Engines of Creation (Joe Satriani album)
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Engines of Creation is an album
by Joe Satriani
which was an experiment in fusing the "analog" instrumental
electric guitar
genre with the more modern "digital" music genres of techno
, drum 'n bass, and industrial
music. All of the songs on the album with the exception of one ("Until We Say Goodbye") were recorded using only guitars recorded and mixed untraditionally on computer platforms as well as digitally "manipulated" using computer software and synthesizers.
The song "Until We Say Goodbye" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award
for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
In the United States
, a secondary album
called Additional Creations
was released alongside Engines of Creation free of charge, and was acquired by asking vendors for it specifically. It remains a collector's item.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani
Joseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations...
which was an experiment in fusing the "analog" instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
genre with the more modern "digital" music genres of techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
, drum 'n bass, and industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
music. All of the songs on the album with the exception of one ("Until We Say Goodbye") were recorded using only guitars recorded and mixed untraditionally on computer platforms as well as digitally "manipulated" using computer software and synthesizers.
The song "Until We Say Goodbye" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, a secondary album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
called Additional Creations
Additional Creations
Additional Creations is a 2000 instrumental album from guitarist Joe Satriani. The CD was included at no extra charge, in limited supply, with the initial release of the album Engines of Creation.-Track listing:#"Borg Sex" – 3:32...
was released alongside Engines of Creation free of charge, and was acquired by asking vendors for it specifically. It remains a collector's item.
Track listing
- "Devil's Slide" – 5:11
- "Flavor Crystal 7" – 4:26
- "BorgBorg (Star Trek)The Borg are a fictional pseudo-race of cybernetic organisms depicted in the Star Trek universe associated with Star Trek.Whereas cybernetics are used by other races in the science fiction world to repair bodily damage and birth defects, the Borg use enforced cybernetic enhancement as a means of...
Sex" – 5:27 - "Until We Say Goodbye" – 4:31
- "Attack" – 4:22
- "Champagne?" – 6:04
- "Clouds Race Across the Sky" – 6:14
- "The Power CosmicPower CosmicThe Power Cosmic is a fictional type of cosmic energy that appears in comic books published by Marvel, most commonly mentioned in stories involving the cosmic entity Galactus and his heralds...
2000 – Part I" – 2:10 - "The Power Cosmic 2000 – Part II" – 4:23
- "Slow and Easy" – 4:44
- "Engines of Creation" – 5:58
Musicians
- Joe SatrianiJoe SatrianiJoseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations...
- guitars, keyboards, programming - Eric Caudieux - keyboards, bass, programming and editing
- Anton FigAnton FigAnton Fig , known as "The Thunder from Down Under" is a session drummer, noted for his work in David Letterman's house band, the CBS Orchestra. Letterman often refers to Fig as "Anton Zip"or "Buddy Rich Jr."...
- drums on "Until We Say Goodbye"