X-Communication

X-communication
Studio album by Brand X
Released	1992
Recorded	1992
Studio	Grampa Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Jazz fusion [1]
Length	45:38
Label	Ozone Records [2]
Producer	John Goodsall and Percy Jones
Brand X chronology
Is There Anything About? (1982) X-communication (1992) Manifest Destiny (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

X-communication is the seventh studio album by jazz fusion band Brand X, released in 1992. ^{[5] [2]} It was the band's first studio release in more than a decade. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Goodsall, except where noted.

1. "Xanax Taxi" – 5:57
2. "Liquid Time" – 4:39
3. "Kluzinski Period" (Percy Jones) – 7:00
4. "Healing Dream" – 3:51
5. "Mental Floss" – 3:17
6. "Strangeness" (Jones) – 3:23
7. "A Duck Exploding" (Goodsall, Jones) – 6:47
8. "Message to You" – 0:25
9. "Church of Hype" (Jones) – 5:54
10. "Kluzinski Reprise" (Goodsall, Jones) – 4:25

Personnel

• John Goodsall – guitars, MIDI guitar
• Percy Jones – fretless bass, keyboards (6)
• Frank Katz – drums

Additional personnel

• Danny Wilding – flute (3, 10)

Production

• Gilad Amarillo – executive producer
• Doran Scarf – executive producer
• John Goodsall – producer
• Percy Jones – producer
• Mick Cantarella – engineer (1, 2, 3, 5–10), mixing
• Franz Pusch – engineer (4)
• Keith Lewis – second engineer (4)
• Jim Shelton – mastering at Europadisk (New York, NY)
• Laurence Horvitz – art direction, design
• Naomi Kaneda – cover photography
• Isaac Silman – design, inside and back photography

References

1. Balsamini, Dean (June 20, 1993). "Brand X and acoustic guitarist...". Staten Island Advance. p. E2.
2. Smith, Bradley (1997). The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music. Billboard Books. p. 37.
3. "Xcommunication - Brand X | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 808.
5. "Grass Route". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 13, 1992 – via Google Books.
6. Jisi, Chris (July 1, 2008). Bass Player Presents The Fretless Bass. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781617808135 – via Google Books.