| Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego | ||
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| Extended play by The Desert Sessions | ||
| Released | August 16 1999 | |
| Recorded | 11 - 14 March 1999 at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California | |
| Genre | Desert Rock, Stoner Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 20:05 | |
| Label | Man's Ruin Records | |
| The Desert Sessions chronology | ||
| Volume 5: Poetry for the Masses (SeaShedShitheadByTheSheSore) (1999) |
Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego (1999) |
Volumes 5 & 6 (1999) |
Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego is the sixth extended play by The Desert Sessions. Recorded in March 1999 at Rancho De La Luna, it was released by Man's Ruin Records on 16 August 1999 as a 10" Vinyl limited to 3000 copies. The album features eleven credited musicians, including Josh Homme, Dave Catching and Gene Trautmann. It was later re-released with Volume 5: Poetry for the Masses (SeaShedShitheadByTheSheSore) as Volumes 5 & 6. Notably, Black Anvil Ego would be the final volume produced by Man's Ruin Records as the label would fold less than two years later.
The sixth Desert Sessions EP was recorded in sessions between 11 and 14 March 1999 at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California, a studio founded by Fred Drake and Dave Catching. The tracks on Volume 6 were engineered by Steve Feldman, with Tony Mason assisting, and feature a total of eleven credited musicians: Josh Homme (guitars, vocals, bass, drums and percussion), Brant Bjork, Catching (both guitar), Gene Trautmann (drums and percussion), Fugitive Pope (vocals, guitar and electronics), Digital D (vocals and guitar), Chizm (vocals and bass), Drake (percussion), Van Conner, Hosh Ross Sonjoni (boh bass), Barrett Martin and Adam Maples (both drums). Homme mixed the album, and it was mastered by Dave Schultz at DigiPrep in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
"Rickshaw" would be performed live be Queens of the Stone Age. "Like a Drug" would also be re-recorded and features on certain special editions of Lullabies to Paralyze.
Tracklist[]
- A1. The Desert Sessions - A#1 (3:38)
- A2. The Desert Sessions - Like A Drug (2:24)
- A3. Aliens - Take Me To Your Leader (4:40)
- B1. The Desert Sessions - Teens of Thailand (5:38)
- B2. The Desert Sessions - Rickshaw (3:45)
Personnel[]
- Josh Homme - Guitar (1, 2, 4, 5); Vocals (1, 5); Bass, Drums (1, 2); Percussion (3); Mixing
- Brant Bjork - Guitar (1, 2)
- Gene Trautmann - Percussion (3); Drums (5)*
- Fugitive Pope - Guitar, Electronics, Vocals (3)
- Digital D - Guitar, Vocals (3)
- Chizm - Bass, Vocals (3)
- The Saucers - Background Vocals (3)
- Fred Drake - Percussion (3)
- Dave Catching - Guitar (4)
- Van Conner aka The Kid - Bass (4)
- Barrett Martin - Drums (4)
- Hosh Ross Sonjoni - Bass (5)
- Adam Maples - Drums (5)
- Steve Feldman - Engineer
- Tony Mason - Assistant Engineer
- David Schultz - Mastering
- Frank Kozik - Artwork
External Links[]
References[]
| V·T·E Josh Homme | |
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| 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 |