Declaration of Conformity

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Declaration of Conformity
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Cover to the Compact Disc version of the album
Studio album by
Released1997
Recorded1996–1997
Genre Alternative rock
Length41:51
LanguageEnglish
Label Third Gear
Wellwater Conspiracy chronology
Declaration of Conformity
(1997)
Brotherhood of Electric: Operational Directives
(1999)
Vinyl LP
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Artwork for the 1997 vinyl edition
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Declaration of Conformity is the first studio album by the American rock band Wellwater Conspiracy. [4] It was released in 1997 through Third Gear Records.

Contents

Overview

The album was recorded in 1996 and 1997. This is the only Wellwater Conspiracy album in which Ben Shepherd sings all of the songs. The album was released to general critical acclaim. Matt Diehl of Rolling Stone said, "Declaration of Conformity suggests that these Soundgarden expats have left the Seattle sound behind for trippy psychedelia that recalls such 1960s freak icons as Syd Barrett and 13th Floor Elevators. Declaration's tinny, fuzzed-out sonics decidedly evoke the Summer of Love." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sleeveless" John McBain, Ben Shepherd 3:17
2."Shel Talmy"McBain, Matt Cameron, Shepherd3:00
3."The Ending"McBain, Cameron, Shepherd2:59
4."Sandy"The Carnabeats2:32
5."Far Side of Your Moon"McBain, Cameron, Shepherd2:56
6."Lucy Leave" Syd Barrett 3:04
7."Green Undertow"McBain, Cameron2:49
8."Enebrio"McBain3:03
9."You Do You"McBain, Shepherd3:03
10."Space Travel in the Blink of an Eye"McBain, Cameron, Shepherd3:14
11."Nati Bati Yi" The Spiders 2:31
12."Declaration of Conformity"McBain, Cameron, Shepherd3:19
13."Trowerchord"McBain, Shepherd3:24
14."Palomar Observatory"McBain, Cameron, Shepherd2:40
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Acka Raga" John Mayer  
16."Late Night"Barrett 

Personnel

Wellwater Conspiracy
Additional musicians

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