''Vapor Transmission'' is the second album by American

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band

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. It was released on October 10, 2000. The first 1000 pressings (as well as the Japanese release) of the album included a bonus track known as "The Spectrum", which starts at the 6 minute mark of the last track "Where's Gerrold". Some packages of this album included an enhanced CD that contained a demo version of the song "Stitches," a remix, and a video for the single "Fiction (Dreams in Digital)". The aforementioned single received significant radio play upon release, reaching number 6 on the

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chart. A second single, "Opticon", had more moderate success, and was featured on the soundtrack to the 2001

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'' Valentine''. "Suckerface" and "Eva" were also released as

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. ''Vapor Transmission'' largely continues the style heard on '' Candyass''. However, while the

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remain prominent, heavily distorted guitars are slightly de-emphasized with a strong focus on melody.

Track listing

*"The Spectrum" was later featured on the compilation album ''MTV: The Return of the Rock, Vol. 2''. *Another song recorded during these sessions was "Sonic", among other demos.

Personnel

Band * Jay Gordon - lead vocals, engineering *

Ryan Shuck Ryan Shuck is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, producer, and entrepreneur. A co-founder of industrial rock band Orgy, Shuck is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist in electronic rock band Julien-K, and lead singer of the rock ...

- guitars, backing vocals *

Amir Derakh Amir Davidson, professionally known as Amir Derakh, is an American musician and record producer. He is currently the guitarist and the synthesizer player for the band Julien-K, and was the guitarist for the band Dead by Sunrise. He was once the g ...

- keyboards, backing vocals, engineering *

Paige Haley Paige Haley (born May 10, 1966) is an American musician and record producer. Born and raised in Alameda, California, as Brad Armstrong. He is close friends with Jay Gordon, another member of their band Orgy. He used to paint houses for a liv ...

- bass, backing vocals *Bobby Hewitt - drums, backing vocals Additional musicians *Torry Shaun - additional vocals on "Where's Gerrold" *Melanie Cockrum - spoken vocals on "Vapor Transmission (Intro)" *

Josh Abraham Josh Abraham is an American record producer, songwriter, and music executive. He has worked with artists including P!nk, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Shakira, Weezer, Linkin Park, Velvet Revolver, Carly Rae Jepsen, Adam Lambert, A ...

- additional guitar, additional programming and keyboards on "Fiction (Dreams In Digital)", background vocals, production, engineering *

Chris Hager Rough Cutt is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles who released two studio albums on Warner Bros. Records in the mid-1980s. Rough Cutt never achieved the commercial success enjoyed by many other Los Angeles bands of that time but var ...

- additional guitar on "Where's Gerrold" *Jimbo Barker - additional guitar on "Chasing Sirens" *

Troy Van Leeuwen Troy Van Leeuwen (born January 5, 1970) is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist in the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Joining the b ...

- additional guitar on "Fiction (Dreams In Digital)" and "Re-Creation" *Anthony Valcic - additional programming and keyboards on "Fiction (Dreams In Digital)", additional programming on "Saving Faces", engineering *Kenny Pierce - additional drums on "The Odyssey" *Toddy Allen - additional drums on "The Odyssey" and "Chasing Sirens" *Judd Kalish - additional programming on "Dramatica" * Elijah Blue Allman - additional vocals on "The Spectrum"

Certifications

References

External links

* (though mislabeled as "Vapor Transmissions") {{Authority control Orgy (band) albums 2000 albums Concept albums Reprise Records albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Josh Abraham Albums produced by David Kahne