Are You Involved? is the second major label album release by Perth alternative rock band Gyroscope. The album was released on 25 September 2005 in Australia[1] and debuted at No. 20 on the Australian album charts.[2][3] It was produced by Mark Trombino and recorded at Doug Messenger's harddrive analog and digital in North Hollywood, California.
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| Released | 25 September 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:48 | |||
| Label | Festival Mushroom Records | |||
| Producer | Mark Trombino | |||
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The album was originally proposed to be recorded at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne with Mark Hoppus (Blink 182's bass player ) producing. Hoppus however had to withdraw from the project ten days before recording commenced. The band were able to secure producer, Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, Rocket from the Crypt, The Living End) at the last minute but had to shift their recording venue to Los Angeles.[4]
At the J Award of 2005, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[5]
At the 2006 West Australian Music Industry Awards, the album won Most Popular Album.[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Daniel Sanders, Rob Nassif, Brad Campell & Zoran Trivic.[7]
- "Don't Look Now, But I Think I'm Sweating Blood" – 1:28
- "Fast Girl" – 3:25
- "Beware Wolf" – 3:23
- "Mistakes & Ladders" – 3:17
- "A Slow Dance" – 4:06
- "Sexxxy" – 4:02
- "Dream Vs. Scream" – 3:35
- "Raindrops" – 5:08
- "22 of 3" – 4:01
- "Missed the Point" – 3:06
- "Don't Let the Light in" – 3:52
- "She Will Come" – 2:25
References
edit- ^ "Archived Australian Releases". ARIA. September 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Gyroscope - Are You Involved?". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Gyroscope on Yahoo.com Archived 24 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gyroscope conquer their second album, "Are You Involved"". Australian Music Online. 4 October 2005. Archived from the original on 21 November 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "The J Award 2005". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "WAMi AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS". WAMi Festival 2006. WAMi Festival. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 February 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "'Fast Girl' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Fast Girl; or at 'Performer:' Gyroscope
External links
edit- Are You Involved? at MusicBrainz (list of releases)