''Ectopia'' is an
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
from
Steroid Maximus Steroid Maximus is a musical project led by Australian composer J.G. Thirlwell. Mostly instrumental music, Steroid Maximus contains elements of jazz, big band, avant-garde, soundtrack and exotica styles.
Thirlwell is best known for his rock-oriente ...
. It was released on May 28, 2002 by
Ipecac Recordings
Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith No M ...
.
''Ectopia'' is
Ectopic Entertainment
Self Immolation is a record label and publishing company run by J. G. Thirlwell. Originally an actual label for Thirlwell's self-released early Foetus EPs and albums, Self Immolation became more akin to a vanity label for Thirlwell's release ...
#ECT ENTS 023.
Track listing
All songs by
J. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus (band), Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for Juxtaposition, juxtaposing a variety o ...
unless noted.
#"The Trembler" – 5:23
#"Seventy Cops" – 4:50
#"L'espion Qui a Pleure" – 4:16
#"Naught"
(Thirlwell, Jim Coleman) – 4:52
#"Chain Reaction" – 4:11
#"Bad Day in Greenpoint"
(Thirlwell, Brian Emrich
Brian Emrich (born April 14, 1961) is a sound designer, composer, and musician. His sound design credits include the films ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', ''One Hour Photo'' and ''Phone Booth''. He records music under the moniker Psilonaut, ...
) – 4:17
#"Aclectasis" – 4:18
#"Tarmac a Gris Gris" – 3:56
#"'Pusher' Jones" – 3:49
#"Wm" – 3:02
#"Chaiste" – 6:49
#"Enzymes" – 2:33
*The flute throughout "The Trembler" is actually a sample from the
Jethro Tull song "My God".
*The bizarre sounding chants occurring a little after the halfway mark of "Aclectasis" is a sample of the soundtrack for "One Step Beyond", which was covered by the band Fantômas on their album ''The Director's Cut''. Fantômas's vocalist, Mike Patton, is one of the two founders of Ipecac Recordings. Both ''The Director's Cut'' and ''Ectopia'' were released on this label.
Personnel and production
*
J. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus (band), Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for Juxtaposition, juxtaposing a variety o ...
– performance, production, engineering, sleeve design
*
Brian Emrich
Brian Emrich (born April 14, 1961) is a sound designer, composer, and musician. His sound design credits include the films ''π'', ''Requiem for a Dream'', ''One Hour Photo'' and ''Phone Booth''. He records music under the moniker Psilonaut, ...
– additional sounds (6)
*
Jim Coleman – additional sounds (4)
*
Christian Gibbs –
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
(3)
*
Steve Bernstein –
trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...
(2, 8, 9)
*John Golden – mastering
References
External links
*
''Ectopia''at foetus.org
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2002 albums
Ipecac Recordings albums
Steroid Maximus albums
Albums produced by JG Thirlwell