It's Understood
It's Understood is Estradasphere's first studio album. It was released on Mimicry Records on June 26, 2000.
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| Released | June 26, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 at ROHYPONOL_Studios911 | |||
| Genre | Experimental music | |||
| Length | 74:57 | |||
| Label | Mimicry | |||
| Producer | Tim Smolens | |||
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Notably, the first track on the album, "Hunger Strike", sets the tone of Estradasphere by covering a wide range of musical genres. The song is just less than twenty minutes long and is the longest studio recording of an Estradasphere song.
Tracks 6-9 are songs that form the four part composition titled "The Princes of Xibalba".
Tracks 2 and 11 are not performed, but electronically sequenced by Tim Smolens and parody the music from popular video games such as Super Mario Bros.
Track 12 was recorded at a violin recital for Estradasphere member Timb Harris. All other tracks were recorded at ROHYPONOL_Studios911 in 1999.
Track listing
- "Hunger Strike" (Jason Schimmel and Estradasphere) – 19:30
- "Cloud Land" (Tim Smolens) – 1:04
- "The Transformation" (Schimmel) – 8:25
- "Danse of Tosho and Slavi/Randy's Desert Adventure" (John Whooley and Schimmel) (Lyrics by David Murray) – 7:29
- "The Trials and Tribulations of Parking On Your Front Lawn" (Public Domain) – 4:14
The Princes of Xibalba – 11:28
- "The Princes" (Smolens) – 2:24
- "Los Dias Sin Dias" (Smolens) – 2:52
- "XQuiQ" (Smolens) – 2:43
- "Hunnahpu and Xbalanque" (Smolens) – 3:29
- "Spreading The Disease" (Murray, Smolens and G. Light) – 8:10
- "Planet Sparkle/Court Yard Battle 1" (Smolens) – 2:21
- "D♭ Hell" (Whooley and Schimmel) – 12:16
Album credits
The band
- David Murray – drums, didgeridoo, flute, jaminator, vocals
- Tim Smolens – bass, throat, vocals, keyboard
- Jason Schimmel – guitars, banjo, piano, vocals
- John Whooley – saxophones, vocals, percussion
- Timb Harris – violin, trumpet, mandolin, vocals
Additional musicians
- Aaron Seeman – accordion on tracks 1, 4, 5
- MonoMan (TM) – positive feedback on track 12
- Joel Robinow – lead vocals on track 3
- Luke Kirley – trombone on track 3
- George – mystery rap on track 3
Estradasphere circus
- Atrocity & the Death Metal Cheerleaders
- Gren Enyan – Yoga & Spiritual Advisor
- David Poznanter – Balloons, Unicycle & Juggling
- MonoMan (TM) – Disease Transmission
- Soren – Gorilla Suit Guy
- Kim – Chair Massage
- Erin Wood – Pentagram & Sword
- James Vergon – Fan That Wouldn't Go Away
- Iris – Belly Dancing
- George – Book
- Isaac & Jessica – Fire Dancers
Other contributions
Audio
- Produced and Engineered by Tim Smolens
- Mixed by Tim Smolens and Trey Spruance
- Mastered by George Horn, February 2000
Various
- Art Direction – David Murray
- Cover Design – Arena Reed
- Design Assist – Margaret Murray
- Cover Photo – Joey Ryken
- Burning Man Stage – James Vergen
- Group Photos – Greg Enyart & Janette Jancovicova
- MonoMan (TM) – David Murray
- Death Metal Cheerleaders – Naiya C.
- Spreading the Disease – David Murray
References
- McCarthy, Kieran. It's Understood review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-12.