Secret robot control
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Secret Robot Control is the second full-length album by the band Baboon
. It was released in April 1997 on Wind-Up Records. The title of the album is taken from a painting
by Todd Ramsell, which is featured on the album's cover. The working title of the album was Destroy This Mad Brute!
All songs by Baboon.
Baboon (band)
Baboon is a rock band originally from Denton, Texas.The band formed in 1991. Their fourth studio album, titled Baboon, was released on October 10, 2006.Baboon appeared on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger titled "Hall of Fame" in 1996...
. It was released in April 1997 on Wind-Up Records. The title of the album is taken from a painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
by Todd Ramsell, which is featured on the album's cover. The working title of the album was Destroy This Mad Brute!
Track listing
- "Night of the Long Knives" – 2:57
- "I'm OK if You're OK" – 3:40
- "You and I" – 3:50
- "Numb" – 2:20
- "The Man with the Plastic Penis" – 2:10
- "BoxRotter" – 4:36
- "Bring Me the Head of Jack Skinner" – 3:08
- "Time Wounds All Heals" – 2:55
- "A Sip for Strength" – 5:26
- "You Kill Me" – 4:08
- "Nation of Twos" – 3:08
All songs by Baboon.
Personnel
- Brian Schmitz - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(except on "A Sip For Strength" and "Night of the Long Knives"), guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(on "A Sip For Strength" and "Night of the Long Knives"), backing vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
(on "Boxrotter") - Mike Rudnicki - guitar (except on "A Sip For Strength" and "Night of the Long Knives"), bass (on "A Sip For Strength" and "Night of the Long Knives"), backing vocals, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
(on "Nation of Twos"), thumb pianoThumb pianoThe thumb piano is an African musical instrument, a type of plucked idiophone common throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-Description:Each note of a kalimba, mbira, etc. is a separate idiophone, and in orchestral terms, the instrument as a whole belongs in the bar percussion family...
(on "The Man with the Plastic Penis"), kitchen utensil bashing (on "I'm OK If You're OK") - Steven Barnett - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, keyboard (on "Bring Me the Head of Jack Skinner" and "Nation of Twos"), clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
(on "A Sip For Strength"), paranoiaParanoiaParanoia [] is a thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself...
bass, kitchen utensil bashing, and blenderBlender (device)A blender is a kitchen and laboratory appliance used to mix, puree, or emulsify food and other substances. A stationary blender consists of a blender jar with blade at the bottom, rotated by a motor in the base...
molestation on "I'm OK If You're OK", chimes (on "The Man with the Plastic Penis"), final sequencing - Andrew Huffstetler - lead and backing vocals, tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
(on "Bring Me the Head of Jack Skinner" and "A Sip For Strength") - Kim Pendleton - backing vocals (on "A Sip For Strength")
- Dave Willingham - producer, mixer, final sequencing
- Paul Quigg - mixer ("Numb," "Bring Me the Head of Jack Skinner," "A Sip For Strength," and "Nation of Twos")
- Andy VanDette - mastering
- Todd Ramsell - album artwork