| Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered | ||
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| Extended play by The Desert Sessions | ||
| Released | February 10 1998 | |
| Recorded | 5 - 12 August 1997 at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California | |
| Genre | Desert Rock, Stoner Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 17:14 | |
| Label | Man's Ruin Records | |
| The Desert Sessions chronology | ||
| Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music For Felons (1997) |
Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered (1998) |
Volumes 1 & 2 (1998) |
Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered is the second extended play (EP) by the American desert rock collective known as The Desert Sessions. Recorded in August 1997 at Rancho De La Luna, it was released by Man's Ruin Records on 10 February 1998.The album features eight credited musicians, including Josh Homme, John McBain and Ben Shepherd. It was later re-released with Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music for Felons in 1998 as Volumes 1 & 2.[1]
Background[]
The first two Desert Sessions EPs were recorded in sessions between 5 and 12 August 1997 at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California, a studio founded by Fred Drake and Dave Catching. The tracks on Volume 2 were engineered by Drake, with Catching assisting, and feature a total of eight credited musicians: Josh Homme (guitar, vocals, bass and keyboards), John McBain (guitar and keyboards), Ben Shepherd (bass and guitar), Brant Bjork (drums, percussion and bass), Peter Stahl (vocals), Alfredo Hernández (drums and percussion), Drake and Catching (both percussion). Homme mixed the album, and it was mastered by Tom Baker at Future Disc in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Volume 2 was initially released alone on vinyl by Man's Ruin Records on 10 February 1998, limited to 1000 or 2500 copies depending on the source. It later received a re-release with its predecessor, Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music for Felons, on CD on 24 February 1998 as Volumes 1 & 2.
Tracklist[]
All songs written by "Acquitted Felons".
- A1. Johnny The Boy (4:31)
- A2. Screamin' Eagle (3:38)
- B. Cake (Who Shit on The?) (9:06)
Personnel[]
- Josh Homme - Guitars (1, 2, 3), Vocals (1), Bass and Keyboards (2), Percussion (3), Mixing
- John McBain - Guitars (1, 2), Keyboards (3)
- Fred Drake - Percussion (3), Engineer
- Dave Catching - Percussion (3), Assistant Engineer
- Ben Shepherd - Bass (1, 2), Guitar (3)
- Alfredo Hernández - Drums (1, 3), Percussion (3)
- Brant Bjork - Drums (1, 2), Bass and Percussion (3)
- Pete Stahl - Vocals (1, 2)
- Tom Baker - Mastering
- Frank Kozik - Artwork
External Links[]
References[]
| V·T·E Josh Homme | |
|---|---|
| Kyuss | Sons of Kyuss • Wretch • Blues for the Red Sun • Welcome to Sky Valley • ...And The Circus Leaves Town • Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss |
| Queens of the Stone Age | Kyuss/Queens of The Stone Age • The Split CD • Queens of the Stone Age • Rated R • Songs For The Deaf • Lullabies to Paralyze • Era Vulgaris • ...Like Clockwork • Villains • In Times New Roman... |
| The Desert Sessions | Volume 1: Instrumental Driving Music For Felons • Volume 2: Status: Ships Commander Butchered • Volume 3: Set Coordinates For The White Dwarf!!! • Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips • Volume 5: Poetry for the Masses (SeaShedShitheadByTheSheSore) • Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego • Volumes 1 & 2 • Volumes 3 & 4 • Volumes 5 & 6 • Volumes 7 & 8 • Volumes 9 & 10 • Crawl Home • Volumes 11 & 12 |
| Other Associated Bands and Releases | Masters of Reality • Mondo Generator • Cocaine Rodeo • Them Crooked Vultures • Post Pop Depression • Eagles of Death Metal • Screaming Trees |