Intimate Lightning is the third full-length album by American noise rock band Neptune, released on March 20, 2004, by Mr. Records (CD) / 100% Breakfast Records (LP).
| Intimate Lightning | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 20, 2004 |
| Recorded | 2003 |
| Studio | BC, Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York City |
| Genre | |
| Length | 36:59 |
| Label | Mr. Records (CD) / 100% Breakfast (LP) |
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[1] |
Pitchfork writer Joe Tangari described the album's songs as "tightly wound nailbombs of rapidly shifting meters, clanging rhythms, and mathtacular start/stop passages designed for maximum sensory damage. Sanford's vocals are secondary, it seems, to the grotesque clatter surrounding them – he whispers and growls squarely in the middle of the mix, perfectly content to let the pummeling grooves overwhelm his Dadaist lyrics." In Chicago-based independent music magazine Punk Planet's 62nd issue, reviewer Rex Reason stated while attempting to review Intimate Lightning: "The use of certain comparisons is warned against when reviewing records. At the top of the list are "if Band A and Band B had a baby..." and "if Band A and Band B were in a blender..." This record sounds like a swarm of insects making a baby with a band in a blender."[2]
Packaging
editIntimate Lightning was issued on CD by Boston, MA independent label Mr. Records. The LP version was released by Cambridge, MA independent record label 100% Breakfast Records and was pressed on white vinyl. Due to several production errors at the pressing plant, only 141 copies of the Intimate Lightning LP were released.[3]
On the vinyl version, side A ends in a locked groove with the culmination of the track "At the Pink Pony". On the CD version, "At the Pink Pony" slowly cross-fades into the next track "Automatic".
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Neptune, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tiny Conductor" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Misty" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Silver Planets" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "A Little Spider" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "At the Pink Pony" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Automatic" (written by Jane Wiedlin, originally performed by the Go Go's) | 2:38 |
| 7. | "In This Hemisphere" | 5:05 |
| 8. | "A Car Is a Weapon" | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Jeremy Bentham" | 2:27 |
| 10. | "The Gilded Bomb" | 5:47 |
Personnel
editNeptune
- Jason Sidney Sanford – guitar, vocals
- Mark William Pearson – bass, vocals
- John Douglas Manson – drums, vocals
- Daniel Paul Boucher – percussion, violin, backing vocals
Production
- Martin Bisi – recording, mixing engineer
- Neptune – mixing, production
- John Jacobson – mastering (Sound Station Seven, Providence, Rhode Island)
Packaging and design
- James Quigley – illustration, layout
References
edit- ^ Tangari, Joe (June 20, 2004). "Neptune – Intimate Lightning review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 20, 2004.
- ^ Reason, Rex (2004-07-01). "Neptune – Intimate Lightning CD". Punk Planet. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Intimate Lightning vinyl release notes". Discogs. Retrieved 9 July 2024.