''Fiendish'' is the first album (previous album ''

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'' isn't considered official by the band) released by composer

Phideaux Xavier Phideaux Xavier (born Scott Riggs; January 14, 1963) is an American television director, and composer of modern technological music that he describes as 'psychedelic progressive gothic rock', who grew up near New York City but now lives in Los ...

. In 2002, Phideaux began to work with Gabriel Moffat, on a series of new demos. He got back together with drummer Rich Hutchins and recorded songs for what would become the album ''Fiendish''. The finished work was described by Phideaux as "progressive space folk". The longest track, "Soundblast," took its lyrics from a leaflet dropped over Japan shortly after the detonation of the

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atomic bomb at Hiroshima. This album was released in 2003, despite 2004 being referred to as the copyright year on the artwork.

Tracks

#"Fragment" (04:12) #"Animal Games" (03:30) #"100 Mg" (03:12) #"100 Coda" (02:24) #"Hellphone" (02:10) #"Little Monster" (05:12) #"Headstones" (04:15) #"Fiendish" (02:59) #"Vultures & Mosquitoes" (04:18) #"Soundblast" (07:17) #"Space Brother" (05:23) Phideaux Xavier albums 2003 albums {{2003-rock-album-stub