Music from the Eather is the ninth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on October 26, 2012 by 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.
| Music from the Eather | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2012[1] | |||
| Recorded | Amplified Intuitive State / Deep Eddy, Austin, Texas | |||
| Genre | Electro-Industrial | |||
| Length | 147:12 | |||
| Label | Alfa Matrix | |||
| Producer | Gary Dassing | |||
| Mentallo & The Fixer chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe 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
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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
editAll tracks are written by Gary W. Dassing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editAdapted from the Arrange the Molecule liner notes.[9]
Mentallo & The Fixer
- Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – programming, arrangements, producer
Production and design
- Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – musical assistance
- Oliver Haecker – Cover art, illustrations, design
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2012 | Alfa Matrix | CD, DL | AM1186DCD |
| 2015 | DL | AM 2186DJ |
References
edit- ^ "Alfa Matrix latest releases". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mentallo & the Fixer - 'Music From The Eather' 2CD". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Mentallo & the Fixer - 'Music From The Eather' 3CD (limited)". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c d 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. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Nekrotique, Amy (November 27, 2012). "Music From the Eather - Mentallo & The Fixer". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Arrange the Molecule (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Brussels, Belgium: Alfa Matrix. 2017.
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External links
edit- Music From the Eather at Discogs (list of releases)
- Music From the Eather at Bandcamp
- Music From the Eather at iTunes