Anomalies, Vol. 1

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Anomalies, Vol. 1
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Compilation album by Cave In
Released December 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
Genre Metalcore, progressive rock
Label Hydra Head (HH666–201)
Cave In chronology
Anomalies, Vol. 2
(2010)		Anomalies, Vol. 1
(2010)		 White Silence
(2011)
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Anomalies, Vol. 1 is a compilation album by the American rock band Cave In. The album was officially released on December 14, 2010 through Hydra Head Records, however copies could be obtained one month earlier on Black Friday. [2] Despite its title, Anomalies, Vol. 1 is actually the second release in Cave In's Anomalies series, which a grouping of releases that compile previously unreleased or rare tracks. [3] Released earlier in 2010, Anomalies, Vol. 2 was a live album of a recorded performance from 2003. [4]

Cave In band

Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995, in Methuen, Massachusetts. After several members changes in the late 1990s, their lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records. Their early albums were prominent in the metalcore scene. After this release, the band started experimenting with other genres. Cave In later received mainstream recognition for their 2003 RCA Records album Antenna and its lead single "Anchor," which had an overall alternative rock style. The group went on hiatus in 2006 and later reformed in 2009 with the release of a new EP, Planets of Old, as well as a new LP in 2011, titled White Silence. Both of these post-hiatus releases saw a return to Cave In's earlier and heavier sound.

Hydra Head Records is an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993. It has another imprint, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specializes in experimental and noise music.

Black Friday (shopping) Fourth Friday in November, following Thanksgiving day

Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of America's Christmas shopping season since 1952, although the term "Black Friday" didn't become widely used until more recent decades.

Contents

Song history

The opening track from Anomalies, Vol. 1, "Mr. Co-Dexterity," was originally released on Japanese editions of Cave In's 1998 debut album Until Your Heart Stops . [5] After making the conscious decision not to play heavy metal music anymore in the late 1990s, after the release of Until Your Heart Stops, Cave In started recording material that was more spacey and alternative that eventually culminated in the Creative Eclipses EP. The song "Inflatable Dream" was a previously unreleased track from these sessions. [3] The studio version of "Innuendo and Out the Other" was originally released on 2000s Jupiter .

<i>Until Your Heart Stops</i> 1999 studio album by Cave In

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Space rock is a rock music genre characterized by loose and lengthy song structures centred on instrumental textures that typically produce a hypnotic, otherworldly sound. It may feature distorted and reverberation-laden guitars, minimal drumming, languid vocals, synthesizers and lyrical themes of outer space and science fiction.

Alternative rock is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, DIY ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock.

Anomalies, Vol. 1 also contains four cover songs. The Cave In track "I Luv I Jah" was originally released in 1999 on Never Give In: A Tribute to Bad Brains. [6] It was written by the hardcore punk band Bad Brains and released on their 1982 album Bad Brains . The song "Plainsong" was originally released in 2000 on Disintegrated: A Tribute to The Cure. [7] It was written by the gothic rock band The Cure for their 1989 album Disintegration . The song "N.I.B." was originally released on in 1999 In These Black Days . [8] It was written by the heavy metal band Black Sabbath for their 1970 album Black Sabbath . Anomalies, Vol. 1 ends with a cover of the slowcore band Codeine's song "Cave-In," written for their 1990 album Frigid Stars . [9] The song was originally released on Cave In's Lollapalooza EP and Japanese editions of Perfect Pitch Black . [10] This song's title was also the source of inspiration for Cave In's band name. [3]

Bad Brains American hardcore punk band

Bad Brains are an American rock band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members have objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of other genres like funk, heavy metal, hip hop and soul. Bad Brains are followers of the Rastafari movement.

<i>Bad Brains</i> (album) 1982 studio album by Bad Brains

Bad Brains is the debut studio album recorded by American hardcore punk/reggae band Bad Brains. Recorded in 1981 and released on the cassette-only label ROIR on February 5, 1982, many fans refer to it as "The Yellow Tape" because of its yellow packaging, much in the way that the Beatles' self-titled record is often called "The White Album". Though Bad Brains had recorded the 16 song Black Dots album in 1979 and the 5-song Omega Sessions EP in 1980, the ROIR cassette was the band's first release of anything longer than a single.

The Cure English rock band

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part of the post-punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s, the band's increasingly dark and tormented music was a staple of the emerging style of music known as gothic rock.

Track listing

  1. "Mr. Co-Dexterity"
  2. "Inflatable Dream"
  3. "I Luv I Jah" (originally by Bad Brains)
  4. "Plainsong" (originally by The Cure)
  5. "N.I.B." (originally by Black Sabbath)
  6. "Innuendo and Out the Other" (demo)
  7. "Cave-In" (originally by Codeine)

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References

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  2. ↑ Hughes, Josiah (September 14, 2010). "Cave In Compile Rarities on Anomalies Vol. 1". Exclaim! . Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Heller, Jason (February 2, 2011). "Loud – February 2011". The A.V. Club . The Onion . Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Paul, Aubin (October 11, 2010). "Cave In details Anomalies, Vol. 1". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  5. ↑ Kantor, Matt. "Until Your Heart Stops [Bonus Track] – Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ Hundey, Jason. "Never Give In: A Tribute to Bad Brains – Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Disintegrated: A Tribute to The Cure – Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  8. ↑ Gramlich, Chris (November 1999). "In These Black Days, Vols. 5 & 6 review". Exclaim! . Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  9. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Frigid Stars – Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Perfect Pitch Black [2 Bonus Tracks] – Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved February 3, 2011.
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