Forensic Follies
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Forensic Follies is the twenty-fifth studio album by avant-garde
guitarist Buckethead
, and the sixth album to be originally released on tour, first being sold at Buckethead's May 2009 concerts. It was announced on May 26 for a June 1 release.
The album uses a technique known as xenochrony
which consist of using parts of older songs and taking them to create another new song.
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
guitarist Buckethead
Buckethead
Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
, and the sixth album to be originally released on tour, first being sold at Buckethead's May 2009 concerts. It was announced on May 26 for a June 1 release.
The album uses a technique known as xenochrony
Xenochrony
Xenochrony is a studio-based musical technique developed at an unknown date, but possibly as early as the early 1960s, by Frank Zappa, who used it on several albums. Xenochrony is executed by extracting a guitar solo or other musical part from its original context and placing it into a completely...
which consist of using parts of older songs and taking them to create another new song.
Track listing
Xenochrony pieces
- Track 1, "Forensic Follies", contains the intro of "Checkerboard Incision" off Decoding the Tomb of BansheebotDecoding the Tomb of Bansheebot-External links:*...
and samples from "Robot Checkerboard", off Slaughterhouse on the PrairieSlaughterhouse on the Prairie-Notes:* The drum track of the song "Don't Use Roosts If You Raise Broilers" is used on the song "Open Coffin Jamboree" from the 2009 album Forensic Follies....
. - Track 2, "A-Cycle Light-Ray Cannons", contains samples from "Mecha Gigan" off Crime Slunk SceneCrime Slunk Scene-Notes:*Track 1, "King James", is dedicated to basketball player LeBron James.*Track 2, "Gory Head Stump 2006: The Pageant of the Slunks", is a reprise of the song "Hook & Pole Gang" which can be found on Bucketheadland....
. - Track 3, "Splinter in a Slunk's Eye", borrows the drum track of "Korova Binge Bar" from Island of Lost MindsIsland Of Lost MindsIsland of Lost Minds is the eleventh studio album by Buckethead, as well as his first tour only album. The album was originally only sold on tour but now widely available through TDRS Music....
, and contain samples of "Siege Engine" and "Symmetrical Slug" off Albino SlugAlbino Slug-Trivia:* The drum track of the song "The Redeem Team" is used on the song "Broken Mirror" from the 2009 album A Real Diamond in the Rough.-Credits:* Buckethead – Guitars and slug decoloration* Dan "Brewer" Monti – Programming & production...
. - Track 4, "Under Sea Scalp", consists of samples of "Thai Fighter Swarm" and the drum track off Droid Assembly from the album The Elephant Man's Alarm ClockThe Elephant Man's Alarm ClockThe Elephant Man's Alarm Clock is the seventeenth studio album by Buckethead, originally released as his third tour only CD, until it was made available widely through TDRS Music.-Track listing:-Notes:...
. - Track 5, "Whirlwind", contain samples of the song "Dream Darts" from Island of Lost MindsIsland Of Lost MindsIsland of Lost Minds is the eleventh studio album by Buckethead, as well as his first tour only album. The album was originally only sold on tour but now widely available through TDRS Music....
. - Track 6, "Plunger", lends Slaughterhouse on the PrairieSlaughterhouse on the Prairie-Notes:* The drum track of the song "Don't Use Roosts If You Raise Broilers" is used on the song "Open Coffin Jamboree" from the 2009 album Forensic Follies....
track "The Stretching Room's" drum track. - Track 7, "Trunk of the Tree", consists of samples off "Thai Fighter Swarm" from the album The Elephant Man's Alarm ClockThe Elephant Man's Alarm ClockThe Elephant Man's Alarm Clock is the seventeenth studio album by Buckethead, originally released as his third tour only CD, until it was made available widely through TDRS Music.-Track listing:-Notes:...
and the drum track off "In Search of Inbred Mountain" from Inbred MountainInbred MountainInbred Mountain is Buckethead's sixteenth studio album. Previously only sold on tour, the album is now widely available through the label TDRS Music...
. - Track 8, "Slunk Shrine", features samples from "Mecha Gigan" off Crime Slunk SceneCrime Slunk Scene-Notes:*Track 1, "King James", is dedicated to basketball player LeBron James.*Track 2, "Gory Head Stump 2006: The Pageant of the Slunks", is a reprise of the song "Hook & Pole Gang" which can be found on Bucketheadland....
, and uses "Gigan"'s drum track from the album The Elephant Man's Alarm ClockThe Elephant Man's Alarm ClockThe Elephant Man's Alarm Clock is the seventeenth studio album by Buckethead, originally released as his third tour only CD, until it was made available widely through TDRS Music.-Track listing:-Notes:...
. - Track 9, "Open Coffin Jamboree", contains samples of "Korova Binge Bar" from Island of Lost MindsIsland Of Lost MindsIsland of Lost Minds is the eleventh studio album by Buckethead, as well as his first tour only album. The album was originally only sold on tour but now widely available through TDRS Music....
, and the drum track of "Don't Use Roosts if you Raise Broilers" off Slaughterhouse on the PrairieSlaughterhouse on the Prairie-Notes:* The drum track of the song "Don't Use Roosts If You Raise Broilers" is used on the song "Open Coffin Jamboree" from the 2009 album Forensic Follies....
. - Track 10, "(I'll Be) Taking Care of Grampa", contains samples of "The Cuckoo Parade" off Island of Lost MindsIsland Of Lost MindsIsland of Lost Minds is the eleventh studio album by Buckethead, as well as his first tour only album. The album was originally only sold on tour but now widely available through TDRS Music....
. - Track 11, "Three Headed Troll", contains sample of "Dream Darts" off Island of Lost MindsIsland Of Lost MindsIsland of Lost Minds is the eleventh studio album by Buckethead, as well as his first tour only album. The album was originally only sold on tour but now widely available through TDRS Music....
. - Track 12, "Splinter Dissection", features samples of "Thai Fighter Swarm" from The Elephant Man's Alarm ClockThe Elephant Man's Alarm ClockThe Elephant Man's Alarm Clock is the seventeenth studio album by Buckethead, originally released as his third tour only CD, until it was made available widely through TDRS Music.-Track listing:-Notes:...
, and uses the drum track of "Bruised Eye Sockets", from Island of Lost MindsIsland Of Lost MindsIsland of Lost Minds is the eleventh studio album by Buckethead, as well as his first tour only album. The album was originally only sold on tour but now widely available through TDRS Music....
. - Track 13, "Mannequin Molds", uses samples of "Col. Austin VS Col. Sanders AKA Red Track Suit" from the album Crime Slunk SceneCrime Slunk Scene-Notes:*Track 1, "King James", is dedicated to basketball player LeBron James.*Track 2, "Gory Head Stump 2006: The Pageant of the Slunks", is a reprise of the song "Hook & Pole Gang" which can be found on Bucketheadland....
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Credits
- BucketheadBucketheadBrian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
- Finger pikes, guitar - Dan MontiDan MontiDan Monti, also known by his stage name Del Rey Brewer, is a musician, composer, producer and engineer who has worked with such bands as Metallica, Slayer and Guns 'n' Roses...
- Drum programming and bass - Artwork by Bryan Theiss, Frankenseuss Labs, Seattle
- Produced by Dan MontiDan MontiDan Monti, also known by his stage name Del Rey Brewer, is a musician, composer, producer and engineer who has worked with such bands as Metallica, Slayer and Guns 'n' Roses...
& Albert - Engineered and mixed by Dan MontiDan MontiDan Monti, also known by his stage name Del Rey Brewer, is a musician, composer, producer and engineer who has worked with such bands as Metallica, Slayer and Guns 'n' Roses...