The Impossible Leap in One Hundred Simple Steps
Encyclopedia
The Impossible Leap in One Hundred Simple Steps is an album
by the post-rock
band From Monument to Masses
. It was released in 2003, and was the band's second release on Dim Mak Records
. As with other albums released by the group, there are numerous television, radio and film sound clips played within tracks, ranging from clips of George W Bush, to a Morpheus
speech from the film The Matrix
.
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 post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band From Monument to Masses
From Monument to Masses
From Monument to Masses was a politically-charged post-rock band which was founded in San Francisco in late 2000. They have released four albums to date, the latest full-length of which was released through Dim Mak on March 10, 2009...
. It was released in 2003, and was the band's second release on Dim Mak Records
Dim Mak Records
Dim Mak Records is a record label founded in 1996 by Steve Aoki and based in Los Angeles, CA. Dim Mak's first release was a 7" by a little known hardcore band from southern California, Stickfigurecarousel.-Roster:Active* Steve Aoki* All Leather...
. As with other albums released by the group, there are numerous television, radio and film sound clips played within tracks, ranging from clips of George W Bush, to a Morpheus
Morpheus (The Matrix)
Morpheus is the name of a fictional character and the secondary protagonist of The Matrix Franchise. The Wachowski brothers were fans of Neil Gaiman and based the character of Morpheus on the title character from the comic book The Sandman, also adopting one of his most common pseudonyms,...
speech from the film The Matrix
The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
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Track listing
- "Sharpshooter" – 8:52
- Contains quotations from Noam ChomskyNoam ChomskyAvram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
, in addition to various news report excerpts.
- Contains quotations from Noam Chomsky
- "From the Mountains to the Praries" – 8:58
- Contains quotations from George W Bush, Dwight Eisenhower, Sunera Thobani, and Colonel Dax from Paths of GloryPaths of GloryPaths of Glory is a 1957 American anti-war film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. Set during World War I, the film stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of French soldiers who refused to continue a suicidal attack...
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- Contains quotations from George W Bush, Dwight Eisenhower, Sunera Thobani, and Colonel Dax from Paths of Glory
- "The Quiet Before..." – 2:55
- Contains excerpts from the film Pump Up the VolumePump Up the Volume (film)Pump Up the Volume is a 1990 comedy-drama film written and directed by Allan Moyle and starring Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis.- Plot summary :...
, and a MorpheusMorpheus (The Matrix)Morpheus is the name of a fictional character and the secondary protagonist of The Matrix Franchise. The Wachowski brothers were fans of Neil Gaiman and based the character of Morpheus on the title character from the comic book The Sandman, also adopting one of his most common pseudonyms,...
speech in the The MatrixThe MatrixThe Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
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- Contains excerpts from the film Pump Up the Volume
- "The Spice Must Flow" – 7:53
- Contains quotations from Martin Luther King, and Conquest of the Planet of the ApesConquest of the Planet of the ApesConquest of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson. It is the fourth of five films in the original Planet of the Apes series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. It explores how the apes rebelled from mankind's ill treatment following Escape from the Planet of...
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- Contains quotations from Martin Luther King, and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
- "Comrades & Friends" – 4:06
- Contains a quotation from Noam Chomsky.
- "Old Robes" – 8:10
- Contains quotations from H. Rap BrownH. Rap BrownJamil Abdullah Al-Amin , also known as H. Rap Brown, was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, and during a short lived alliance between SNCC , later the Justice Minister of the Black Panther Party...
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- Contains quotations from H. Rap Brown
- "To Z (Repeat)" – 6:49
- Contains quotations from Sunera Thobani.