K.G. (album) explained

K.G.
Type:studio
Artist:King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Cover:KG album cover.jpg
Alt:The album cover for K.G.
Genre:Psychedelic rock[1]
Length:41:52
Label:KGLW
Producer:Stu Mackenzie
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Prev Year:2020
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K.G. (subtitled Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 2) is the sixteenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released on 20 November 2020 on their own label.[2] The album was preceded by four singles, the first three ("Honey",[3] "Some of Us"[4] and "Straws in the Wind"[5]) were released alongside music videos uploaded to YouTube. K.G. is a sonic "sequel" to Flying Microtonal Banana, which was subtitled "Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 1" and also a direct predecessor to L.W..[6]

"Automation"

"Automation", the fourth single preceding the album, was released for free on the band's website. In addition to the raw audio files for "Automation" as a whole, the band also includes the files for separate audio channels within the song such as vocals, violin, clarinet and flute, as well as video files for the music video, which the band encourages the fans to use to make their own remixes and music videos.[7] All of these files require a torrent client to be installed on the user's device. Since the release of "Automation", there have been many remixes and music videos edited by fans and posted on sites like Reddit and YouTube.[8] A number of these have been highlighted by the band in the King Gizzard newsletter "Gizzymail", namely in Gizzymail 6.[9]

Track listing

Announced by the band on 21 October 2020. Track durations taken from shop listing.[10] Vinyl releases have tracks 1–5 on Side A, and tracks 6–10 on Side B.[11]

Personnel

Credits for K.G. adapted from liner notes.[12]

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Additional personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peirson-Hagger. Ellen. 18 November 2020. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's KG: sensitive microtonal psych-rock. 6 December 2020. New Statesman.
  2. Web site: Minsker. Evan. 21 October 2020. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce 2 Albums, Share New Song "Automation": Listen. 21 October 2020. Pitchfork.
  3. Web site: Strauss. Matthew. 14 July 2020. Watch King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's Video for New Song "Honey". 9 November 2020. Pitchfork.
  4. Web site: Broerman. Michael. 13 August 2020. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Nightmarish Single "Some Of Us" [Video]]. 9 November 2020. L4LM.
  5. Web site: Jenke. Tyler. 16 September 2020. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Share New Single, 'Straws in The Wind'. 9 November 2020. Rolling Stone Australia.
  6. Web site: 21 October 2020. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Revisit Microtonal on New LP 'K.G' & Announce 'Live in S.F. '16' LP. 9 November 2020. Glide Magazine.
  7. Web site: DeVille. Chris. 21 October 2020. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – "Automation". 9 November 2020. Stereogum.
  8. Web site: r/KGATLW - AUTOMATION EDIT TRACKER - All 66 Known Video Edits and/or Remixes!. 9 November 2020. Reddit. 26 October 2020 .
  9. Web site: r/KGATLW - Hey hey hey! Got a nod from Stu in Gizzymail 6!. 9 November 2020. Reddit. 8 November 2020 .
  10. Web site: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – 'K.G.' . Gizzverse . 21 October 2020.
  11. Web site: 5 November 2020. kinggizzard. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/kinggizzard/2436114166819642369_2436114164361804734 . 25 December 2021 . registration. 6 December 2020. Instagram.
  12. Track listing and credits as per liner notes for K.G. album
  13. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 December 2020. 23 January 2021.

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