Army of Mushrooms

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Army of Mushrooms
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2012 [1]
RecordedInfected Mushroom Studio
Genre Psychedelic trance, electro house, dubstep, glitch hop [2] [3]
Length85:57
Label Dim Mak Records (DM270)
Infected Mushroom chronology
Legend of the Black Shawarma
(2009)
Army of Mushrooms
(2012)
Converting Vegetarians II
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound C+ [4]
Spin 7/10 [5]

Army of Mushrooms is the eighth studio album by Infected Mushroom released on May 8, 2012 under Dim Mak Records. It features a cover of "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, "Serve My Thirst", and "U R So F**ked" (which was released as a single/video on February 14, 2012).

Contents

Background

Similar to the release of Vicious Delicious, Army of Mushrooms differs greatly from their previous styles, with experimentation in dubstep, [6] electro house, and drum and bass. [2] [3] Some versions of the album contain a remixed version of "Bust A Move" from Classical Mushroom titled "Bust A Move (Infected Remix)"; this same remix is included on their previous studio album Legend of the Black Shawarma .[ citation needed ]

The album is the first Infected Mushroom album to be released on the Steve Aoki label Dim Mak Records, with whom Infected Mushroom signed in late 2011. The singles "Nation of Wusses" and "U R So Fucked" were released on Dim Mak and licensed through Universal Music. The promotional single "The Pretender" was released primarily on Dim Mak. The album's cover art is the work of Russian artist Anton Semenov (also known as Gloom82).

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 71 on the Canadian Albums Chart. [7]

Track listing

  1. "Never Mind" 6:05
  2. "Nothing to Say" 6:28
  3. "Send Me an Angel" 7:25 (Mashina cover)
  4. "U R So F**ked" 4:41
  5. "The Rat" 7:43
  6. "Nation of Wusses" 7:02
  7. "Wanted To" 3:24 (Featuring Maya Isacowitz and Ryan Starr [8] )
  8. "Serve My Thirst" 6:46
  9. "I Shine" 5:43
  10. "Drum n Bassa" 7:12 ("Bassa" in Hebrew means "Bummer")
  11. "The Pretender" 6:34 (Foo Fighters cover)
  12. "The Messenger 2012" 10:38 (remix of their track "The Messenger" from 2000)
  13. "Swingish" 6:16 (digital release bonus track)

Personnel

Adapted from the album credits. [9]

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References

  1. Hallie Harmon (2012-03-03). "Infected Mushroom Announce New Album Army of Mushrooms for May 2012 Release" . Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  2. 1 2 "Bookmark and Share Infected Mushroom Unleash New Album 'Army of Mushrooms' on Dim Mak". 2012-05-23. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2013-12-29. We love Infected Mushroom here at Trackitdown and are all over their brand new album 'Army of Mushrooms' which is undeniably their most eclectic album to date, featuring 12 killer tracks that effortlessly encompass Electro, House, Progressive, Breaks, Trance & Drum & Bass influences!
  3. 1 2 "Army of Mushrooms [Dim Mak Records]". Beatport . Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  4. Cohen, Jake (May 10, 2012). "Album Review: Infected Mushroom – Army of Mushrooms". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  5. Spin Magazine 7 May 2012
  6. Morton, Luke (2012-07-18). "ALBUM REVIEW: Infected Mushroom – Army Of Mushrooms". Bring the Noise. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-29. Newcomers to the group may notice the similarities to 'brostep' – particularly Skrillex – in their sound, but this frenetic duo have been causing brain haemorrhages at live shows since 1999 with their unique onslaught of punishing electronic belching.
  7. Nielsen SoundScan Charts [usurped] jam.canoe.ca. May 16, 2012. Retrieved on May 18, 2012.
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