Letur-Lefr
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| Released | July 17th, 2012 (International) July 16th, 2012 (Europe) July 4th, 2012 (Japan) | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, experimental rock, hip hop, progressive psytrance | |||
| Length | 15:56 | |||
| Label | Record Collection | |||
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Letur-Lefr (pronunciation: /'lɛtɹ̩ 'lɛfɹ̩/) is the fourth EP by John Frusciante, released on July 17, 2012 on Record Collection. It was released in multiple formats including 32-bit digital download and cassette.[1] The EP features Frusciante singing, playing all the instruments and engineering, as well as his ex-wife performing backing vocals and a "few friends on vocals, mostly MC'ing".[2]
Frusciante said of this album and its follow-up, PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone, "I consider my music to be Progressive Synth Pop, which says nothing about what it sounds like, but does describe my basic approach. I combine aspects of many styles of music and create my own musical forms by way of electronic instruments. The tracks on Letur-Lefr were recorded in 2010 and PBX was recorded in 2011. Letur is a compilation, a selected portion of music I made that year while PBX was conceived as an album, the songs having been recorded in succession. The records are very different from each other."
Title
[edit]According to Frusciante, the EP's title "signifies the transition of two becoming one, notably symbolized by the first song on the album being the sequel to the album's last."[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by John Frusciante
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "In Your Eyes" | 4:27 |
| 2. | "909 Day" | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Glowe" | 1:31 |
| 4. | "FM" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "In My Light" | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 15:56 | |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- John Frusciante - vocals, backing vocals (stated as "female backing vocals" on booklet[5]), synthesizers, guitar, samples, drum machine
- Nicole Turley - vocals (1)
- RZA - vocals (2, 5)
- Leggezin Fin - vocals (2)
- Masia One - vocals (2, 3)
- Kinetic 9 - vocals (2, 4)
- Rugged Monk - vocals (4)
Recording personnel
[edit]- John Frusciante - production
- Anthony Zamora - studio manager
Artwork
[edit]- John Frusciante - cover art and design
- Julian Chavez - cover design
Charts
[edit]| Charts (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 10[6] |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 38[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Letur Lefr EP in July, PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone LP in September!". Invisible-movement.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "JOHN FRUSCIANTE". Johnfrusciante.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Album Titles". JohnFrusciante.com. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Letur-Lefr - John Frusciante". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Letur-Lefr out in Japan, contributors revealed!" Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine invisible-movement.net
- ^ "John Frusciante - Chart History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02.
- ^ "Letur-Lefr - John Frusciante | Awards". AllMusic.