Inside of Emptiness is the sixth studio album by John Frusciante

John Frusciante

John Anthony Frusciante is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, record and film producer. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he had been for a number of years and recorded five studio albums...

, released on October 26, 2004 on Record Collection

Record Collection

Record Collection is a Venice, CA based music entertainment and production company, owned by Jordan Tappis and David Sardy. Record Collection is home to a diverse catalog which includes music from artists such as former Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist John Frusciante, The Walkmen, Murs, Blake...

, and is the fourth in a series of six releases, issued from June 2004 to February 2005. The album features contributions from Josh Klinghoffer

Josh Klinghoffer

Joshua Adam "Josh" Klinghoffer is an American multi-instrumentalist, who is best known as the current guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer replaced his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante, who left the band in 2009.Klinghoffer also fronts Dot Hacker, and was...

 and Omar Rodríguez-López

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...

.

Frusciante notes, "It's really powerful, but in a gentle way. There's a soothing quality. It has hard things on it, and even the soft things have a heaviness to them. The song "Scratches" is emotionally heavy to me, even though it's not distorted guitars and bashing drums. There's another song about a couple's baby dying. There's a lot of spontaneity and recklessness and not giving a fuck."

Track listing

All songs written by John Frusciante

1. "What I Saw" – 4:00
2. "The World's Edge" – 2:34
3. "Inside A Break" – 3:07
4. "A Firm Kick" – 4:33
5. "Look On" – 6:10
6. "Emptiness" – 3:34
7. "I'm Around" – 3:49
8. "666" – 4:53
9. "Interior Two" – 2:27
10. "Scratches" – 4:19

Personnel

• John Frusciante
  John Frusciante
  John Anthony Frusciante is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, record and film producer. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he had been for a number of years and recorded five studio albums...
  
   – Lead and Backing Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Bass on "The World's Edge" and "666", Producer, Design
• Josh Klinghoffer
  Josh Klinghoffer
  Joshua Adam "Josh" Klinghoffer is an American multi-instrumentalist, who is best known as the current guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer replaced his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante, who left the band in 2009.Klinghoffer also fronts Dot Hacker, and was...
  
   – Drums, Bass, Keyboard, Backing Vocals, Guitar on "I'm Around", Guitar solos on "Inside A Break" and "Emptiness"
• Omar Rodríguez-López
  Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
  Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
  
  – Lead Guitar on "666"
• Ryan Hewitt – Engineer, Mixing
• Kevin Dean – Assistant
• Bernie Grundman – Mastering
• Lola Montes – Photography
• Mike Piscitelli – Design
• Dave Lee – Equipment Technician

External links

• www.myspace.com/johnfrusciantemusic/ - Official Myspace page
• www.jftab.com - Fan Site
• www.invisible-movement.net - Comprehensive archive & news source