pH7 is the third full-length studio album by progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 band Amphoteric

Amphoteric (band)

Amphoteric is a progressive rock band from Monterey, California. The band is composed of vocalist/guitarist Hart Hancock, bassist Bryan Blair, and drummer Craig Brown.-1996-1999:...

. Considered to be their break-out album. This is the last album to feature primary songwriter Andrew Nielsen

MC Lars

Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He was one of the first underground rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands...

, who departed the band to pursue his other project, MC Lars

MC Lars

Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He was one of the first underground rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands...

, fulltime. It is also the first album to feature guitar

Guitar

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ist Hart Hancock as a full band member, rather than an engineer

Engineer

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 and studio musician.

The song, "Humphrey the Whale," would later appear on the 2003 MC Lars

MC Lars

Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He was one of the first underground rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands...

 album, Radio Pet Fencing

Radio Pet Fencing

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.

Track listing

1. "Green Machine" (Thompson, Nielsen) – 5:25
2. "Brother" (Thompson, Nielsen) – 3:00
3. "Carmel" (Nielsen) – 3:15
4. "Untitled (instrumental)" (Thompson, Nielsen) – 4:45
5. "Humphrey the Whale" (Nielsen) – 4:08
6. "Anestesia" (Hancock) – 6:00
7. "Fading Shades of Grey" (Thompson, Hancock, Molfino) – 11:30
8. "Slim Charger" (Thompson, Hancock) – 7:29

Personnel

• Tim Thompson – vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• Andrew Nielsen
  MC Lars
  Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He was one of the first underground rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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  , keyboard
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  s, vocals
• Craig Brown – drum
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• Hart Hancock – guitar
  Guitar
  The 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...