- Kaleidoscope Superior
Infobox Album |
Name = Kaleidoscope Superior
Type =Album
Artist =Earthsuit
Released =June 20 ,2000
Recorded = Nashville, TN
Genre =Christian rock ,progressive rock ,jazz rock ,reggae rock ,electronica
Length = 41:32
Label =Sparrow Records
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4bmyxdyb2ola~T0 link]
*Cross Rhythms [cite journal |url=http://direct.crossrhythms.co.uk/cd.php?cd=1582 |title=Earthsuit - "Kaleidoscope Superior" Review |journal=Cross Rhythms Magazine |last=Bate |first=Peter |month=October |year=2000 |issue=59 Also in cite journal |last=Privett |first=Andrew |title=Earthsuit - "Kaleidoscope Superior" (Reissue) |month= |year= |journal=Cross Rhythms |issue=65] rating-10|9 [http://direct.crossrhythms.co.uk/cd.php?cd=1582 link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|4|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/KaleidoscopeSuperior.asp link]
Producer = David Leonard
Last album = "Noise for Your Eyes "
(1998)
This album = "Kaleidoscope Superior"
(2000)
Next album = "The Rise of Modern Simulation "
(2003)"Kaleidoscope Superior" is the major label debut by
Earthsuit . The album features updated versions of select songs from the band's two independent releases, as well as other new songs. "One Time" was the first single serviced to radio from the album. A music video was also shot for "One Time" and could be seen on Christian television networks as well as late night rotations onMTV2 .Track listing
#"One Time" (Paul Meany, Roy Mitchell, Dave Rumsey) – 4:20
#"Wheel" (Meany, Adam LaClave) – 3:45
#"Whitehorse" (Meany, LaClave, Steve Solomon) – 4:15
#"Against the Grain" (Meany, LaClave) – 3:27
#"Do You Enjoy the Distortion?" (Meany, LaClave, Edwin Henriques) – 4:20
#"Wonder" (Meany, LaClave) – 4:06
#"Osmosis Land" (Meany, LaClave, Mitchell) – 3:55
#"Schizophreniac" (Meany, LaClave) – 3:56
#"Said the Sun to the Shine" (Meany, LaClave, Henriques) – 4:26
#"Sky Flashings" (Meany, LaClave, Mitchell) – 4:57Trivia
* The original version of "Whitehorse" included a sample of
Stevie Wonder 's "If It's Magic" which could not be cleared for their major label release. A similar loop was recreated in the studio.
* The "Kaleidoscope Superior" album cover is designed to be viewed like one would a 3-D comic book. Press kits and select packagings of the album came with special 3-D glasses with which to view the cover.
* The advance promotional version of "Kaleidoscope Superior" (with a blue CD as opposed to the pink retail version) has a the original version of a guitar riff in "Osmosis Land" that is flipped backwards in its retail version.
* The music video for "One Time" was filmed in a Nashville airport and featured Adam LaClave's dog Charlie.References
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