Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of the Western Civilization | ||||
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Released | April 1998 | |||
Recorded | Impress Sound Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1997 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
Length | 61:39 | |||
Label | Warner/Telegram | |||
Producer | The Soundtrack of Our Lives | |||
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Extended Revelation for the Psychic Weaklings of the Western Civilization is the second studio album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It was the band's last Europe only release.
The album is made up of 50% material left over from their debut, Welcome to the Infant Freebase , and 50% new material. This record sees the band experimenting with darker and more psychedelic soundscapes.
The title of this album comes from the Rolling Stones Records' release of Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka, where the inside liner notes state that "Western Civilization has made us such Psychic Weaklings" [2]
All tracks are written by Ebbot Lundberg and Björn Olsson, except where noted
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Regenesis" | Åke Karl Kalle Gustafsson | 2:56 |
2. | "Psychomantum X2000" | Ebbot Lundberg, Mattias Bärjed | 6:31 |
3. | "Let It Come Alive" | Gustafsson | 3:38 |
4. | "Interstellar Inferiority Complex" | Lundberg | 1:45 |
5. | "Century Child" | 3:30 | |
6. | "Safety Operation" | Lundberg, Olsson, Martin Hederos | 2:46 |
7. | "Impacts & Egos" | Lundberg, Ian Person | 5:36 |
8. | "Aqua Vera" | Olsson | 1:16 |
9. | "From Gravity to Gold" | 3:53 | |
10. | "So Far" | Lundberg, Person, Olsson | 4:31 |
11. | "Serpentine Age Queen" | Lundberg, Person | 2:24 |
12. | "Mega Society" | Lundberg | 2:22 |
13. | "Black Star" | 5:15 | |
14. | "Love Song # 3105" | Lundberg, Person | 4:33 |
15. | "Jehovah Sunrise" | 4:28 | |
16. | "All for Sale" | 6:07 | |
Total length: | 61:39 |
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