Suspended Animation (Fantômas album)

Suspended Animation
Studio album by Fantômas
Released	April 5, 2005 (IPC-062, Limited Edition) June 14, 2005 (IPC-065)
Recorded	Spring 2003
Genre	Avant-garde Metal, experimental, noise, doom metal, dark ambient
Length	43:46
Label	Ipecac Recordings (IPC65)
Producer	Mike Patton
Fantômas chronology
Delìrium Còrdia (2004) Suspended Animation (2005) Animali In Calore Surriscaldati Con Ipertermia Genitale/Cat in Red (2005)

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Pitchfork Media	(5.8/10)

Suspended Animation is an album by Mike Patton's supergroup Fantômas. It is a concept album that incorporates a dual theme of cartoon sounds/music as well as paying tribute to obscure and dubious holidays throughout the month of April. The limited edition disc is a spiral bound April 2005 mini calendar featuring vivid imagery by Yoshitomo Nara. The disc sleeve is marked with "This calendar belongs to: .......... Your name".

Track listing

1. "04/01/05 Friday" - 0:34
2. "04/02/05 Saturday" - 2:10
3. "04/03/05 Sunday" - 1:45
4. "04/04/05 Monday" - 1:32
5. "04/05/05 Tuesday" - 0:33
6. "04/06/05 Wednesday" - 2:25
7. "04/07/05 Thursday" - 1:08
8. "04/08/05 Friday" - 1:09
9. "04/09/05 Saturday" - 1:17
10. "04/10/05 Sunday" - 2:19
11. "04/11/05 Monday" - 2:17
12. "04/12/05 Tuesday" - 1:15
13. "04/13/05 Wednesday" - 1:31
14. "04/14/05 Thursday" - 2:20
15. "04/15/05 Friday" - 0:39
16. "04/16/05 Saturday" - 0:49
17. "04/17/05 Sunday" - 0:45
18. "04/18/05 Monday" - 0:47
19. "04/19/05 Tuesday" - 0:40
20. "04/20/05 Wednesday" - 1:49
21. "04/21/05 Thursday" - 1:39
22. "04/22/05 Friday" - 2:05
23. "04/23/05 Saturday" - 0:58
24. "04/24/05 Sunday" - 1:48
25. "04/25/05 Monday" - 0:31
26. "04/26/05 Tuesday" - 1:31
27. "04/27/05 Wednesday" - 1:12
28. "04/28/05 Thursday" - 1:30
29. "04/29/05 Friday" - 1:28
30. "04/30/05 Saturday" - 3:08

Credits

• Mike Patton – vocals, keyboards, producer, arrangement, layout
• Dave Lombardo – drums
• Buzz Osborne – Guitar
• Trevor Dunn – bass
• Yoshitomo Nara – artwork
• S. Husky Höskulds – Engineer, mixing
• Gene Grimaldi – mastering
• Martin Kvamme – Artwork, layout
• Lady T – layout
• Carl Stalling – Sample source (uncredited)^{[citation needed]}

Chart performance

Chart	Peak
U.S. Top Heatseekers	7
U.S. Independent Albums	12
Swedish Album Chart	43
Australian Album Chart	49
French Album Chart	129
U.S. Billboard 200	158