Before Ever After
Before Ever After | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | Vinyl: February 24, 2015 CD: April 6, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | – 2010|||
Studio | The Barber Shop, NJ Orange Sound Studios, NY | |||
Genre | Noise rock, math rock, dub | |||
Length | 75:24 | |||
Label | Indivisible | |||
Producer | Andy Hawkins, Bill Laswell | |||
Blind Idiot God chronology | ||||
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Before Ever After is the fourth
Background
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News of Before Ever After's release was first announced through the band's Facebook page on June 4, 2014. The album comprises music composed over a ten year period from when the band first reunited in 2001. In 2013, three tracks recorded for the album titled "Barrage", "Shutdown" and "High and Mighty" appeared in the HBO documentary Downloaded, a film by Alex Winter examining the history of Napster.[1] A new piece titled "Voice of the Structure", a solo recording by Andy Hawkins, was released on August 6 on Azonic's Bandcamp website and is set to appear on the album.[5]
The artwork for Before Ever After was created by Seldon Hunt, known for his work with Earth, Neurosis, and the Melvins.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Blind Idiot God
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Twenty Four Hour Dawn" | 8:53 |
2. | "Night Driver" | 6:27 |
3. | "Antiquity" | 3:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Earthmover" | 6:23 |
2. | "FUB" | 6:46 |
3. | "Barrage" | 5:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "High and Mighty" | 5:53 |
2. | "Voice of the Structure" | 4:37 |
3. | "Under the Weight" | 4:00 |
4. | "Ramshackle" | 4:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wheels of Progress" | 7:55 |
2. | "Strung" | 6:18 |
3. | "Shutdown" | 4:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Twenty Four Hour Dawn" | 8:50 |
2. | "High and Mighty" | 5:50 |
3. | "Antiquity" | 3:39 |
4. | "Earthmover" | 6:21 |
5. | "Night Driver" | 6:25 |
6. | "Wheels of Progress" | 7:53 |
7. | "Ramshackle" | 4:34 |
8. | "Voice of the Structure" | 4:36 |
9. | "Under the Weight" | 3:57 |
10. | "FUB" | 6:44 |
11. | "Barrage" | 5:42 |
12. | "Strung" | 6:15 |
13. | "Shutdown" | 4:32 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Before Ever After liner notes.[6]
Blind Idiot God
- Andy Hawkins – electric guitar, 7-string guitar, production, mixing
- Gabriel Katz – 5-string fretted bass, 5-string fretless bass
- Tim Wyskida – drums
Production and design
- Jason Corsaro – engineering
- James Dellatacoma – engineering, mixing
- Alex DeTurk – mastering
- Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
- illustrations, design
- Bill Laswell – production, mixing
- Robert Musso – engineering
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 2015 | Indivisible | LP
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References
- ^ a b c "Blind Idiot God - "Before Ever After"". indivisiblemusic.com. 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ a b columnist (November 25, 2014). "Blind Idiot God Announces New Album 'Before Ever After'". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ^ Shteamer, Hank (June 2011). "Heavy Metal Bebop: Bill Laswell". heavymetalbebop.com. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ^ "Blind Idiot God". The Wire. 269–274. C. Parker: 81. 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Voice of the Structure". bandcamp.com. August 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ Before Ever After (booklet). Blind Idiot God. Brooklyn, New York: Indivisible. 2015.
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External links
- Before Ever After at Bandcamp
- Before Ever After at Discogs (list of releases)