Crystal Machete

Crystal Machete
Studio album by Wes Borland
Released	May 3, 2016
Genre	Post-rock
Length	60:15
Language	English
Label	Edison Sound
Wes Borland chronology
Crystal Machete (2016) Matadors and Daughters (2018)

Crystal Machete is an instrumental solo album by Wes Borland, guitarist of Limp Bizkit and frontman of Black Light Burns. The album was conceived as a soundtrack to an imaginary '80s movie. ^[1] While recording the album, Borland imposed the following guidelines upon himself: no distorted guitars, no human vocals, and as little outside help as possible. ^[2]

The album was released in May 2016 to positive reviews. For example, Antiquiet praised Borland's ability to rise to the challenges of the self-imposed limitations, ^[3] while Drowned in Sound found the album to be "a beautiful, sprawling post-rock mini epic". ^[4]

The album received a vinyl release on the label Edison Sound in September 2016. ^[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Wes Borland.

1. "Main Titles" - 6:29
2. "Vltava" - 3:12
3. "Jubilee" - 4:33
4. "White Stallion" - 4:47
5. "Sayonara Big C" - 1:27
6. "Svalbard" - 11:07
7. "Son of a Gun" - 4:00
8. "Reprise" - 4:06
9. "Crystal Machete" - 5:23
10. "The Cliffs" - 7:33
11. "Ithaca" - (vinyl edition bonus track)
12. "End Credits" - 8:53

References

1. Stocks, Matt (June 2016). "Why Wes Borland wrote a soundtrack for an 80s film that doesn't exist". SOS. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
2. Breihan, Tom (June 2016). "Wes Borland – "Crystal Machete" (Stereogum Premiere)". SOS. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
3. Dewar, R. Michael (May 2016). "WES BORLAND RISES TO SELF-IMPOSED CHALLENGES ON 'CRYSTAL MACHETE'". SOS. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
4. Miller, Gavin (August 2016). "Wes Borland – Crystal Machete". SOS. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
5. "Wes Borland – Crystal Machete (2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, White)". SOS. September 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.