It's Understood

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It's Understood
It's Understood cover art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 2000
Recorded1999
StudioROHYPONOL_Studios911
Genre Experimental music
Length74:57
Label Mimicry
Producer Tim Smolens
Estradasphere chronology
It's Understood
(2000)
The Silent Elk of Yesterday
(2001)
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It's Understood is the first studio album by the experimental rock band Estradasphere. It was released on Mimicry Records on June 26, 2000.

Contents

The first track on the album, "Hunger Strike", sets the tone of Estradasphere's repertoire by covering a wide range of musical genres including klezmer, jazz, bluegrass and heavy metal. At nineteen minutes and thirty seconds in length it is the longest song in the band's discography.

Tracks 6 through 9 are songs that form a four part composition titled "The Princes of Xibalba". Tracks 2 and 11 are not performed as such, but electronically sequenced by Tim Smolens and parody the music from popular video games such as Super Mario Bros . Track 12 was recorded at a violin recital for member Timb Harris. All other tracks were recorded at ROHYPONOL_Studios911 in 1999.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hunger Strike" Jason Schimmel, Estradasphere19:30
2."Cloud Land"Tim Smolens1:04
3."The Transformation"Schimmel8:25
4."Danse of Tosho and Slavi / Randy's Desert Adventure" John Whooley, Schimmel7:29
5."The Trials and Tribulations of Parking on Your Front Lawn"Public Domain4:14
6."The Princes of Xibalba"
6. "The Princes" (2:24)
7. "Los Dias Sin Dias" (2:52)
8. "XQuiQ" (2:43)
9. "Hunnahpu and Xbalanque" (3:29)"
Smolens11:28
10."Spreading The Disease"Murray, Smolens, G. Light8:10
11."Planet Sparkle / Court Yard Battle 1"Smolens2:21
12."D♭ Hell"Whooley, Schimmel12:16
Total length:74:57

Album credits

The band

Additional musicians

Estradasphere circus

Other contributions

Audio

  • Produced and Engineered by Tim Smolens
  • Mixed by Tim Smolens and Trey Spruance
  • Mastered by George Horn, February 2000

Various

  • Art Direction – David Murray
  • Cover Design – Arena Reed
  • Design Assist – Margaret Murray
  • Cover Photo – Joey Ryken
  • Burning Man Stage – James Vergen
  • Group Photos – Greg Enyart & Janette Jancovicova
  • MonoMan (TM) – David Murray
  • Death Metal Cheerleaders – Naiya C.
  • Spreading the Disease – David Murray

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References

  1. McCarthy, Kieran. It's Understood review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-12.