In Search of The

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In Search of The
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Box set by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2007
Recorded2006–2007[ citation needed ]
Genre Jazz fusion, ambient, progressive rock, experimental, funk rock, improvisational, electronic rock, dark ambient
LengthI:44:19
N: 44:49
S: 43:27
E: 42:30
A: 42:27
R: 45:00
C: 41:13
H: 41:37
O: 42:39
F: 42:31
T: 42:29
H: 49:44
E: 45:01
Total: 567:37
Label TDRS Music
Producer Buckethead[ citation needed ]
Buckethead chronology
Crime Slunk Scene
(2006)
In Search of The
(2007)
Pepper's Ghost
(2007)

In Search of The is a set of thirteen albums by Buckethead, released on February 21, 2007. Each was initially personally numbered and monogrammed by Buckethead himself. No two sets were the same, as the covers were hand-drawn and unique from one another. It is considered a special release, making it the first of Buckethead's albums to be referred to as such.

Contents

According to Travis Dickerson, Buckethead's longtime producer: [1] [2]

...this is not a regular CD. It's hand made, hand burned. The cover is whatever is deemed to be written on it. This is not a manufactured deal, each one is different and will be numbered and monogramed. No two of these will be the same. I have never heard of an artist doing something like this. This is as direct from the artist to the fan as I have ever heard of. As far as the content, I don't know, but the mystery around it is no surprise. Again, I can't speculate because I don't want to mislead anyone, I just don't know anymore. My gut sense is this is a conceptual work, a piece of art. It could contain anything.

The original project started as an even more ambitious project than the one released. Dickerson explained that the project consisted of a series of 13-CD box sets that when completed and stacked would spell out the phrase "In Search of the Disembodied Sounds". However, due to the popular demand of this section of the project, the original idea was scrapped, as it became an exhausting endeavor to cover the demand for this box set. [3] The original box set could be purchased as either a box set or separately. [4] There are a total of 92 songs in the set ranging in length from 0:33 to 19:45, not including "Vol. 13: E" which is one unbroken 45-minute track.

Buckethead drew the covers on each set of In Search of The until he reached the 1000th copy. [3] [5] However, mistakes were made in the numbering, and ranges of numbers were skipped during the production of the personalized edition of the box set. Dickerson estimates that the actual number of box sets produced might be around 800 copies with the final number written being 1000. [3] All further copies available are no longer hand-made and feature the same artwork from set to set. [6]

Track listing

Vol. 1: I
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"0:54
2."Track 2"14:51
3."Track 3"2:58
4."Track 4"2:31
5."Track 5"0:41
6."Track 6"15:02
7."Track 7"1:44
8."Track 8"5:33
Total length:44:19
Vol. 2: N
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"1:26
2."Track 2"10:49
3."Track 3"2:58
4."Track 4"2:09
5."Track 5"15:49
6."Track 6"3:18
7."Track 7"6:04
8."Track 8"2:16
Total length:44:49
Vol. 3: S
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"14:51
2."Track 2"2:16
3."Track 3"3:48
4."Track 4"7:32
5."Track 5"4:24
6."Track 6"10:31
Total length:43:37
Vol. 4: E
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"3:20
2."Track 2"7:07
3."Track 3"9:02
4."Track 4"3:29
5."Track 5"5:21
6."Track 6"3:29
7."Track 7"3:58
8."Track 8"6:39
Total length:42:30
Vol. 5: A
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"10:35
2."Track 2"1:14
3."Track 3"4:48
4."Track 4"10:11
5."Track 5"5:00
6."Track 6"1:40
7."Track 7"1:58
8."Track 8"2:54
9."Track 9"4:03
Total length:42:27
Vol. 6: R
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"19:45
2."Track 2"3:42
3."Track 3"4:30
4."Track 4"1:11
5."Track 5"15:46
Total length:45:00
Vol. 7: C
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"2:58
2."Track 2"16:40
3."Track 3"4:14
4."Track 4"4:20
5."Track 5"1:52
6."Track 6"11:03
Total length:41:13
Vol. 8: H
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"10:20
2."Track 2"2:26
3."Track 3"5:27
4."Track 4"9:55
5."Track 5"2:30
6."Track 6"0:33
7."Track 7"3:32
8."Track 8"4:36
9."Track 9"2:14
Total length:41:37
Vol. 9: O
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"9:23
2."Track 2"4:23
3."Track 3"5:18
4."Track 4"16:52
5."Track 5"6:37
Total length:42:39
Vol. 10: F
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"5:13
2."Track 2"9:35
3."Track 3"6:45
4."Track 4"1:13
5."Track 5"6:45
6."Track 6"3:36
7."Track 7"7:13
8."Track 8"2:07
Total length:42:31
Vol. 11: T
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"2:56
2."Track 2"4:21
3."Track 3"1:10
4."Track 4"4:04
5."Track 5"6:10
6."Track 6"3:14
7."Track 7"3:24
8."Track 8"3:50
9."Track 9"4:05
10."Track 10"4:25
11."Track 11"4:46
Total length:42:29
Vol. 12: H
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"3:12
2."Track 2"10:48
3."Track 3"2:15
4."Track 4"10:16
5."Track 5"2:57
6."Track 6"3:33
7."Track 7"1:19
8."Track 8"15:19
Total length:49:44
Vol. 13: E
No.TitleLength
1."Track 1"45:01
Total length:45:01

Notes

Credits

References

  1. "Travis Dickerson Recording Studios Forum - Index". Tdrsmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  2. "Guns N' Roses man to release 13 new albums | News". Nme.Com. February 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Travis Dickerson on number of limited editions". Tdrsmusic.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. "Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUCKETHEAD To Release 13 New Albums - Feb. 20, 2007". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  5. "Travis Dickerson on limited editions". Tdrsmusic.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  6. "In Search Of The". Travisdickersonmusic.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2011.