Manifest Destiny (Brand X album)

Manifest Destiny
Studio album by Brand X
Released	5 February 1997
Recorded	February 1996
Studio	Total Access Recording Studios (Redondo Beach, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	50:46
Label	Cleopatra
Producer	David Hentschel
Brand X chronology
X-Communication (1992) Manifest Destiny (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(positive) [2]

Manifest Destiny is the eighth and final studio album by jazz fusion group Brand X.

Track listing

1. "True to the Clik" (Goodsall, Pusch) – 5:31
2. "Stellerator" (Jones) – 6:17
3. "Virus" (Goodsall, Pusch) – 7:56
4. "XXL" (Goodsall) – 5:51
5. "The Worst Man" (Jones) – 4:33
6. "Manifest Destiny" (Goodsall, Jones, Katz, Wagnon) – 4:11
7. "Five Drops" (Wagnon) – 3:52
8. "Drum Ddu" (Jones) – 5:50
9. "Operation Hearts and Minds" (Goodsall) – 4:39
10. "Mr. Bubble Goes to Hollywood" (Jones, Katz) – 2:56

Hidden tracks on European release

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11. "Disco Suicide" - Live (Robin Lumley) – 8:06
12. "Bass and Drum Solo Improvisation" - Live – 9:44

Personnel

• John Goodsall – guitars (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9), MIDI guitar [orchestra pad + vapor guitar] (2), MIDI guitar Hammond organ samples (3), "reverse" guitar solo (3), narrator (3), wah guitar (4), MIDI guitar sitar sample solo and triggered bass line (4), MIDI guitar synth sets (5), rhythm guitar (5, 9), tubular bells (5), MIDI guitar synth pad (6), acoustic guitar (7), MIDI guitar Arabian reed sample (8)
• Franz Pusch – keyboards (1, 3), percussion samples (1), sound effects (1), bass section (3), sequenced drums (3), percussion (3), vocals (3), Rhodes piano (4), synth pad + lick (4), samples (4), berimbau (4)
• Percy Jones – fretless bass (1, 2, 3, 5–10), keyboards (2, 8), wal bass effects (4), sequencing (5)
• Frank Katz – drums (1–6, 8, 9, 10), vocals (4), lower kick samples (5)
• Pierre Moerlen – drums (on hidden live tracks)
• Marc Wagnon – MIDI vibraphone (2, 5), synth percussion effects + orchestra pad (2), triggered brass (5), MIDI vibe synth pad (6, 7, 9), percussive orchestra hits (8)
• Danny Wilding – flute (5)

Additional personnel

• Ronnie Ciago – rainstick (3), shaker (3), tamtam (3), udu (3)

Production

• Shawn Ahern – executive producer
• Sami Kaneda – executive producer
• David Hentschel – producer, engineer
• Keith Lewis – technical assistance, equipment
• Franz Pusch – pre-production and programming (1, 3, 4)
• Mark Tessler – photography

References

1. Mason, Stewart. "Manifest Destiny - Brand X | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
2. "Brand X: Manifest Destiny". Review. All About Jazz. 1 Sep 1999. Retrieved 25 Aug 2015.
3. "Brand X (3) – Manifest Destiny". discogs.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

External links

• "Brand X (3) - Manifest Destiny at Discogs". discogs.com. 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.