Retrocausal Explained

Retrocausal
Type:	studio
Artist:	Cleric
Cover:	Cleric - Retrocausal.jpg
Studio:	The Thousand Caves
Length:	78:44
Label:	Web of Mimicry
Prev Title:	Regressions
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Chokhma
Next Year:	2018

Retrocausal is the second studio album by Cleric, released on December 8, 2017 by Web of Mimicry.^[1]

Reception

Critic Emmett Palaima called Retrocausal Cleric's most extensive work and said "it's a lot to take in and most certainly isn’t for the faint of ear, but the level of musicianship put into it is worth recognition."^[2]

Personnel

Adapted from the Retrocausal liner notes.^[3]

Cleric

• Matt Hollenberg – guitars
• Daniel Ephraim Kennedy – bass guitar, guitar
• Larry Kwartowitz – drums, percussion
• Nick Shellenberger – vocals, keyboards, sampler, photography, design, guitar (6, 7), bass guitar (7, 8), war drums (8)

Additional musicians

• Mick Barr – guitar (5)
• Timb Harris – violin (1)
• John Zorn – alto saxophone (9)

Production and design

• Jess Conda – photography, design
• Jamie Lawson – photography, design
• Colin Marston – engineering, mixing, mastering
• Jackson Shellenberger – photography, design

External links

• Retrocausal at Bandcamp
• Retrocausal at Discogs (list of releases)

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0003138589|pure_url=yes}} Cleric: ''Retrocasual'' > Overview ]. Allmusic . August 8, 2020.
2. Cervante . Pope . Cleric – Retrocausal . mxdwn Music . music.mxdwn.com . December 25, 2017 . August 8, 2020.
3. Retrocausal . Retrocausal . . 2017 . booklet . . San Francisco, California.