Buck Fever

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Buck Fever
Buck Fever cover art.jpg
Studio album by
Released2002
Genre
Length72:24
Label Web of Mimicry
Producer Tim Smolens
Estradasphere chronology
The Silent Elk of Yesterday
(2001)
Buck Fever
(2002)
Quadropus
(2003)

Buck Fever was the second full-length album released by Estradasphere. Notable assistance on the album comes from Trey Spruance, of Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3 fame.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Buck Fever" – 5:45
  2. "The Dapper Bandits" – 8:03
  3. "The Silent Elk of Yesterday" – 6:17
  4. "Crag Lake" – 0:48
  5. "Meteorite Showers" – 8:14
  6. "The Bounty Hunter" – 6:17
  7. "Super Buck II" (Cover of Super Mario Bros. 2 ground theme) [4] – 2:35
  8. "Millennium Child" – 8:16
  9. "Trampoline Klan" – 2:02
  10. "Burnt Corpse" – 0:14
  11. "Rise n' Shine (Epic Doobie Nightmare #"1)" – 2:27
  12. "Bride of the Buck" – 1:39
  13. "A Very Intense Battle" – 8:40
  14. "Green Hill" – 1:25
  15. "Feed Your Mama's Meter (Remix 2001)" – 4:15
  16. "What Deers May Come" – 5:28

Album credits

The Band ("The Big Game Hunters")

Personnel ("Seasonal Hunters")

Dedication

Buck Fever was created in memory of Smith Dobson.

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