Technoself (album) explained

Technoself
Type:studio
Artist:Deantoni Parks
Cover:Technoself by Deantoni Parks.jpg
Length:43:15
Label:Leaving, Stones Throw
Producer:Deantoni Parks
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Prev Year:2012
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Next Year:2016

Technoself is a second solo album by Deantoni Parks. It was released on December 5, 2015 by Leaving and Stones Throw. Three of the eleven songs were recorded live for Dublab, the rest was recorded in a studio. All of the songs were recorded live without any loops nor overdubs. Parks said: "I wanted to make music that happens in the time of thought."[1] He also said that John Cale, his longtime collaborator, was the biggest influence on the album.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Black Axioms" – 6:14
  2. "Our Shadows" – 2:42
  3. "Down" (samples "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor) – 2:54
  4. "Graphite" (samples "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath) – 2:58
  5. "Ashes" – 4:21
  6. "Methodist" – 4:29
  7. "Automatic" – 2:33
  8. "Pebble" – 3:10
  9. "Fosse in the Grass" – 4:46
  10. "Bombay" – 3:28
  11. "Orbis Magnus" – 4:26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drummer Deantoni Parks Goes Solo . Gebremedhin . Thomas . 3 December 2012 . . 5 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Deantoni Parks: "For me, rhythm is the study of time." . Lowery . Jack . 21 December 2015 . . 5 January 2018.