Water (Zoogz Rift album)

Water
Studio album by Zoogz Rift
Released	March 1987
Recorded	January 1987
Studio	Trigon Studios; (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	40:04
Label	SST (099)
Producer	Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology

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Water is the sixth studio album by Zoogz Rift, released in March 1987 by SST Records.^[2]

Zoogz Rift was an American musician, painter and professional wrestling personality.

SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was formed in 1966 by Ginn at age 12 as Solid State Tuners, a small business through which he sold electronics equipment. Ginn repurposed the company as a record label to release material by his band Black Flag.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift.

Side one – Prelude to Barkeyville
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'll Rip Your Brains Out"	7:14
2.	"Jerome, Arizona"	1:50
3.	"World of Depravity"	4:20
4.	"Oh Those Secret Marines!"	3:26
5.	"Getting Laid at Grace Park"	1:30
6.	"You Doot?"	1:39

Side two – Mongoloid Middle America
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beak" (I. Roy Orbit's Son/II. Mo' Mo-Fo's/III. Main Theme)	7:48
2.	"Burn In Hell!"	2:39
3.	"Diver Dan Vs. The Worm Gobblers"	0:59
4.	"Mongoloid Middle America"	7:36
5.	"Water"	1:03

Personnel

Adapted from the Water liner notes.^[3]

Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, percussion, conductor, production

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock, electronic dance music and filmi.

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties of the conductor are to interpret the score in a way which reflects the specific indications in that score, set the tempo, ensure correct entries by ensemble members, and "shape" the phrasing where appropriate. Conductors communicate with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, usually with the aid of a baton, and may use other gestures or signals such as eye contact. A conductor usually supplements their direction with verbal instructions to their musicians in rehearsal.

Musicians

Mr. California - sampler
Richie Hass – drums
E. Bentley O'Bryan – bass guitar
Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – keyboards

A sampler is an electronic or digital musical instrument which uses sound recordings of real instrument sounds, excerpts from recorded songs or found sounds. The samples are loaded or recorded by the user or by a manufacturer. These sounds are then played back by means of the sampler program itself, a MIDI keyboard, sequencer or another triggering device to perform or compose music. Because these samples are usually stored in digital memory, the information can be quickly accessed. A single sample may often be pitch-shifted to different pitches to produce musical scales and chords.

A drum kit — also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums — is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments, typically cymbals, which are set up on stands to be played by a single player, with drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum. A drum kit consists of a mix of drums and idiophones – most significantly cymbals, but can also include the woodblock and cowbell. In the 2000s, some kits also include electronic instruments. Also, both hybrid and entirely electronic kits are used.

The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the 1960s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music.

Production and additional personnel

Marc Mylar – recording, saxophone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	SST	LP	SST 099

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References

↑ "Zoogz Rift: Water > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
↑ Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 6, 2013.
↑ Water (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1987.CS1 maint: others (link)

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[allmusic-1] "Zoogz Rift: Water > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2013.

[trouserpress-2] Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 6, 2013.

[linearnotes-3] Water (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1987.CS1 maint: others (link)

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