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Mit Gas
Studio album by
Tomahawk
ReleasedMay 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)
Recorded2003
Genre
Length40:43
LabelIpecac
ProducerJoe Barresi, Tomahawk
Tomahawk chronology
Tomahawk
(2001) 		Mit Gas
(2003) 		Anonymous
(2007)

Mit Gas is the second studio album by the musical supergroup Tomahawk. It was released on May 6, 2003, through Ipecac Recordings, the record label owned by vocalist Mike Patton. Mit Gas charted in several countries, reaching the top 20 in Norway's VG-lista and the United States' Billboard Independent Albums charts.

Recorded after an unreceptive tour with the band Tool, Mit Gas has been described by critics as a more focused and unified album than its predecessor, Tomahawk. The album was supported by a tour alongside Melvins, Skeleton Key and Dälek. Mit Gas has garnered positive reviews, drawing comparisons to the works of Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

Production

Tomahawk is a musical supergroup consisting of Mike Patton, vocalist for Faith No More and Mr. Bungle; Duane Denison, guitarist for The Jesus Lizard; Kevin Rutmanis, bass player for Cows and Melvins; and John Stanier, drummer for Helmet.[3] Mit Gas was recorded after they toured with the band Tool, whose fans frequently booed Tomahawk off stage during their performances.[4] Denison has likened the experience of playing to the unreceptive and uninterested crowds as similar to "being pro-choice at a [then-US president] Bush rally and trying to make your point".[1] Subsequently, the band opted to organize their own tour in support of the album, choosing to work with Melvins, Skeleton Key and Dälek. Speaking about the planning required to stage a four-act tour, Patton stated "that's a lot of music. That's a lot of time to be sitting in some stinking-ass club with some guy puking in your purse".[1] Tool's guitarist Adam Jones offered to direct a video, but the offer was declined by the band.[1]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork
8.4/10[4]
SpinB−[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes[2]

Mit Gas was released in the United States on May 6, 2003, and in the United Kingdom six days later,[7] through Ipecac Recordings, the record label owned by Patton and Greg Werckman.[8]

Reviews of Mit Gas have been positive. Writing for

Pitchfork Media's Scott Hreha rated the album 8.4 out of 10, finding that the band seemed to complement each other musically more than they had on their previous album. Hreha singled out "You Can't Win", "Mayday" and "Rape This Day" as highlights of the record, and praised the album's ability to "straddle the distance between ambience and onslaught".[4] Stephen Hang of PopMatters felt that the album was rewarding but challenging to listeners, and that Patton's lyrics were deliberately obtuse. Hang was positive about the album's sound, but described the release as having "deliver[ed] the goods for Patton's small, devoted cult audience".[7]

CMJ New Music Monthly felt that the album presented a more cohesive group than was present on Tomahawk, allowing the band to "[step] out of the shadows" of their previous careers.[10] Mallon praised Patton's vocal performances, finding them to be his most diverse work since the 1999 Mr. Bungle album California.[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tomahawk

No.TitleLength
1."Birdsong"5:10
2."Rape This Day"3:12
3."You Can't Win"4:49
4."Mayday"3:32
5."Rotgut"2:51
6."Capt Midnight"3:10
7."Desastre Natural"2:58
8."When the Stars Begin to Fall"2:54
9."Harelip"3:30
10."Harlem Clowns"3:40
11."Aktion 13F14"4:55
Total length:40:43

Personnel

Chart performance

A close-up picture of a man playing drums
A man in a red shirt singing into a microphone
Left: John Stanier playing for Battles in 2008; right: Mike Patton on stage for Faith No More in 2010

In the United States, Mit Gas reached a peak position of 137 in the

Aria Charts, staying there for two weeks.[13]

Country Chart Peak
position 		Ref
Australia ARIA Charts 28 [13]
Norway VG-lista 17 [12]
United States Billboard 200 137 [11]
United States Independent Albums 7 [11]
United States
Top Heatseekers
 3 [14]

References

  1. ^
    CMJ New Music Monthly (113). CMJ
    : 22. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Tomahawk – Mit Gas : Music Review : Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. AllRovi
    . Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  4. ^
    Pitchfork
    . Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  5. ^
    AllRovi
    . Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  6. ^
    Buzz Media
    : 110. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Hang, Stephen (May 1, 2003). "Tomahawk: Mit Gas". PopMatters. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "About Ipecac Recordings". ipecac.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Rhodes, Matt (October 25, 2012). "Wait, You've Never Heard: Tomahawk's Mit Gas". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  10. ^
    CMJ New Music Monthly (112). CMJ
    : 44. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c "Mit Gas – Tomahawk". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Tomahawk – Mit Gas". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Tomahawk - Mit Gas". australian-charts.com. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  14. AllRovi
    . Retrieved January 13, 2013.
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