTC melodic bag of tricks, and occasionally Ruben's most experimental quirks sabotage his songs. But on the whole, Modes of Transportation, Vol. 1 is a confectionary treat."
Popular cultural impact
The song ''These Days Are Old'' is used as
theme song
Theme music is a musical composition which is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at ...
of German TV talk show ''Zimmer frei!'' (roughly: "room to let").
Production
* Art director: Spookey Ruben
* All songs written, arranged and produced by: Spookey Ruben
* Engineers: Spookey Ruben, Gadi Foltys,
Mark Plati
Mark Plati is a New York–based musician, record producer, and songwriter, best known for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie.
Early life and education
Plati grew up in Aurora, Colorado. He studied at Indiana University's Jacobs School of ...
, Brad 'Merlin' Nelson
* Mastering:
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer. Over the course of his career, he has received over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize.
Career
Weinberg mastered Herbie Ha ...
* Design: Helios
* Photography: Taralea Cutler,
Michael Benabib
Michael Benabib is an American portrait photographer, known for his portraits of David Bowie, Tupac Shakur, Sean Combs, and Keith Richards among others. Notable portrait photography of public figures include Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz and Loret ...
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Musician Photography Luciana Haill, Felix Wittholtz, Spookey Ruben
References
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Spookey Ruben albums
1995 debut albums
TVT Records albums