Blue Green Orange
| Blue Green Orange | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Studio Morin Heights (Drum tracks and mixing) | ||||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 63:51 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Producer | Paul Northfield, Jagori Tanna | |||
| I Mother Earth chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |    [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
Blue Green Orange is the third album by the
Universal on July 13, 1999. It was the band's first album with new lead singer Brian Byrne. The album sparked 3 singles, “Summertime In The Void”, “All Awake”, and “When Did You Get Back From Mars?”. The album featured covers in blue, green, or orange. The album was certified gold in Canada.[3]
The album, while still in the vein of the prior jam-oriented albums, was mellower and offered several twists. These included
tribal rhythms, computerized loops (most notable on “Infinity Machine”) and instrumental elements similar to modern indie rock
.
Recording
The album was again produced by Jag Tanna and Paul Northfield. Bassist
Le Studio
for all the drum tracks, and the rest of recording was done at the bands (at the time) new studio, Stigsound. The band did however return to Morin Heights to mix the entire album.
Track listing
(All songs written by "I Mother Earth", later revealed to be Jagori and Christian Tanna,[4] except "My Beautiful Deep End", by Jagori Tanna and Brian Byrne)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Your Starfish" | 5:56 |
| 2. | "All Awake" | 6:13 |
| 3. | "Gargantua" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "When Did You Get Back from Mars?" | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Summertime in the Void" | 7:03 |
| 6. | "Good for Sule" | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Cloud Pump" | 5:42 |
| 8. | "Blacksox" | 6:44 |
| 9. | "Autumn on Drugs" | 6:41 |
| 10. | "Infinity Machine" | 5:26 |
| 11. | "My Beautiful Deep End" | 4:42 |
| Total length: | 63:51 | |
Personnel
- Brian Byrne – vocals
- Jagori Tanna – guitars, backing vocals
- Bruce Gordon – bass
- Christian Tanna – drums
Additional musicians
- Geddy Lee – bass on "Good for Sule"
- Daniel Mansilla – percussion
- Armando Borg – percussion
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Ubik. "Album Review". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ [1][usurped] 'I Mother's rebirth' - JAM Music Archive
