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by the Norwegian

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The album was produced by Øystein Greni and recorded at his Grand Sport Studios. It was mixed by American producer and engineer

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Overview

Øystein Greni described the record as minimalistic and reminiscent of the Dinosaur Jr. and

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. According to the frontman, what sets the album apart is its minimalistic indie production and variety. This is Bigbang's first album without an instrumental track or acoustic ballad. It is also the band's first album since '' Waxed'' in 1995 to be released through Greni's Grand Sport Records indie label. The four-year deal with Warner Norway ended with '' Radio Radio TV Sleep'' as Greni chose to produce his own records. A different version of "On Your Mind" was previously released on the ''Smiling For'' EP in 2001. An alternative version of "Not a Rolling Stone" appeared on a two-track EP of the same name, released later in 2005, which also included documentary footage and a ''Saturn Freeway'' video.

Track listing

Personnel

Bigbang * Øystein Greni – lead vocals, guitars, percussion *Erik Tresselt – bass, backing vocals * Olaf Olsen – drums, percussion, backing vocals Additional personnel * Christian Engfelt – engineer * Helge Sten – engineer (additional) * Nils B. Kvam – engineer (additional) * Sylvia Massy Shivy – mixer * Kalé Holmes – mixer (assistant) * Rich Veltrop – mixer (assistant) * Vlado Meller – mastering * Ståle Storløkken – keyboards (track 3, 4, 9 and 10) * Nikolai Eilertsen – guitar (track 8), piano (track 7) * Christer Engen – drums (track 8) * Hege Rimestad – violin (track 2) * Lise Sørensen – violin (track 2) * Bjørn Asper – horns (track 7) * Svein Greni – horns (track 7) * Tarjei Grimsby – horns (track 7) * Tara Creme – arrangements (track 11) * David Hernando – conductor (track 11) * The Bratislava Symphony Orchestra – orchestra (track 11) *Maria Orieta – piano (track 11) *Thor S. Greni – creative supervisor (track 2 and 4) *

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– creative supervisor (track 1, 3, 5 and 11) *Nils Vik – photograph *Sebastian Ludvigsen – photograph *Dimitri Kayiambakis – artwork

Notes

References

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