PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone
| PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone | ||||
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| Released | September 12, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Art pop, electronica, experimental rock, lo-fi, drum and bass, breakbeat | |||
| Length | 36:58 46:17 (Japanese release) | |||
| Label | Record Collection | |||
| Producer | John Frusciante | |||
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PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone is the ninth studio album by American musician
Self-produced by Frusciante, the album was preceded by the EP Letur-Lefr (2012) and the free download "Walls and Doors".
Background and recording
Frusciante spoke about this album and his previous album Letur-Lefr by saying "I consider my music to be progressive synthpop, which says nothing about what it sounds like, but does describe my basic approach. I combine aspects of many styles of music and create my own musical forms by way of electronic instruments. The tracks on Letur-Lefr are from 2010 and PBX was made in 2011. Letur is a compilation, a selected portion of music I made that year while PBX was conceived as an album, the songs having been recorded in succession. The records are very different from each other."
On 15 August 2012, the song "Walls and Doors" was released as a free download via Frusciante's official site. Frusciante added that this song marks the point at which he began combining 60s and early 70s production styles with modern electronic production; as well as balancing pop music with abstract forms of music; which further allowed him to combine the pop part with the more adventurous part of himself.[2]
Album name
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Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound |   [5] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Frusciante
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro/Sabam" | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Hear Say" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Bike" | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Ratiug" | 6:26 |
| 5. | "Guitar" | 2:17 |
| 6. | "Mistakes" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Uprane" | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Sam" | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Sum" | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 36:58 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Ratiug" (A Capella) | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Walls and Doors" | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 46:17 | |
Personnel
Musicians
- John Frusciante – vocals, backing vocals, synthesizers, guitar, bass, keyboards, samples, drum machine
- Kinetic 9– vocals (4, 10)
- Laena Geronimo – violin (7)
Recording personnel
- John Frusciante – production
- Anthony Zamora – studio manager
Artwork
- John Frusciante – cover art and design
- Julian Chavez – cover design
- Mike Piscitelli – photo
Charts
| Charts (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers
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38[6] |
References
- ^ "Letur Lefr EP in July, PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone LP in September!". invisible-movement.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Walls and Doors | John Frusciante". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Album Titles | John Frusciante". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ Fray, Bryan. "PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone". consequence.net. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "John Frusciante - Chart History". Billboard.
