Buck Fever Explained

Buck Fever
Type:	Album
Artist:	Estradasphere
Cover:	Buck_Fever_cover_art.jpg
Released:	2002
Genre:	experimental rock^[1] ^[2] jazz-rock^[3]
Length:	72:24
Label:	Web of Mimicry
Producer:	Tim Smolens
Prev Title:	The Silent Elk of Yesterday
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Quadropus
Next Year:	2003

Buck Fever was the second full-length album released by Estradasphere. Notable assistance on the album comes from Trey Spruance, of Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3 fame.

Track listing

1. "Buck Fever" – 5:45
2. "The Dapper Bandits" – 8:03
3. "The Silent Elk of Yesterday" – 6:17
4. "Crag Lake" – 0:48
5. "Meteorite Showers" – 8:14
6. "The Bounty Hunter" – 6:17
7. "Super Buck II" (Cover of Super Mario Bros. 2 ground theme)– 2:35
8. "Millennium Child" – 8:16
9. "Trampoline Klan" – 2:02
10. "Burnt Corpse" – 0:14
11. "Rise n' Shine (Epic Doobie Nightmare #"1)" – 2:27
12. "Bride of the Buck" – 1:39
13. "A Very Intense Battle" – 8:40
14. "Green Hill" – 1:25
15. "Feed Your Mama's Meter (Remix 2001)" – 4:15
16. "What Deers May Come" – 5:28

Album credits

The Band ("The Big Game Hunters")

• Timb Harris – solo violin, violin sections, solo and section trumpets, mandolin, euphonium, keyboards.
• David Murray – drums, didjeridu, percussion, (djembe, shaker, tambourine, timpani, roto toms, dombek, orchestral percussion), new age keyboards.
• Jason Schimmel – acoustic and electric guitars, baritone guitar, sitar guitar, banjo, lapsteel, keyboard (organs, piano, glockenspiel, toy piano, choir, chimes, electric pino, clav)
• Tim Smolens – upright bass, hollowbody and electric bass, bowed bass sections, keyboard (synth bass, handclaps, organs, timpani, gong, strings, sound fx, samples, choir, new age sounds, etc.) synth programming, techno loops.
• John Whooley – tenor, alto, baritone and soprano saxophones, flute, vocals, throat singing, percussion (congas, clave, guiro, shaker, tambourine, woodblock, cowbell), accordion, piano, cp-70, electric piano, clav

Personnel ("Seasonal Hunters")

• Producer: Tim Smolens
• Recording Engineer: Tim Smolens
• Recording Engineer (drums): Justin Phelps, Trey Spruance
• Mastered: Thom Canova with Tim & Timb at Found Sound, San Francisco, California
• Art direction: Butt Bud & Mari Kono
• Graphic Artist: Mari Kono
• Head Goon: Tim
• Photographs: Mari Kono
• Goon Squad: Timb, Jay^[4]

Dedication

Buck Fever was created in memory of Smith Dobson.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estradasphere - Buck Fever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic . .
2. Web site: Estradasphere - Buck Fever (Album review) | Sputnikmusic .
3. Web site: Estradasphere - Buck Fever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic . .
4. Web site: Estradasphere - Buck Fever (CD, Album). discogs.com. 27 October 2017.