Gangs (album)
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Gangs is the second studio album
from the Northern Irish
instrumental
band And So I Watch You From Afar
, released in April 2011. This album continues the aggressive math rock
sound seen in ASIWYFA's debut album.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from the Northern Irish
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
band And So I Watch You From Afar
And So I Watch You From Afar
And So I Watch You From Afar are a three-piece instrumental rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band consists of Rory Friers on guitar, Johnny Adger on bass and Chris Wee on drums...
, released in April 2011. This album continues the aggressive math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
sound seen in ASIWYFA's debut album.
Track listing
- "BEAUTIFULUNIVERSEMASTERCHAMPION" – 5:52
- "Gang (Starting Never Stopping)" – 5:26
- "Search:Party:Animal" – 5:18
- "7 Billion People All Alive At Once" - 5:44
- "Think:Breathe:Destroy" - 4:43
- "Homes - Ghost Parlor KA -6 To..." - 2:46
- "Homes - ...Samara To Belfast" - 9:50
- "Lifeproof" - 5:05
Album charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Irish Albums Chart | 28 |
| 2011 | Irish Indie Albums Chart | 10 |
| 2011 | UK Indie Albums Chart | 35 |
Personnel
- Rory Friers – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Tony Wright – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Jonathan Adger – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Chris Wee – drums, percussion
- And So I Watch You From AfarAnd So I Watch You From AfarAnd So I Watch You From Afar are a three-piece instrumental rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band consists of Rory Friers on guitar, Johnny Adger on bass and Chris Wee on drums...
– productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Rocky O'Reilly– productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, engineering, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Lee McMahon – engineering
- Robin Schmidt – masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...