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''Neveroddoreven'' (sometimes stylised as ''NeveroddoreveN'') is the second studio album by English
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duo
I Monster I Monster are an English electronic music duo, composed of the Sheffield based record producers Dean Honer and Jarrod Gosling. I Monster and its label Twins of Evil are both named after horror films starring Peter Cushing (i.e., ''I, Monster' ...
. It was originally released on 21 July 2003 by Instant Karma sublabel
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during "a period of transition for the band's label". It was recorded in the home studio of band member Dean Honer. The title is a
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. "The Blue Wrath" was used in the 2004 British comedy ''
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'' and appeared on the movie's soundtrack. The I Monster version of "Daydream in Blue" was used as theme music for the 2002 French action movie Steal and appeared in a television commercial for the
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in 2005. The song was also used in the 2016 episode "eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc" in Season 2 of ''
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''. In his review of the album for ''
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'', Ben Mortimer said that it contained "playful, twisted pop tunes."


Track listing

All tracks written, produced, and performed by Dean Honer and Jarrod Gosling unless otherwise noted. *"Dinner Jazz" is hidden, found only by rewinding to before the first track. #"Some Thing's Coming" – 3:27 #"Daydream in Blue" – 3:39 #*Sample: "Daydream" performed by the Gunter Kallmann Choir #"Hey Mrs." – 4:16 #*Guitar:
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#"Everyone's A Loser" – 3:16 #*Backing vocals: Nesreen Shah #*Guitar: Duncan Wheat #*Guitar: Richard Hawley #"Heaven" – 3:54 #*Backing vocals: Tiana Krahn #*Sample: " When You Are Gone" by
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#"Who Is She?" – 3:31 #*Sample: "The Vengeance of She (Who Is She?)" by
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from the soundtrack of the 1968 film ''
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'' #"I Missed You So" – 0:56 #"Stobart's Blues" – 4:41 #*Guitar: Richard Hawley #"The Backseat Of My Car" – 4:14 #*Vocals: Marion Benoist (of
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) #*Trombone:
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(of
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) #"A Scarecrow's Tale" – 0:49 #"These Are Our Children" – 4:08 #*Vocals: Julia Roddison and Ruth Myczko #*Backing vocals: Pupils of The Yorkshire School of Performing Arts #"The Blue Wrath" – 1:33 #*The backing music is taken from one of the rhythm soundbanks of the legendary British instrument the
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#"Sunny Delights" – 4:40 #*Vocals: Marion Benoist #*Sample: " Sunny" (
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) performed by
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#"Cells" – 4:29 #*Bass: Dave Williamson #"Big End" – 6:30 #*Drums:
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*The song "Big End" ends at minute 1:40. After 2 minutes of silence (1:40 - 3:40), begins the
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"Lucifer You Are A Devil".


''NeveroddoreveN: Remodeled''

The album was
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in 2004 by Instant Karma with different album artwork and a revised track list appealing to the label's perception of popular demand.Instant Karma
> I Monster > News While the word Remodeled does not officially appear on the album, it is often used to help distinguish it from the original. "Hey Mrs." was replaced with a remix that gained popularity through use in advertisements, including commercials for
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and the television series ''
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''. A small section of "Stobart's Blues" was removed, "The Backseat of My Car" was also remixed, and "The Blue Wrath" was expanded.


Remodeled track listing

*"Cells" is hidden, found only by rewinding to before the first track. **Bass: Dave Williamson #"Some Thing's Coming" – 3:27 #"Daydream in Blue" – 3:40 #*Sample: "Daydream" performed by the Gunter Kallman Choir #"Hey Mrs. lamour Puss Mix – 4:38 #*Guitar: Richard Hawley #*Additional guitar: Fred de Fred (of
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) #"Everyone's a Loser" – 3:15 #*Backing vocals: Nesreen Shah #*Guitar: Duncan Wheat #*Guitar: Richard Hawley #"Heaven" – 3:54 #*Backing vocals: Tiana Krahn #*Sample: "When You Are Gone" by Jim Reeves #"Who Is She?" – 3:30 #*Sample: "The Vengeance of She (Who Is She?)" by Mario Nascimbene from the soundtrack of the 1968 film ''The Vengeance of She'' #"A Scarecrow's Tale" – 0:42 #"Stobart's Blues" – 4:20 #"The Backseat of My Car ticky Black Vinyl Mix – 3:01 #*Vocals: Marion Benoist #*Trombone: Simon Stafford #*Drums: Ross Orton #"These Are Our Children" – 4:06 #"Sunny Delights" – 4:50 #"The Blue Wrath
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– 2:32 * "Lucifer You Are A Devil" appears again as the final (hidden) track on the album. The hidden track "Cells" does not appear on the mp3 version of the album. "Lucifer" has been appended to "The Blue Wrath"


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