Razzmatazz Orfeum

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Razzmatazz Orfeum
Razzmatazz Orfeum.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 July 2009
Recordedearly 2009
Genre Indie rock
Length37:00
Label MuSick, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Producer Geoff Ott
The Moog chronology
Sold for Tomorrow
(2007)
Razzmatazz Orfeum
(2009)
Seasons in the Underground
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Washington Post [1]
Allmusic [2]
AbsolutePunk (81%) [3]
The Red Alert [4]
Ventvox [5]
Wonka Vision Magazine [6]
Est(7/10) [7]

Razzmatazz Orfeum is the second studio album recorded by The Moog. [8] [9] The album was produced by Geoff Ott (Pearl Jam, Queen Of The Stone Age, Mark Lanegan) and recorded in Seattle, Washington, The United States. The first single, You Raised A Vampire, was released in colored vinyl 7" with stunning artwork by Gris Grimly. The 7" also includes a B-side cover (recorded in Budapest, Citysound Studio, recording engineer Marton Palinkas, mixed and mastered by Geoff Ott, Seattle) of the Bauhaus classic The Passion Of Lovers featuring Bauhaus/Love and Rockets bassist/vocalist David J, who became a fan of the band after seeing them perform in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in 2008. The video for You Raised A Vampire was shot in the same gothic building where the first Underworld movie was made in Budapest, Hungary where.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "This is horror"
  2. "Panic"
  3. "You Raised A Vampire"
  4. "When I See You"
  5. "Can’t Say No, Can’t Say Yes"
  6. "Lost Day"
  7. "Joyclad Armies"
  8. "Sphinx"
  9. "Make Me Happy"
  10. "Self and Soul"
  11. "Mina"
  12. "Epilogue"

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References

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  2. Allmusic review
  3. AbsolutePunk review
  4. The Red Alert review
  5. Ventvox review Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today
  6. Wonka Vision review
  7. Est review Archived 2012-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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  9. "The Moog - Razzmatazz Orfeum". Indieball. 2 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2009.