Slow Motion Apocalypse
Encyclopedia
Slow Motion Apocalypse is the second full-length album
by the Experimental
band Grotus
. It is usually considered to be the highlight of their career.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
band Grotus
Grotus
Grotus was an experimental, politically charged rock band from San Francisco, California, active from 1989 to 1996. Their unique sound incorporated industrial rock, sampled ethnic instruments, two drummers, two bassists, and angry but humorous lyrics...
. It is usually considered to be the highlight of their career.
Accolades
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Tip | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
"Albums of the Year" (Thomas Weiland) | 1993 | 7 |
Kerrang! Kerrang! Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
"Albums of the Year" | 1993 | 14 |
Track listing
- "Up Rose The Mountain" - 3:52
- "Good Evening" - 1:04
- "The Same Old Sauce" - 2:12
- "Hourglass" - 3:43
- "Shivayanama" - 4:41
- "Complications" - 3:54
- "Kali Yugo" - 3:22
- "Clean" - 4:39
- "Sleepwalking" - 6:04
- "Medicine" - 3:22
- "Slow Motion Apocalypse" - 14:04
- "Brown (Remix)" (hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
)
- "Brown (Remix)" (hidden track
Personnel
- Adam Tanner - Bass (Fender VIFender Bass VIThe Fender Bass VI, originally known as the Fender VI, is a six-string electric bass or Scale Baritone Guitar by Fender.The Fender VI was released in 1961, and followed the concept of the Danelectro 6-string bass released in 1956, having six strings tuned E-E, an octave below the Spanish guitar...
), Guitar, Other (Jupiter-8Roland Jupiter-8The Jupiter-8 is an eight-voice polyphonic analog subtractive synthesizer introduced by Roland Corporation in 1981.The Jupiter-8, or JP-8, was Roland's flagship synthesizer for the first half of the 1980's...
And Crew) - John Carson - Bass, Other (Ruler)
- Bruce Boyd - Drums
- Eric Holland - Producer, Engineering
- Lars Fox - Vocals (Mouthpiece), Percussion, Other (Tube)