Meditations in B

Meditations In B
Studio album by Old Man Gloom
Released	August 22, 2000
Length	29:23
Label	Tortuga Recordings [1]
Producer	Tim Stroh, Old Man Gloom
Old Man Gloom chronology
Meditations In B (2000) Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5 [3]

Meditations in B is the debut full-length album by Old Man Gloom. ^{[4] [5]} A remastered version of the album was released on April 7, 2015, through Hydra Head Records. ^[6]

Production

The album was written and recorded in New Mexico in under a week. ^[7]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote: "OMG focuses more on quick, jagged, sonic barbs and drawn out ambient experimentation, rather than the brooding, atmospheric destruction Isis is known for." ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Perez and Turner.

1. "Afraid Of" – 1:16
2. "Flood I" – 0:50
3. "Simian Alien Technology: Message Received" – 3:27
4. "Sonic Wave of Bees" – 1:22
5. "Sonar Enlightenment Program" – 5:43
6. "Rotten Primate" – 1:47
7. "The Exploder Whale" – 1:02
8. "Poisoner" – 0:42
9. "An Evening at the Gentleman's Club for Apes" – 0:55
10. "Vipers" – 0:50
11. "Test Result: Alien Ape Distress Signal" – 1:55
12. "Flood II" – 1:02
13. "Resolving the De-Evolution Conflict" – 1:31
14. "Scraps Theatre Presents: Confusion in Five Movements" – 7:01

Credits

Old Man Gloom

• Aaron Turner – vocals, guitars, bass, samples, noise; recording and mixing (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14), layout design, construction and layout concept
• Santos "Hanno" Montano – drumming, backing vocals; data backup, viral marketing

Additional musician

• Juan Perez – backing vocals (tracks 2, 8, 12)

Production

• Tim Stroh – producer, engineering and mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
• Old Man Gloom – producer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), editing and mastering
• Eric Gallegos – engineering and mixing assistant (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
• Dave Merullo – editing and mastering
• Juan Perez – consultation, direction and layout concept
• Justin Rudy Fiset – photography
• Mister Gilligan – photography

References

1. "Loud Rock". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. March 27, 2000 – via Google Books.
2. "Meditations in B - Old Man Gloom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Old Man Gloom - Meditations in B (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
4. "Old Man Gloom | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 26, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN   9780958268400 – via Google Books.
6. "Old Man Gloom: Meditations in B Vinyl LP". Hydra Head Records.
7. "Old Man Gloom Meditations in B". exclaim.ca.