Vol 1: The Aural Underground
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Vol 1: The Aural Underground is the first album by Mammal
, which was unconventionally recorded at a live show in contrast to a studio environment. Mammal, known very well for their intense and impressionable live shows, recorded the album live in one take, from start to finish at a sold out gig at The Evelyn Hotel in their home town of Melbourne
, Australia
on 2 February 2007. Released and sold on their album launch tour, the album was then released in stores six days later.
The album featured what was a typical Mammal setlist at the time, composed of songs of the Mammal EP
(New Breed Judas, Think, Hell Yeah, Inciting) and old live favourites (Groove Junkie, Push & Shove, Two Soles). Also featured were some very new songs; Dionysian, Maker & Believe, which only exist in this live form. Shortly after release a double A-side single, "Slaves/Nagasaki in Flames" was released as the first Mammal single to radio and almost a year to the day Mammal released their second album The Majority
.
Mammal (band)
Mammal were an Australian band that formed in March 2006. Mammal rose up the ranks of the Australian music scene very quickly. Their first self titled EP was recorded soon after the band came together. Their debut live album "Vol:1 The Aural Underground" was recorded just 4 months after the band...
, which was unconventionally recorded at a live show in contrast to a studio environment. Mammal, known very well for their intense and impressionable live shows, recorded the album live in one take, from start to finish at a sold out gig at The Evelyn Hotel in their home town of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 2 February 2007. Released and sold on their album launch tour, the album was then released in stores six days later.
The album featured what was a typical Mammal setlist at the time, composed of songs of the Mammal EP
Mammal (EP)
Mammal is the self-titled debut Extended play , by Australian hard rock band, Mammal from 2006. The band sold the EP independently at their live shows and on their website until early 2007 when they signed with Metropolitan Groove Merchants to distribute it independently. The original version was...
(New Breed Judas, Think, Hell Yeah, Inciting) and old live favourites (Groove Junkie, Push & Shove, Two Soles). Also featured were some very new songs; Dionysian, Maker & Believe, which only exist in this live form. Shortly after release a double A-side single, "Slaves/Nagasaki in Flames" was released as the first Mammal single to radio and almost a year to the day Mammal released their second album The Majority
The Majority
The Majority is the first and final full length studio album by Mammal. It is however, their second album following their debut Vol 1: The Aural Underground, which was a live album and also a self-titled studio EP. The album features all new songs, except Burn Out & Hollywood Shrine which are...
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Track listing
- "New Breed Judas" [Live] - 3:56
- "Think" [Live] - 4:17
- "Groove Junkie" [Live] - 6:48
- "Two Soles" [Live] - 2:34
- "Dionysian" [Live] - 4:08
- "Push & Shove" [Live] - 5:37
- "Maker" [Live] - 5:21
- "Believe" [Live] - 4:21
- "Inciting" [Live] - 4:00
- "Hell Yeah" [Live] - 3:51