Happy Suicide, Jim!
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Happy Suicide, Jim! is The Love Kills Theory
's debut full length album
that was released on January 9, 2007. It was published on Xemu Records, mixed by Martin Trum, engineered by Jim Sommers, and produced by Cevin Soling.
, Cheektowaga, and Penny Lane in New York City. For one week that January the album peaked at number 162 on CMJs Top 200. The album was also #1 on KZMU
and had a long run in the top 5 albums in Montreal
. The song "Authenticity" was played and featured on the Public Radio Exchange
.
Lyrics are written by Soling, who claims to be influenced by writers such as Guy Debord
, founder of the Situationist International, and Aldous Huxley
, author of Brave New World
and Yellow Chrome. The album lyrics also focus on the "bio-genetic studies on the evolution of despair" and outline opposition to the instant gratification of consumer culture. The album cover and name are a reference to cult leader Jim Jones
.
production
The Love Kills Theory
The Love Kills Theory is an alternative rock band based in New York City. They were formed in 2006 by Cevin Soling, and in January 2007 they released their debut album Happy Suicide, Jim!, a thirteen track CD with philosophical and anti-consumerist themes...
's debut full length 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...
that was released on January 9, 2007. It was published on Xemu Records, mixed by Martin Trum, engineered by Jim Sommers, and produced by Cevin Soling.
Overview
The album was recorded at The LoftThe Loft
The Loft is the location for the first underground dance party that was created by David Mancuso on February 14, 1970 in New York. Since then, the term The Loft has come to represent Mancuso's own version of a non-commercial party where no alcohol, food, or beverages are sold...
, Cheektowaga, and Penny Lane in New York City. For one week that January the album peaked at number 162 on CMJs Top 200. The album was also #1 on KZMU
KZMU
KZMU is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Moab, Utah, USA, the station is currently owned by Moab Public Radio, Inc...
and had a long run in the top 5 albums in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. The song "Authenticity" was played and featured on the Public Radio Exchange
Public Radio Exchange
The Public Radio Exchange is a nonprofit web-based platform for digital distribution, review, and licensing of radio programs. The organization claims to be the largest on-demand catalog of public radio programs available for broadcast and Internet use.-Mission:According to PRX's site, its mission...
.
Lyrics are written by Soling, who claims to be influenced by writers such as Guy Debord
Guy Debord
Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International . He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie.-Early Life:Guy Debord was born in Paris in 1931...
, founder of the Situationist International, and Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel...
, author of Brave New World
Brave New World
Brave New World is Aldous Huxley's fifth novel, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Set in London of AD 2540 , the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment of the ideals that form the basis of...
and Yellow Chrome. The album lyrics also focus on the "bio-genetic studies on the evolution of despair" and outline opposition to the instant gratification of consumer culture. The album cover and name are a reference to cult leader Jim Jones
Jim Jones
James Warren "Jim" Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana along with the killings of five other people at a nearby airstrip.Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple in...
.
Track listing
| # | Song | Length | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Authenticity" | C. Soling | |
| 02 | "The Love Kills Theory" | C. Soling | |
| 03 | "Something Goes Around" | C. Soling | |
| 04 | "Found" | C. Soling | |
| 05 | "Region of the Worms" | C. Soling | |
| 06 | "Gray" | C. Soling | |
| 07 | "Vacuum Space" | C. Soling | |
| 08 | "Suicide Girls" | C. Soling | |
| 09 | "The Poverty of Student Life" | C. Soling | |
| 10 | "This Thing" | C. Soling | |
| 11 | "King of Cream" | C. Soling | |
| 12 | "44" | C. Soling | |
| 13 | "Dream of Sleep" | C. Soling | |
Personnel
musicians- Cevin Soling - vocals, guitar
- Bill Brandau - keyboards
- Jim Minics - guitar
- Darren Pilato - bass
- Jaron Stewart - drums
production
- Cevin Soling - Producer
- Martin Trum - Mixing
- Jim Sommers - Engineer