The Alchemist (Witchcraft album)

Last updated
The Alchemist
Witchcraft alchemist.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2007
Genre Doom metal
Neo-psychedelia
Hard rock
Stoner metal
Psychedelic folk
Label Flag of Europe.svg Rise Above Records
Flag of the United States.svg Candlelight Records
Flag of Japan.svg Leaf Hound Records
Producer Tom Hakava
Witchcraft chronology
If Crimson Was Your Colour
(2006)
The Alchemist
(2007)
The Sword/Witchcraft split
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork Media (5.8/10) [2]

The Alchemist is the third album from the Swedish doom metal band Witchcraft. The album was released in 2007 by Rise Above Records. The Japanese version (released on Leaf Hound Records) contains the bonus track "Sweet Honey Pie" by Roky Erickson, which originally appeared on Scandinavian Friends: A Tribute to Roky Erickson.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Walk Between the Lines" - 3:24
  2. "If Crimson Was Your Colour" - 3:47
  3. "Leva" - 4:33
  4. "Hey Doctor" - 5:12
  5. "Samaritan Burden" - 6:27
  6. "Remembered" - 5:14
  7. "The Alchemist (parts 1, 2 & 3)" - 14:38
  8. "Sweet Honey Pie" (Erickson) - 3:00 (Japan-only bonus track)

Personnel

Witchcraft

Additional musicians

Production

Related Research Articles

The 13th Floor Elevators American rock band

The 13th Floor Elevators was an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States, formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland. The band was together from 1965 to 1969, and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the International Artists record label.

Roky Erickson American musician and singer-songwriter, 1947-2019

Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.

<i>Odelay</i> 1996 studio album by Beck

Odelay is the fifth studio album by American musician Beck, released on June 18, 1996, by DGC Records. The album featured several successful singles, including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut", and "The New Pollution", and peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard 200. As of July 2008, the album had sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, making Odelay Beck's most successful album to date. Since its release, the album has appeared in numerous publications' lists of the greatest of the 1990s and of all time.

<i>Into the Sun</i> (Sean Lennon album) 1998 studio album by Sean Lennon

Into the Sun is the debut studio album by musician Sean Lennon. It was released by the Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal on May 8, 1998 in Japan and on May 19, 1998 in the United States.

<i>Milk and Honey</i> (album) 1984 studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Milk and Honey is the sixth and final album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1984. It is the first posthumous release of new Lennon music, having been recorded in the last months of his life during and following the sessions for his 1980 album Double Fantasy. It was assembled by Yoko Ono in association with the Geffen label.

<i>Bull of the Woods</i> 1969 album by The 13th Floor Elevators

Bull of the Woods is the third studio album by The 13th Floor Elevators, and the last on which they worked as a group. The album is noted for its moody, dreamy, and fuzzed-out psychedelic sound, and was released by International Artists.

<i>Asleep in the Back</i> 2001 album by Elbow

Asleep in the Back is the debut studio album by English rock band Elbow, first released in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2001, and in the United States on 22 January 2002. The title track, "Asleep in the Back", was only included as a bonus track on later editions of the album after it had been released as a single and became the band's first Top 20 hit. The album release came in four different versions: the 12-track version, two 11-track versions only featuring either "Asleep in the Back" or "Can't Stop" and a 10-track version including neither of them. The record was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2001.

<i>The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators</i> 1966 album by the 13th Floor Elevators

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is the debut studio album by the 13th Floor Elevators. The album's sound, featuring elements of psychedelia, hard rock, garage rock, folk, and blues, is notable for its use of the electric jug, as featured on the band's only hit, "You're Gonna Miss Me", which reached number 55 on the Billboard Charts with "Tried to Hide" as a B-side. Another single from the album, "Reverberation (Doubt)", reached number 129 on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Chart.

<i>Fang Bang</i> 2006 studio album by Wednesday 13

Fang Bang is the second studio album by American horror punk musician Wednesday 13. It was released by Rykodisc on August 29, 2006 in Europe, and was later released worldwide on September 12, 2006. Each song on the album is known to have been inspired by a specific piece of horror fiction, such as An American Werewolf in London, Halloween and Friday the 13th. Fang Bang contains twelve standard tracks, as well as a bonus track exclusive to a particular region. The North American release includes a thirteenth track, a Roky Erickson cover of "Burn the Flames". The thirteenth track on the European release is a Motörhead cover of "R.A.M.O.N.E.S.". Finally, the Japanese release includes "R.A.M.O.N.E.S.", as well as a fourteenth track, an original composition titled "Good Day to Die".

The Black Angels (band) Band

The Black Angels are an American psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas. Formed in May 2004, they took their name from the Velvet Underground's "The Black Angel's Death Song." They have released five studio albums and one compilation album.

<i>Victory for the Comic Muse</i> 2006 studio album by The Divine Comedy

Victory for the Comic Muse is the ninth studio album by Irish chamber pop band the Divine Comedy, released in 2006 by EMI.

Witchcraft (band)

Witchcraft is a Swedish doom metal band founded in 2000.

<i>West</i> (Lucinda Williams album) 2007 studio album by Lucinda Williams

West is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. It was released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. West was Williams' first studio album since 2003's World Without Tears.

<i>The Reminder</i> 2007 studio album by Feist

The Reminder is the third full-length album by indie artist Feist. It was released on April 23, 2007 in countries outside of North America, and May 1, 2007 in the United States and Canada.

<i>Ghosts</i> (Strawbs album) 1975 studio album by Strawbs

Ghosts is the 8th studio album by English band Strawbs.

<i>Little Honey</i> 2008 studio album by Lucinda Williams

Little Honey is the ninth studio album by Lucinda Williams. It was released in 2008 on Lost Highway Records and includes guest appearances by Elvis Costello, Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet and Charlie Louvin. "Circles and X's" was written in 1985, around the same time was "If Wishes Were Horses," while "Well Well Well" dates from 1991.

<i>Between My Head and the Sky</i> 2009 studio album by Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band

Between My Head and the Sky is an album by Yoko Ono released on Chimera Music in September 2009. It is her first studio album to be released as "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" since 1973's Feeling the Space. This Plastic Ono Band lineup featured Cornelius, Yuka Honda, and Ono's son Sean Lennon as band leader and producer.

<i>True Love Cast Out All Evil</i> 2010 album by Roky Erickson

True Love Cast Out All Evil is a 2010 album by Roky Erickson, his first album of new material in 14 years. Produced by Okkervil River's Will Sheff, the album also features the members of Okkervil River on most songs as Erickson's backing band. The album also includes field recordings of songs from Erickson's time in a Texas insane asylum. It was released by ANTI- in America and by Chemikal Underground in Europe.

<i>In the Key of Disney</i> 2011 studio album by Brian Wilson

In the Key of Disney is the ninth studio album by Brian Wilson, released on October 25, 2011, by Walt Disney Records as part of the Disney Pearl Series. The album is the second release by Disney for Wilson, after Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin. Disney calls it "the album that marries the vision of two men who shaped the image of modern California – Brian Wilson & Walt Disney."

<i>The Evil One</i> 1981 album by Roky Erickson

The Evil One is a solo album by former 13th Floor Elevators singer Roky Erickson, released in 1981. The songs were recorded in 1979 with producer Stu Cook, former bass player of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Some material from those sessions was also released on the 1980 CBS UK album Roky Erickson and the Aliens, later reissued as I Think of Demons. Cook played bass on two tracks, "Sputnik" and "Bloody Hammer."

References

  1. Prato, G. (2011). "The Alchemist - Witchcraft | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. Moerder, A. (2011). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Witchcraft: The Alchemist". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.