| Gigantoid | ||
|---|---|---|
| Studio album by Fu Manchu | ||
| Released | April 29 2014 | |
| Recorded | Winter 2014 at Susstudio and The Racket Room in California | |
| Genre | Stoner Rock, Heavy Rock | |
| Length | 34:44 | |
| Label | At The Dojo Records | |
| Producer | Fu Manchu, Andrew Giacumakis | |
| Fu Manchu chronology | ||
| Robotic Invasion / No Soul (2013) |
Gigantoid (2014) |
Slow Ride / Future Transmitter (2016) |
Gigantoid is the eleventh studio album by the California stoner rock band Fu Manchu. Recorded in the Winter of 2014, it would be released exclusively by the band's own label At The Dojo Records in April 2014.[1] The album features "a slightly more primitive, raw and ultra fuzzed-out sound" than previous releases.[2]
Initially released as a 2013 split seven-inch single with psych-metal trio MOAB, "Robotic Invasion" appears as a bonus track on the digital version of Gigantoid.
Background[]
Fu Manchu would begin work on their eleventh studio album in February 2014 after the writing process began in late 2013,[3], working with Andrew Giacumakis (MOAB) and Jim Monroe (The Adolescents, X). With the recording process finished by March.[4] Gigantoid would see release on 29 April 2014.[5] Gigantoid would see high praise from the likes of The Obelisk,[6] Sputnik Music,[7] The Sludgelord[8] and Echoes and Dust[9] among others.[10][11]
In an interview with The Obelisk, Scott Hill would speak about meeting Giacumakis and working with him on Gigantoid:
| “ | “Last year, I think we were going to do our The Action is Go tour, his band Moab was gonna open for us. I’d never heard them before and I finally checked out their record and I was like, “Man, this thing sounds great.” They for whatever reason couldn’t do the tour, but I remember talking to Andrew, who’s the singer/guitar player who recorded their record, and I said, “Hey, your record sounds great, where’d you do it at?” and he said, “I did it myself at my studio here,” and I was like, “Oh, boy, it sounds awesome, man. What do you think about us maybe getting in the studio when we get done with this? Maybe do a couple songs, see how it sounds?” and he was like, “Yeah, sounds cool,” and we went up there to do the Scion split 7” thing, set up, did it in a day, and he recorded and mixed and we were like, “Man, that sounds awesome.” So we were like, “We’re getting ready to record a new record, would you do it here?” and he was like, “Yeah.” That’s it.
I think he captured the rawness of what we were looking for with this record. Every time before we do a record, we record everything on a cassette four-track. I think we did the “Robotic Invasion” with him and it sounded the closest that we did to those recordings. Those are pretty lo-fi and raw. When we did the “Robotic Invasion” song with him, it was just, “Man, that sounds exactly like it does when we’re all together in the practice room,” and that’s exactly what we were looking for. Maybe being a guitar player and singer himself and being in a heavy band, he knows how to get these sounds. He’s known of us for a while and our records and stuff. I don’t know. It was just like, “Whoa, that sounds awesome,” whatever he got. Even when we did “Robotic Invasion” we were like, “Whoa, that sounds awesome.” I don’t know what it was. His studio’s like a little garage. We just all four set up in there, played. Whatever he did, we just liked the sound of it, and we were like, “Yeah, we’re gonna do the record here.”” |
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— Scott Hill, The Obelisk [12]
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Tracklist[]
NOTE: Track 10 is exclusive to the digital version.
- 1. Dimension Shifter (4:32)
- 2. Invaders On My Back (2:26)
- 3. Anxiety Reducer (4:56)
- 4. Radio Source Sagittarius (3:54)
- 5. Mutant (2:18)
- 6. No Warning (1:25)
- 7. Evolution Machine (5:05)
- 8. Triplanetary (2:08)
- 9. The Last Question (7:54)
- 10. Robotic Invasion (4:17)
Personnel[]
Fu Manchu[]
- Scott Hill - Guitar, Lead Vocals
- Bob Balch - Guitar
- Brad Davis - Bass
- Scott Reeder - Drums
Other Personnel[]
- Andrew Giacumakis - Engineer, Recording, Mixing, Producer
- Jim Monroe - Additional Recording
- Gene Grimaldi - Mastering
- Andrew Stuart - Photography
- Kieron Cropper - Artwork
- Peder Bergstrand - Layout, Logo
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ AllMusic
- ↑ Blabbermouth
- ↑ Blabbermouth
- ↑ Blabbermouth
- ↑ Blabbermouth
- ↑ The Obelisk
- ↑ Sputnik Music
- ↑ The Sludgelord
- ↑ Echoes and Dust
- ↑ The New Zealand Herald
- ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ The Obelisk Fu Manchu Interview with Scott Hill: Evolution Machine Never Stops, accessed 4 February 2020
| V·T·E Fu Manchu | |
|---|---|
| Current Members | Scott Hill • Brad Davis • Bob Balch • Scott Reeder |
| Past Members | Ruben Romano • Mark Abshire • Eddie Glass • Brant Bjork |
| Studio Albums | No One Rides For Free • Daredevil • In Search Of... • The Action Is Go • (Godzilla's) Eatin' Dust • King Of The Road • California Crossing • Start The Machine • We Must Obey • Signs of Infinite Power • Gigantoid • Clone of The Universe |
| Extended Plays | Kept Between Trees • Senioritis • Pick-Up Summer • Don't Bother Knockin' (If This Vans Rockin') • Asphalt Risin' • Godzilla • Jailbreak / Blueberries & Chrome • Eatin' Dust • Planet Of The Ape Hangers / Breathing Fire • Something Beyond • Slow Ride / Future Transmitter • FU30 • My Wave • A Million Miles Away |
| Live Albums and Compilations | Return to Earth 91-93 • Go For It... Live! • Live at Roadburn 2003 • FU30 |
| Associated Bands, Artists, Etc. | Nebula • Virulence • Kyuss • Vista Chino • Mondo Generator • Stoner • Big Scenic Nowhere • Yawning Man • Clutch |