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| Studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | ||||
| Released | 22 Apr 2022 (22 April 2022) [1] | |||
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| Length | 80:11 | |||
| Label | KGLW | |||
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Omnium Gatherum is the 20th studio album and first double album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released on 22 Apr 2022. The album was announced on 8 March 2022 and fabricated available for pre-order on 22 March.[1]
Background and recording [edit]
During the production of Fishing for Fishies, the band recorded at a house endemic by members of Tropical Fuck Tempest. The two bands together recorded a jam session informally titled "Hat Jam" (named after the hats worn by the various members of the bands during the session) - footage of which appeared in the How to Gut a Fishie backside-the-scenes documentary uploaded on 21 April 2019.[2] Elements of the "Hat Jam" were taken by both bands, with King Gizzard incorporating elements of the jam into Omnium Gatherum'southward get-go single "The Dripping Tap" while Tropical Fuck Storm incorporated elements into their joint EP with King Gizzard, Satanic Slumber Party. A limited-edition vinyl, titled Hat Jam, was as well released featuring both "The Dripping Tap" and Satanic Slumber Party.[iii]
On 29 May 2021, a teaser for the album Butterfly 3000 was included by the band on a video for their live album Alive in Sydney '21. It contained a fifteen-second snippet that was believed to be a clip from the record. Notwithstanding, the music in the clip did non end upward appearing anywhere on the tape, and instead was an extract of the and then unreleased Omnium Gatherum track "Magenta Mountain". That same 24-hour interval Live in Sydney '21 was released through the band'due south bootleg program, the 7th live recording in the program, and the ninth anthology overall.[iv]
On 10 Baronial, the band appear via Twitter that they had finished their adjacent anthology, and included emojis of a diamond and a pickaxe.[five] Then, on 15 August, the band tweeted 2 more emojis; a drop of h2o and a faucet filling a drinking glass,[6] leading to speculation that these emojis were related to a future album.
On 30 Oct, the ring played an unreleased rail from an unspecified album at Melbourne's "Play On Victoria" event at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.[ citation needed ] The next day, the band released the lyrics to the vocal, "Gaia", via a screenshot posted to twitter.[7]
In January 2022, the tweets with emojis resumed, and the account began to similar tweets that were able to discern the song titles.[8] During this batch of emoji tweets, the King Gizzard Twitter liked a tweet asking the band to like if a double album is coming, leading many to assume that Omnium Gatherum will be a double album.[nine]
In Feb, the band appear a three-hour marathon prepare in Melbourne, naming the one-off show every bit Return Of The Curse Of Timeland, fix to take place on March v.[ten] During the evidence, the ring played iv songs from the record: "Magenta Mountain", "The Garden Goblin", "The Dripping Tap" and "Gaia".
The anthology is the first studio recording since the COVID-19 pandemic began where the band played together in the studio; Grand.Grand., 50.Due west., and Butterfly 3000 were recorded remotely during lockdown.[11]
Release [edit]
The album was announced on 8 March 2022, and the band released the eighteen-minute vocal "The Dripping Tap"—their longest studio recording to appointment and the showtime song since 2019'southward Line-fishing for Fishies featuring performances recorded by all vi electric current members on the aforementioned 24-hour interval. In the announcement, bandleader Stu Mackenzie hinted that Omnium Gatherum would be the band's longest studio album then far and represents "a turning point" in their career as information technology is "going to change the manner we write and record music — at least for a while", calculation that the band is "entering into our 'jammy catamenia'".[12] [13]
The album's second single, "Magenta Mountain", was released on 29 March, and was accompanied with a video for a live version of the song, recorded on five March at the Return of the Curse of Timeland prove.[fourteen] A third single, "Kepler-22b", was released on xix Apr, likewise accompanied by a music video.[15]
Limerick [edit]
Omnium Gatherum is an anthology that sees the band hopping between numerous unlike genres, including psychedelia, progressive rock, heavy metal, synth-popular, folk, jazz, R&B, and soul.[16] [17] [18] "The Dripping Tap" is a prog-jam that zigzags between krautrock, thrash metallic, stoned soul, neo soul, acid rock, and dissonance music.[19] [20] [21] [22] "Magenta Mountain" and "Kepler-22b" are dream popular, neo-psychedelia, and psychedelic pop songs that characteristic "shuffling beats nether wonderful harmonies", with the forming including electronic pop and the latter incorporating astral-jazz.[21] [22] [23] "Gaia" and "Predator 10" are both heavy metal and heavy psych songs, with the former incorporating thrash metal, psychedelic metal, grind metal, death metal and psych-prog.[19] [xvi] [24] [twenty] [21] [22] [17] "Ambergris" is a jazz-funk and lounge-funk rail, while "Candles" drifts into belatedly 90s chillout[25] [19] [22] "Sadie Sorceress" and "The Grim Reaper" introduce rap elements to the Rex Gizzard sound, with the later incorporating microtonality and psychedelia.[nineteen] [21] "The Garden Goblin" is a twee lo-fi bedroom-prog and psych-pop song and "Evilest Man" features political acid rock.[20] [25] [22] Lounge-influenced closer "The Funeral" has centre eastern guitar flourishes and an ethereal ending.[xix] [20] [17]
Disquisitional reception [edit]
| Amass scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[26] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [25] |
| Clash | 9/10[xix] |
| Classic Rock | [27] |
| Gigwise |   [24] |
| Loud and Quiet | 5/ten[twenty] |
| Louder Than War | [21] |
| Mojo | [sixteen] |
| Pitchfork | vii.three/10[28] |
| Record Collector | [22] |
| Under the Radar | [23] |
Omnium Gatherum received a score of seventy out of 100 from media aggregate site Metacritic based on v critical reviews.[26]
Disharmonism writer Sam Walker-Smart called Omnium Gatherum "a phenomenal entry-point to 'the Gizzverse'" and "an all-killer no-filler release that may but stand every bit the all-time thing King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have e'er released."[19] Nathan Whittle, writing for Louder Than State of war, called the album "the distillation of everything that the band are great at and, as always, done purely on their own terms" and "proof that the band are enjoying a newfound freedom of beingness unshackled from their own self-imposed limitations to work albums through private styles". Alfie Verity of Gigwise was complimentary towards' the band'due south connected experimentation 20 albums in, merely said that the album "lacks a definitive thread" and "the shine wears off at points."[24] Loud and Tranquility 's Jack Doherty criticized the album'south disparate styles, claiming that information technology "crumbles under its inability to surprise, leaving united states of america with the sound of a band with nowhere left to go."[20] Hashemite kingdom of jordan Blum of Event called the album "expansive, assorted, and at least a little self-indulgent, merely that's precisely what makes information technology bright."[17] Under the Radar contributor Kyle Kersey wrote "Taken every bit a complete album experience, it's a piffling also all over the place to measure upward to their most focused work, and its robust length is pretty intimidating. Only as a smorgasbord of strange sonic shape-shifting, it's a pretty fun listen."[23]
Rails list [edit]
Vinyl releases take track i on Side A, tracks ii–six on Side B, tracks seven–11 on Side C, 12–16 on Side D.[29]
| No. | Championship | Author(due south) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| one. | "The Dripping Tap" |
| 18:17 |
| ii. | "Magenta Mountain" |
| vi:04 |
| 3. | "Kepler-22b" |
| 3:12 |
| 4. | "Gaia" |
| 5:11 |
| 5. | "Ambergris" | Walker | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Sadie Sorceress" |
| 3:07 |
| vii. | "Evilest Homo" | Mackenzie | 7:38 |
| 8. | "The Garden Goblin" |
| 2:56 |
| nine. | "Blame It on the Weather condition" |
| 2:31 |
| 10. | "Persistence" |
| 3:47 |
| 11. | "The Grim Reaper" |
| 3:05 |
| 12. | "Presumptuous" |
| iv:53 |
| thirteen. | "Predator Ten" | Mackenzie | iii:45 |
| 14. | "Carmine Fume" | Kenny-Smith | 4:21 |
| 15. | "Candles" | Mackenzie | iv:34 |
| 16. | "The Funeral" | Mackenzie | ii:23 |
| Total length: | 80:11 | ||
- ^[a] "Kepler-22b" contains samples from "Yemaya Ane" written and recorded by Barney McAll.
- ^[b] "Sadie Sorceress" contains samples from "I'yard Coming Domicile" written by Les Reed and Barry Mason.
- ^[c] "The Grim Reaper" contains samples from "In the Orient" written and recorded past Heinz Funk.
Personnel [edit]
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- Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals (1, 2, 6–nine, 11, 12, 14), organ (1), percussion (ane–3, 7–9, ten, 12, xiv–16), Wurlitzer (1, 12, 14), harmonica (1), synthesiser (9), saxophone (8, 9), Mellotron (ten), guitar (xiv), vibraphone (14)
- Michael Cavanagh – drums (1–five, seven, 9–sixteen), percussion (9)
- Melt Craig – guitar (1, two, seven, x), vocals (1, eight), synthesiser (two–5, 8, 10, 13, fifteen, xvi), keyboards (iii, 8, 12), bass (3, 8, ten), turntable (3), Mellotron (eight, 12), percussion (8), Wurlitzer (10)
- Joey Walker – guitar (1, 4, 5, ix, x, 13), vocals (1, 2, four, v, ten), percussion (two, 5, 7), synthesiser (2, v, seven, ten, xi, 15), bass (4, thirteen), turntable (six), bağlama (eleven), flute (12), Mellotron (15)
- Lucas Harwood – bass (1)
- Stu Mackenzie – vocals (1–4, 6–x, 13–16), guitar (1, 2, four, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16), bass (1, 2, 7, 12, fourteen–16), organ (1, five, 9, 16), pianoforte (1), percussion (one–3, 7–12, 15, xvi), synthesiser (2, 5, vii, 8, ten, xiv), keyboards (2, 7, 15, 16), Mellotron (three, 9, 12), Clavinet (5, 6), turntable (six, 11), flute (7), vibraphone (7, 15), Wurlitzer (7, 12, 14–xvi), vocoder (7)
Additional musicians
- Millicent Smith – vocals (6)
- Amy Findlay – drums (ten)
- Madeline Wright – party sounds (12)
Product
- Stu Mackenzie – production (ane–iv, 6–16), mixing (1–4, half dozen–16), recording (1–4, vi, vii, ix–xvi)
- Michael Cavanagh – recording (2, three, 5, nine–11)
- Cook Craig – production (3, eight), recording (3, 8, x)
- Joey Walker – production (5, 6), recording (five, half-dozen), mixing (5)
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith – recording (9, fourteen)
- Joseph Carra – mastering
- Jason Galea – artwork
Charts [edit]
References [edit]
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- ^ "How to gut a Fishie". Retrieved 10 March 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Tropical Fu*yard Storm & King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Joint EP 'Satanic Slumber Party'". Amnplify . Retrieved fourteen March 2022.
- ^ "King Gizzard & the Cadger Wizard - Alive In Sydney '21". Retrieved 2 June 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Just finished our next album 💎⛏6". Twitter . Retrieved x August 2021.
- ^ "ane. 💧🚰". Twitter . Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ @kinggizzard (October 31, 2021). "Male monarch Gizzard" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "two. 🟣🏔". Twitter . Retrieved five March 2022.
- ^ "The large man liked my tweet asking him to like information technology - Reddit". Reddit . Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "King Gizzard and the Lizard Magician will perform a iii-hr marathon set in Melbourne next month". NME . Retrieved 2022-03-05 .
- ^ "King Gizzard & The Cadger Wizard – "The Dripping Tap"". Stereogum . Retrieved 2022-03-09 .
- ^ Minsker, Evan (viii March 2022). "King Gizzard & the Cadger Sorcerer Denote New Anthology Omnium Gatherum, Share 18-Minute Song: Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved viii March 2022.
- ^ "PSA 4 the weirdo swarm! Gizz'south 20th: Omnium Gatherum". Retrieved 8 March 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Rettig, James (29 March 2022). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – 'Magenta Mount'". Stereogum . Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "King Gizzard & The Cadger Wizard - Kepler-22b". Retrieved 19 April 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c Blake, Marking. "Male monarch Gizzard & The Cadger Wizard: Omnium Gatherum". Mojo . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Blum, Jordan (21 April 2022). "The Various Appeal of King Gizzard & the Lizard Sorcerer'due south Omnium Gatherum". Consequence . Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Author Gabriel Pacheco Simply some desert rat. "Album Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum". New Racket Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-03 .
- ^ a b c d due east f g Marszalek, Julian (19 April 2022). "Rex Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum". Clash . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Doherty, Jack (xviii April 2022). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Sorcerer - Omnium Gatherum". Loud and Serenity . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Whittle, Nathan (xi Apr 2022). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Sorcerer: Omnium Gatherum – review – ALBUM OF THE Week!". Louder Than War . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d due east f Harvey, Kevin. "Rex Gizzard & The Cadger Wizard: Omnium Gatherum". Record Collector . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Kersey, Kyle (28 Apr 2022). "Male monarch Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Omnium Gatherum". Nether the Radar . Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Verity, Alfie (eighteen April 2022). "Album Review: Rex Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum". Gigwise . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Sendra, Tim (22 Apr 2022). "Male monarch Gizzard & The Cadger Wizard - Omnium Gatherum". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Omnium Gatherum by Male monarch Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard". Metacritic . Retrieved 28 Apr 2022.
- ^ Walker-Smart, Sam (nineteen April 2022). "King Gizzard and The Sorcerer Lizard cast psychedelic net broad on 20th anthology". Classic Rock . Retrieved 21 Apr 2022.
- ^ Berman, Stuart (five May 2022). "King Gizzard & the Lizard Sorcerer: Omnium Gatherum Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved five May 2022.
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- ^ "ARIA Top l Albums Nautical chart". Australian Recording Industry Clan. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Nautical chart Peak 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved xxx April 2022.
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