Sparks (Fiction Plane album)

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Sparks
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Studio album by
Fiction Plane
Released10 May 2010 (continental Europe only)
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Length58:57
Label Roadrunner Records
Producer Fiction Plane
Fiction Plane chronology
Paradiso
(2009)		Sparks
(2010)		Mondo Lumina
(2015)

Sparks is the third full-length studio album by rock band Fiction Plane. It was released in continental Europe (excluding the UK) on 10 May 2010 via Roadrunner Records. [1] Two versions of the album exist: a standard 11-song version, and a deluxe digipack edition featuring 14 songs. The album artwork was once again provided by Alex Lake, who previously contributed the art for Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses , Left Side of the Brain , and Paradiso . [2] Sparks was only available in stores in continental Europe and at European online retailers.

Fiction Plane rock band from England

Fiction Plane is a rock band consisting of lead vocalist and bass player Joe Sumner, guitarist Seton Daunt, and drummer Pete Wilhoit.

Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal and hard rock bands. It is a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City.

<i>Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses</i> 2005 EP by Fiction Plane

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Contents

Sparks was recorded at RAK Studios in London (in February/March 2009) and at Moles Studios in Bath, England (in September 2009). It was mixed and engineered by Paul Corkett. [3] The bonus track "Sadr City Blues (acoustic)" was recorded at Airtime Studios in Bloomington, Indiana. The album's first single, "Push Me Around", was released in Europe on 4 April 2010. [4] A video for the track was also filmed, but has not yet premiered.

RAK Studios recording studio complex with residential facilities located near Regents Park in central London, United Kingdom

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Paul Corkett is a British record producer, engineer and arranger.

The lead track "You Know You're Good (La La La Song)" is a reworking of the song "Cut Your Brakes". The band wrote the song during The Police 30th Anniversary Tour (2007) and it evolved over time to its current incarnation. The only released recording of "Cut Your Breaks" appeared on Fiction Plane's live album Paradiso . "Russian LSD" is based on the 1966 Russian novel The Master and Margarita , by Mikhail Bulgakov. The novel tells the story about what happens when the Devil pays a visit to a Soviet Union that is largely composed of atheists. [5] "Humanoid" was inspired by the short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", by James Thurber. [5] "Sadr City Blues (acoustic)" was recorded in August 2008 and was intended to be on an acoustic EP the band hoped to release that Christmas. However, due to legal issues and problems with the previous record label, the EP was never released.

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<i>Paradiso</i> (Fiction Plane album) album by Fiction Plane

Paradiso is a live DVD released by the rock band Fiction Plane on 23 March 2009 through XIII Bis Records.

<i>The Master and Margarita</i> novel by Mikhail Bulgakov

The Master and Margarita is a novel by a Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940 during Stalin's regime. A censored version was published in Moscow magazine in 1966–1967, after the writer's death. The manuscript was not published as a book until 1967, and then first in Paris. A samizdat version circulated that included parts cut out by official censors, and these were incorporated in a 1969 version published in Frankfurt. The novel has since been published in several languages and editions.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."You Know You're Good (La La La Song)"3:08
2."Out of My Face"4:00
3."Push Me Around"4:00
4."Talking"2:54
5."Revenge"3:01
6."Two Sparks"3:12
7."Tommy"4:39
8."Humanoid"5:05
9."Zero"4:37
10."Russian LSD"5:59
11."Denied"4:38
Special Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Angel Eyes"4:18
13."Telephone Unknown"3:49
14."Sadr City Blues" (Acoustic)5:38

Personnel

Fiction Plane
Joe Sumner singer and bass player

Joe Sumner is a singer-songwriter and bassist for the rock band Fiction Plane, and co-founder of the company Vyclone, which made an app for recording video from multiple angles.

Seton Daunt is a guitar player and songwriter, best known as lead guitarist for the British rock band Fiction Plane.

Pete Wilhoit American drummer

Pete Wilhoit is an American drummer and a member of the band Fiction Plane.

Technical personnel [6]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 22
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 147

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References

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  2. ↑ "illustration home : tsd". Twoshortdays.com. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  3. ↑ Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Fiction Plane / News". Fictionplane.com. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  5. 1 2 "Fiction Plane : interview vidéo". Rtbf.be. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  6. ↑ "Sparks - Fiction Plane | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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