Mit Gas

Mit Gas
Studio album by Tomahawk
Released	May 6, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Experimental rock, alternative rock, alternative metal
Length	40:43
Label	Ipecac Recordings (IPC40)
Producer	Joe Barresi, Tomahawk
Tomahawk chronology
Tomahawk (2001) Mit Gas (2003) Anonymous (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Spin	(B-) 7/03, p.110
Pitchfork Media	(8.4/10)[2]
Uncut	6/03, p.118

Mit Gas is the second studio album by American rock band Tomahawk, released on May 6, 2003 through Mike Patton's independent record label Ipecac Recordings. The song "Capt Midnight" is featured over the credits on the 2007 video game The Darkness within which Patton also had a voice acting role.

"Mit Gas" means "with gas" in German and is a way to specify sparkling water.

Track listing

1. "Birdsong" – 5:10
2. "Rape This Day" – 3:12 (John Stanier)^[3]
3. "You Can't Win" – 4:49
4. "Mayday" – 3:32
5. "Rotgut" – 2:51
6. "Capt Midnight" – 3:10
7. "Desastre Natural" – 2:58
8. "When the Stars Begin to Fall" – 2:54
9. "Harelip" – 3:30
10. "Harlem Clowns" – 3:40
11. "Aktion 13F14" – 4:55

On cds, You Can't Win ends at 3:11 and Mayday begins at -1:37

Aktion 13F14 is the name of screening and gasification of old and disabled detainees in the concentration camps in Nazi Germany, arranged by the National Socialists.

Harlem Clowns loops an audio recording of American actress and singer Judy Garland saying "I don't know how to read notes?" The recording is taken from home voice tapes of hers, which were recorded as notes for her never written autobiography.

Personnel

• Mike Patton – Vocals, Keyboards, Design
• Duane Denison – Guitars
• Kevin Rutmanis – Bass guitar
• John Stanier – Drums
• Joe Barresi – Engineer, Producer
• John Golden – Mastering
• Martin Kvamme – Design

Chart performance

Chart	Peak
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	3	[4]
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	7	[5]
Norwegian Charts	17	[6]
Australian Album Chart	28	[7]
U.S. Billboard 200	137	[8]

References

1. ^ "Mit Gas - Tomahawk". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r639066. 
2. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22617-mit-gas^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Billboard.com - Discography - Tomahawk - Mit Gas". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=356646&aid=580617. Retrieved 2008-06-11. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Mit Gas charts [albums]". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r639066. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
5. ^ "Mit Gas charts [albums]". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/tomahawk/mit-gas/580617. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
6. ^ "Tomahawk - Mit Gas". NorwegianCharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tomahawk&titel=Mit+Gas&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
7. ^ "Tomahawk - Mit Gas". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tomahawk&titel=Mit+Gas&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
8. ^ "Mit Gas charts [albums]". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/tomahawk/mit-gas/580617. Retrieved 2010-01-31.