Gizmodrome (album)
Gizmodrome | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | September 15, 2017 |
Recorded | Summer 2016 – Spring 2017 |
Studio | Officine Meccaniche, Milan |
Genre | Art rock,[1] pop[1] |
Length | 46:26 |
Label | earMUSIC |
Producer | Claudio Dentes, Stewart Copeland |
Gizmodrome is the self-titled debut album by supergroup Gizmodrome, released in September 2017. It features Stewart Copeland (the Police, Curved Air), Vittorio Cosma (PFM, Elio e le Storie Tese), Mark King (Level 42), and Adrian Belew (Frank Zappa, David Bowie, King Crimson).
One song, "Amaka Pipa", was previewed on earMUSIC's official channel on 12 June 2017, three months before the release of the album.[2] A videoclip of another song, "Man in the Mountain", featuring the band recording in the studio, was also uploaded to the same channel three days before the release of the album.
Songs
"Stay Ready" and "Strange Things Happen", in much different arrangements, were originally released on Stewart Copeland's alter ego Klark Kent's "
Track listing
All music and lyrics written by Stewart Copeland except where noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Zombies in the Mall" | 3:59 | ||
2. | "Stay Ready" | 4:01 | ||
3. | "Man in the Mountain" | Copeland, Mark King | Copeland, Vittorio Cosma | 3:43 |
4. | "Summer's Coming" | Cosma | 3:30 | |
5. | "Sweet Angels (Rule the World)" | Pat MacDonald, Copeland | 2:56 | |
6. | "Amaka Pipa" | Copeland, Adrian Belew | 3:39 | |
7. | "Strange Things Happen" | 2:55 | ||
8. | "Ride Your Life" | King | 3:43 | |
9. | "Zubatta Cheve" | Copeland, Elio | Copeland, Cosma | 4:01 |
10. | "Spin This" | King | 6:09 | |
11. | "I Know Too Much" | Cosma | 3:47 | |
12. | "Stark Naked" (instrumental) | 4:07 |
Personnel
- Gizmodrome
- Vittorio Cosma – keyboards, backing vocals
- Adrian Belew – guitar, backing vocals
- Mark King – bass, backing vocals
- Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals
- Guest appearance
- Elio – vocals on "Zubatta Cheve"
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Amaka Pipa (Behind the Scenes Mix)". YouTube. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Riff Tricks - The Instrumentals Vol. 1 CD Digipak (Exclusive, Ltd Edition)". Gizmodrome official website. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-11-12.