| Sounds of Liberation | ||
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 Sounds of Liberation's album cover. | ||
| Studio album by Ché | ||
| Released | October 3 2000 | |
| Recorded | 20 - 23 February 2000 at Donner & Blitzen in Silver Lake, California | |
| Genre | Stoner Rock, Desert Rock | |
| Length | 35:23 | |
| Producer | Ché, Mathias Schneeberger | |
| Ché chronology | ||
| Sounds of Liberation (2000) |
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Sounds of Liberation was the only studio album by the short-lived desert/stoner rock band Ché, initially released in 2000 via Man's Ruin Records.
Background[]
Sounds of Liberation came at a rough time in Brant's career with him "hungry to write songs" and "dealing with a gnarly breakup" along with Alfredo having just left Queens of the Stone Age and Dave Dinsmore having just left Unida, motivating the three musicians to write and record an album together. The band was jamming together around the time Jalamanta was released and Frank Kozik got word, expressing interest in releasing any recordings the band does together, motivating Ché to record an album.
Sounds of Liberation initially saw a CD release on 3 October 2000 via Man's Ruin Records, with the CD going out of print upon the label's demise and the release itself attaining a bit of mythical status.
In 2008 it would be announced that Brant Bjork would re-issue Sounds of Liberation on vinyl through his own imprint Low Desert Punk, the first time the album would ever see that kind of release. In the fall of 2008 the vinyl was issued limited to 1250 on black and a very limited amount on translucent red. The next year the album would see a digipak CD reissue and in 2014 would be reissued on vinyl again.
In 2023 Brant Bjork would reissue Sounds of Liberation via Heavy Psych Sounds on 22 September 2023. He would also tell a story of the recording of the album where Mathias Schneeberger had told him the songs sounded great but the recording was awful to which the album was re-recorded on the spot.
| “ | “It was late 1999. I was living in Palm Desert with Dave Dinsmore. Dave had just left Unida and Alfredo Hernandez was in town and had just left Queens of the Stone Age. I had a rare bit of downtime from touring with Fu Manchu. The three of us started jamming at the house. I had just got over a bad relationship and songs were pouring out of me. Frank Kozik heard about us jamming and called me up and said he wanted to put out whatever we come up with. Within two weeks we were already recording on an 8 track reel to reel. I took the recording to brother Schneebie to mix in LA. He said the music is great but the recording is shit. He asked to re-record it. I asked when? He said now. We re recorded right there on the spot and finished everything in 2 days. We decided on the name CHE and called the record Sounds of Liberation.” | ” |
— Brant Bjork, Heavy Psych Sounds via The Obelisk[1]
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Ché - Sounds of Liberation ⌇ Full album ☆ 2000 ⌇ HD
Brant Bjork - CHE - Sounds Of Liberation promo
Tracklist[]
- 1. Hydraulicks (4:23)
- 2. The Knife (3:39)
- 3. Pray For Rock (5:17)
- 4. Sounds Of Liberation (6:10)
- 5. Adelante (5:12)
- 6. Blue Demon (6:13)
- 7. The Day The Pirate Retired (4:39)
Personnel[]
- Alfredo Hernández - Drums, Percussion
- Dave Dinsmore - Bass
- Brant Bjork - Guitar, Vocals
- Frank Kozik - Layout
- Ché - Writing, Art Direction, Producer
- Mathias Schneeberger - Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Producer
- Brian Maurer - Band Photo
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ The ObeliskBrant Bjork and the Bros. & Ché Albums to Be Reissued, accessed 3 July 2023