Black Mountain (album)

Black Mountain
Studio album by Black Mountain
Released	January 18, 2005
Recorded	winter & spring 2004; the Argyle Hotel, and the Hive, North Hollywood [1]
Genre	Psychedelic rock, alternative rock, stoner rock
Length	46:24
Label	Jagjaguwar
Producer	Black Mountain
Black Mountain chronology
Black Mountain (2005) In the Future (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	8.3/10 [3]
PopMatters	3/10 [4]
Rolling Stone	8/25/2005
Tiny Mix Tapes	[5]

Black Mountain is the debut album by Black Mountain released by Jagjaguwar in 2005. In 2015 an expanded 16 track version was re-released. ^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen McBean.

1. "Modern Music" – 2:44
2. "Don't Run Our Hearts Around" – 6:03
3. "Druganaut" – 3:47
4. "No Satisfaction" – 3:47
5. "Set Us Free" – 6:45
6. "No Hits" – 6:45
7. "Heart of Snow" – 7:59
8. "Faulty Times" – 8:34
9. "Bonus Track; Jonny Svenson Lives" - 10:21

10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Disc one

2015 Remaster of original album

Disc two

1. "Druganaut (Extended Remix)" – 8:15
2. "Buffalo Swan" – 9:08
   • 1-2 from "Druganaut" 12-inch single (2005, Jagjaguwar)
3. "Bicycle Man" – 3:21
   • From 7-inch split single with Destroyer (2004, Spirit of Orr)
4. "Behind the Fall" – 3:01
   • From "Druganaut" CD EP (2005, Jagjaguwar)
5. "Set Us Free (Demo)" – 5:56
6. "Black Mountain (Demo)" – 3:27
7. "No Satisfaction (UK Radio)" – 4:25
8. "It Wasn't Arson" – 4:42
   • 5-8 previously unreleased; demos recorded 2002

Personnel

Black Mountain

• Stephen McBean – guitar, vocals
• Amber Webber – vocals
• Jeremy Schmidt – keyboards
• Matthew Camirand – bass
• Joshua Wells – drums

Additional personnel

• Masa Anzai – saxophone ("Modern Music", "No Hits", "Bicycle Man", "Behind the Fall")
• Christoph Hofmeister – Fender Rhodes electric piano ("Set Us Free")
• Colin Stewart – engineer
• Doug Van Sloun – mastering (original release)
• Alan Douches – mastering (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
• Toby Bannister – photography

Critical reception

Pitchfork provided a mostly positive review, stating Black Mountain provided "perfect amount of tarnish to make the songs feel lived-in without burying them in fry grease." ^[7]

References

1. Discogs - Black Mountain enhanced-CD 2005 Jagjaguwar (JAG 70) US
2. Loftus, Johnny. "Black Mountain - Black Mountain | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved April 9, 2022.
3. Uhl, Sam (January 16, 2005). "Black Mountain: Black Mountain Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 9, 2022.
4. LaBrack, Jill (January 23, 2005). "Black Mountain: self-titled". PopMatters . Retrieved April 9, 2022.
5. Matt B. Weir. "Black Mountain - Black Mountain | Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved April 9, 2022.
6. "Black Mountain Ready 10th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue of Self-Titled Debut". Pitchfork . 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
7. Sam Ubl (16 January 2005). "Original Pitchfork Review of Black Mountain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

See also

Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005 (#90)