Music from the Eather
Music from the Eather is an album by Texan industrial band Mentallo and the Fixer, released on 26 October 2012 through Alfa Matrix. The album was released as a two CD standard version[2] and a limited edition box set[3] containing an additional third CD, a sticker, a postcard and a poster.
Background
The album keeps "the theme developed on the last conceptual Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst album, dealing with higher or altered states of consciousness-experiences Gary Dassing has personally gone through."[2] "I just wanted to work on music that would stimulate my ears. I wanted to do things that would trip me out!", explains Dassing.[2] The warning on the album cover Be cautious using this substance refers to this theme. Music from the Eather completely avoids vocals.[4] However, voice and other samples are frequently used. Several tracks are remixes or appear to be reworks of songs of the same album and of Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst. The track Opening the Bandwidth for the Cosmic Signal was first released as a reworked version on the EP Commandments for the Molecular Age.[5]
Critical reception
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| Brutal Resonance | Mixed[6] |
| I Die: You Die | Favorable[7] |
| Santa Sangre | Favorable[8] |
| Side-Line | 8/10[4] |
Critics noted the experimental nature of Music from the Eather. Music magazine I Die: You Die wrote, "With Music From The Eather Dassing has, in a way, progressed into crafting the industrial equivalent of fusion jazz."[7] The album's "complexity has reached an untouchable degree of perfection", wrote music magazine Side Line.[4] Amy Nekrotique of Brutal Resonance described Music from the Eather as "absolutely exhausting to listen to".[6] "You really have to be a fan of Mentallo And The Fixer to fully enjoy this album", concludes Side Line.[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Gary W. Dassing.
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| 1. | "Disturbing the Priest" | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Metaphysical Agents" | 10:16 |
| 3. | "Warrior Within" | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Prelude to a Plateshift" | 5:32 |
| 5. | "Holywar in My Head" | 1:41 |
| 6. | "Untapped Regions" | 8:04 |
| 7. | "Watching the Stars Fall" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Shadow of My Former Self" | 7:43 |
| 9. | "Penicillin for the Soul" | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Wandering off in the Dark" | 12:11 |
| 11. | "Becoming the Candle Light (Defining Moment)" | 6:45 |
| 12. | "Sensory Illusion Destroyed" | 3:16 |
| 13. | "First Flower" | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 73:33 |
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| 1. | "Riding the Razors Edge" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Perma Fried" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Sensory Illusion Destroyed (Equivica Mix)" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Shaking, Seizures and Aftereffects" | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Frankenstein Molecule" | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Chakras and Studdering" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Beginning of the End" | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Perma Fried (Tantric Mix)" | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Occult Genetic Code" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Amigdula Sharp Bender" | 1:20 |
| 11. | "Shadow of My Former Self (Ego Shredder)" | 10:36 |
| 12. | "Complete Loss of Reality" | 2:35 |
| 13. | "Clarity of Perception" | 4:43 |
| 14. | "Shortcut to Self Harm" | 3:55 |
| 15. | "Dark Perceptions Unfolding" | 7:00 |
| 16. | "Everything Went Wrong" | 2:44 |
| 17. | "My Night Under the Crushing Mattress" | 3:09 |
| 18. | "Untapped Regions (A New Alloy Blooms in the Crucible)" | 5:42 |
| Total length: | 73:39 |
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| 1. | "Riding the Razors Edge (Empty Vial)" | 1:10 |
| 2. | "Complete Loss of Reality (Mescalito Mix)" | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Beginning of the End (Etheric Mix)" | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Spanning the Bandwidth" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Tektonik Plates" | 5:29 |
| 6. | "Opening the Bandwidth for the Cosmic Signal" | 5:18 |
| 7. | "Solar Flower" | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Wonderful World of Nausea" | 7:26 |
| 9. | "Warrior Within (Etheric Mix)" | 2:19 |
| 10. | "Complete Loss of Reality (Candyflip)" | 8:15 |
| 11. | "Tactile Mayhem" | 2:31 |
| 12. | "Holywar in My Head (Hyperaware)" | 2:02 |
| 13. | "Riding the Razors Edge (Datura Blackout)" | 5:20 |
| 14. | "Brief but Violent Illness (Silent Curandero)" | 5:39 |
| 15. | "Untapped Regions (Loops and Illusions)" | 5:45 |
| 16. | "Shortcut to Self Harm (4AM Fire Alarm)" | 4:55 |
| Total length: | 73:20 |
Personnel
- Gary W. Dassing – auditory arrangements, sound design, master production, composing, programming
- Dwayne Dassing – final master cut, additional assistance
- Oliver Haecker – artwork, layout
References
- ↑ "Alfa Matrix latest releases". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Mentallo & the Fixer - 'Music From The Eather' 2CD". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Mentallo & the Fixer - 'Music From The Eather' 3CD (limited)". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 P., D. (October 21, 2012). "Mentallo And The Fixer - Music From The Eather (3CD - Alfa Matrix)". Side-Line. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Mentallo And The Fixer - "Commandments For The Molecular Age" EPCD". alfa-matrix.com. April 21, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- 1 2 Nekrotique, Amy (November 27, 2012). "Music From the Eather - Mentallo & The Fixer". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- 1 2 Bruce (January 4, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer, "Music From The Eather"". I Die: You Die. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ↑ Marks, Peter (November 3, 2012). "Mentallo and the Fixer – Music From The Eather". Santa Sangre Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
