''Gumboot Soup'' is the thirteenth studio album by Australian
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
band
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are an Australian rock band formed in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band's current lineup consists of Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Cook Craig, Joey Walker, Lucas Harwood and Michael Cavanagh. They are ...
. It was released on 31 December 2017 by
Flightless
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. The album is the final of five albums released by the band in 2017. The artwork was designed by longtime band collaborator Jason Galea.
Background
Stu Mackenzie stated in an interview that the album is composed of songs that didn't fit in any of the other four albums released by the band in 2017, and that the album is more song oriented than the other releases that year. He also stated that he worked through the Christmas period of 2017 to complete the album before the end of the year.
Track listing
Vinyl releases have tracks 1–6 on Side A, and tracks 7–11 on Side B.
Personnel
Credits for ''Gumboot Soup'' adapted from liner notes.
[Track listing and credits as per liner notes for ''Gumboot Soup'' album]
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
* Michael Cavanagh – drums (tracks 1–9, 11)
*
Cook Craig
Nicholas Roderick "Cook" Craig is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter and is a part of groups King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and the Murlocs. Craig releases music under the name Pipe-Eye.
Pipe-Eye's debut EP ''Cosmic Blip'' was re ...
– guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9), vocals (tracks 3, 6), keys (tracks 3, 6), bass guitar (tracks 3, 6), mellotron (track 6)
* Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8–11), harmonica (tracks 9, 10), synthesizer (track 7), keys (track 9)
*
Stu Mackenzie
Stuart Douglas Mackenzie is an Australian musician best known as the frontman of psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
Early life
Mackenzie grew up and went to school in Geelong. His father played guitar to him and his brother ...
– vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7–11), keys (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11), percussion (tracks 1–4, 9–11), guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10), mellotron (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10), flute (tracks 1, 3–6), saxophone (tracks 4, 5, 6, 9), bass (tracks 1, 10), synthesizer (tracks 2, 7), drums (track 10)
* Eric Moore – drums (tracks 7, 9)
* Lucas Skinner – bass (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9), keys (tracks 8, 11), piano (track 1)
* Joey Walker – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), bass (tracks 5, 8, 11), synthesizer (track 5), vocals (track 5), percussion (track 5)
Production
* Stu Mackenzie – recording (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7–11), additional recording (tracks 2–6), mixing (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11)
* Cook Craig – recording (tracks 3, 6)
* Joey Walker – recording (track 5), mixing (tracks 2, 5)
* Michael Badger – mixing (tracks 1, 7, 8)
* Joe Carra – mastering
Design
* Jason Galea – artwork and layout
* Jamie Wdziekonski – photography
Charts
References
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2017 albums
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard albums
Flightless (record label) albums
Stoner rock albums
Neo-psychedelia albums
Psychedelic rock albums by Australian artists