Kaleidoscalp
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Kaleidoscalp is the fifteenth studio album by avant-garde
guitarist Buckethead
. Some of the songs on the album use instruments and effects that have been circuit bent
to create sounds quite unlike anything previously heard on Buckethead albums.
Released on John Zorn
's Tzadik
label, the album features Zorn as executive producer. The album features the song "The Android of Notre Dame" which is a tribute to Pantera
's guitarist Dimebag Darrell
who was killed during a concert. The song was first called "Dime" (nickname of Darrell) and was released shortly after the incident on his web page without any cost and later released on the album with tracks of circuit-bent instruments added to it. "The Android of Notre Dame" is also a homage to a collection of Japanese gore films called "Guinea Pig", with one of the films being named the same as the song.
Although very studio-based, a number of these songs have been performed live, where Buckethead improvises and noodles with effects over a drum track.
In January 2009 he released the album Slaughterhouse on the Prairie
, which includes a second part to the song "Rack Maintenance".
Special thanks to: Zorn
, Bill Laswell
, Frankenseuss, Dell Rey Brewer, Jodorowskys Holy Mountain, Family, Friends, Slunks and Chickens.
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...
. Some of the songs on the album use instruments and effects that have been circuit bent
Circuit bending
Circuit bending is the creative customization of the circuits within electronic devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects, children's toys and small digital synthesizers to create new musical or visual instruments and sound generators....
to create sounds quite unlike anything previously heard on Buckethead albums.
Released on John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
's Tzadik
Tzadik Records
Tzadik Records is a record label based in New York City specialising in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by the eclectic composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995; Zorn is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases...
label, the album features Zorn as executive producer. The album features the song "The Android of Notre Dame" which is a tribute to Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
's guitarist Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...
who was killed during a concert. The song was first called "Dime" (nickname of Darrell) and was released shortly after the incident on his web page without any cost and later released on the album with tracks of circuit-bent instruments added to it. "The Android of Notre Dame" is also a homage to a collection of Japanese gore films called "Guinea Pig", with one of the films being named the same as the song.
Although very studio-based, a number of these songs have been performed live, where Buckethead improvises and noodles with effects over a drum track.
In January 2009 he released the album Slaughterhouse on the Prairie
Slaughterhouse 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....
, which includes a second part to the song "Rack Maintenance".
Track listing
Credits
- 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...
and Albert - Executive Producer: John ZornJohn ZornJohn Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
- Associate Producer: Kazunori Sugiyama
- Recorded at the Slaughterhouse
- Programming and mixing 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...
- Mastered by Scott HullScott HullScott Hull is an American heavy metal musician, and the current guitarist and producer for Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, and Japanese Torture Comedy Hour. He has been part of many other projects including the controversial band Anal Cunt . Aside from his music works, he currently works as a...
- Cover art: Bryan Theiss
Special thanks to: Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
, Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
, Frankenseuss, Dell Rey Brewer, Jodorowskys Holy Mountain, Family, Friends, Slunks and Chickens.