California (Mr. Bungle album)

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California
Studio album by Mr. Bungle
Released July 13, 1999
Recorded 1998
Genre Experimental
Length 44:16
Label Warner Brothers Records
Producer Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle chronology
Disco Volante
(1995)		 California
(1999)

California is the final studio album by the band Mr. Bungle. It was released on June 13, 1999.

Contents

[edit] Musical style

The musical style of the record includes musical styles as Hawaiian music, Eastern music, electro funk, doo wop, folk music, pop music, surf-rock, circus music, new age music, heavy metal, lounge music, jazz rock, avant-garde music, music influenced by science fiction, spaghetti western and horror film scores, piano ballads, and kecak.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Sweet Charity"   Patton Patton 5:05
2. "None of Them Knew They Were Robots"   Spruance Spruance/Patton/Heifetz 6:03
3. "Retrovertigo"   Dunn Dunn 4:59
4. "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare"   Patton Patton/McKinnon 3:55
5. "Ars Moriendi"   Patton Patton 4:10
6. "Pink Cigarette"   Patton Spruance/Patton 4:55
7. "Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy"   Spruance Spruance 3:34
8. "The Holy Filament"   Dunn Dunn 4:04
9. "Vanity Fair"   Patton Dunn/Patton 2:58
10. "Goodbye Sober Day"   Patton Patton/McKinnon 4:29
Total length:
 44:16

[edit] Reception and accolades

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Alternative Press 4/5 stars[2]
NME 6/10 stars[3]
Rockzone.com (favorable)[4]
Piero Scaruffi 6/10 stars[5]
Pitchfork Media (7.3/10)[6]
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1999 Rolling Stone Germany "Albums of the Year" 15 [7]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Mr. Bungle

[edit] Guest musicians

[edit] Additional personnel

  • Billy Anderson - Engineer
  • Gibbs Chapman - Mixing
  • Ryan Cooper - Publicist
  • Elizabeth Gregory - Legal representation
  • Josh Heller - Additional engineer
  • Malcom Hillier - Photography
  • George Horn - Mastering
  • Adam Muñoz - Additional engineer, mixing, digital editing
  • Mackie Osborne - Layout and graphic design
  • Justin Phelps - Additional engineer
  • Rob Worthington - Mixing

[edit] References

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. California review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-01.
  2. ^ Alternative Press August 1999, p.93
  3. ^ "NME Album Reviews - California". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/mr-bungle/1677. Retrieved 21 July 2011. 
  4. ^ Rockzone review
  5. ^ Piero Scaruffi review
  6. ^ Mirov, Nick. California review pitchforkmedia.com. 2001-12-24. Retrieved on 2011-07-01.
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone - Albums of the Year". Rolling Stone. http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3172289350&frmid=6555&msgid=1005421&cmd=show. Retrieved 2010-02-02. 
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