Last Train to Trancentral (Blue Man Group EP)
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Last Train to Trancentral is a digital EP
by Blue Man Group
, released on October 31, 2006 through the iTunes Store
. The EP features a cover of the KLF song "Last Train to Trancentral
", which is played during the paper finale at Blue Man Group's theatrical shows (except in London and Berlin where a remixed cover version of "I Feel Love
" is played). The other tracks include one live song originally from the album, Audio
("PVC IV"), and two previously unreleased tracks. The track "Marshmallows & Gumballs" is from a theatrical skit where a Blue Man tosses marshmallows into another Blue Man's mouth, and the third Blue Man puts "gumballs" filled with paint
in his mouth, and squirts the paint on a spinning canvas
, creating spinart. The Wands song is a short that is played during the Venetian show.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is an organization founded by Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton. The organization produces theatrical shows and concerts featuring popular music, comedy and multimedia; recorded music and scores for film and television; television appearances for shows such as The Tonight...
, released on October 31, 2006 through the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. The EP features a cover of the KLF song "Last Train to Trancentral
Last Train to Trancentral
"Last Train to Trancentral" is a song released, in different mixes, as a series of singles by The KLF, including "Last Train to Trancentral ", a commercially successful single of April 1991 that reached # 2 in the UK Singles Chart and achieved international top ten placings...
", which is played during the paper finale at Blue Man Group's theatrical shows (except in London and Berlin where a remixed cover version of "I Feel Love
I Feel Love
"I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday.The song constituted the "future" segment of the album, which represented a stylistic progress through time...
" is played). The other tracks include one live song originally from the album, Audio
Audio (Blue Man Group album)
Audio is the debut album by Blue Man Group and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. It was released in 1999 by Virgin Records....
("PVC IV"), and two previously unreleased tracks. The track "Marshmallows & Gumballs" is from a theatrical skit where a Blue Man tosses marshmallows into another Blue Man's mouth, and the third Blue Man puts "gumballs" filled with paint
Paint
Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque solid film. One may also consider the digital mimicry thereof...
in his mouth, and squirts the paint on a spinning canvas
Canvas
Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame...
, creating spinart. The Wands song is a short that is played during the Venetian show.
Track listing
- "Last Train to Trancentral" — 3:36
- "Marshmallows & Gumballs" — 5:48
- "Wands" (Live) — 2:06
- "PVC IV" (Live and Unedited) — 5:14