Michael Ivins was involved in a car crash, and Steven Drozd's hand became severely infected. Production of the album was preceded by two unfortunate events, which were recounted in "The Spiderbite Song" from The Soft Bulletin. The music was "a strange, fluid 20 minute sound composition". The band invited people to bring their cars to parking lots, where they would be given one of the tapes and then instructed when to start them. The concept was inspired by an incident in Coyne's youth, where he noticed that car radios in the parking lot at a concert were playing the same songs at the same time, Wayne Coyne created 40 cassette tapes to be played in synchronization.
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The Parking Lot Experiments ĭuring 19, The Flaming Lips ran a series of events known as "The Parking Lot Experiments". However, live shows proved to be more challenging and in order to maintain activity and output, Wayne Coyne conceived an experimental show. They eventually found that drummer Steven Drozd could compensate for the loss of Jones by becoming a multi-instrumentalist. In addition, the limited success of the previous album, Clouds Taste Metallic, threatened their status at Warner Bros. The departure of guitarist Ronald Jones compelled the band to change fundamentally. Īdverse circumstances led to the production of Zaireeka. It acted as a preview of the music and style that would surface on the next album The Soft Bulletin (1999), which was recorded during the same sessions as Zaireeka, and is the predecessor to the band's more conventional surround sound releases. Zaireeka was the first album by the band since the departure of guitarist Ronald Jones. The album's title is a portmanteau of two words: Zaire, chosen as a symbol of anarchy after Wayne Coyne heard a radio news story about the political instability of the African nation, and Eureka (literally: "I have found it"), an expression of joyous discovery. Each of its eight songs consists of four stereo tracks, one from each CD. The album consists of four CDs designed so that when played simultaneously on four separate audio systems, they would produce a harmonic or juxtaposed sound the discs could also be played in different combinations, omitting one, two or three discs. Sleeping on the Roof (Excerpt From Should We Keep the Severed Head Awake?)ġ3.Zaireeka is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips, released on Octoby Warner Bros. The Gash (Battle Hymn for the Wounded Mathematician)ġ1. Suddenly Everything Has Changed (Death Anxiety Caused by Moments of Boredom)Ġ9. Waitin’ for a Superman (Is it Gettin’ Heavy?)Ġ8. What Is the Light? (An Untested Hypothesis Suggesting That the Chemical By Which We Are Able to Experience the Sensation of Being in Love Is the Same Chemical That Caused the Big Bang That Was the Birth of the Accelerating Universe)Ġ7. The Spark That Bled (The Softest Bullet Ever Shot)Ġ5. Race for the Prize (Sacrifice of the New Scientists)Ġ3. The Soft Bulletin 5.1 tracklisting (so you can train your brain to hear The Soft Bulletin the way The Flaming Lips want you to hear it):Ġ1. Actually, you’re probably the smartest guy I know.” Possible Wayne Coyne answer: “Right!! You’re so smart, Mr P! Like, terrifyingly smart. They wouldn’t want all that practicing to go to waste, right? Seriously, what the fuck!Īnd hey, for all of you outside of London, don’t worry: I’m guessing this won’t be the only time the Lips will perform The Soft Bulletin in its entirety. performing Bug and Deerhoof performing my personal favorite, Milk Man. But which version will they perform? The UK version? The US version? I have my money on the 5.1 version (tracklisting below).Īnd as if that weren’t enough, the event will also feature Dinosaur Jr. Attention, TMT readers: The Flaming Lips have just confirmed that they’ll be performing The Soft Bulletin - scientifically proven to be one of the greatest albums in the history of music - in its entirety at London’s Alexandra Palace! The show, part of ATP’s Don’t Look Back series, will take place on July 1, 2011.
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