- Number Seven (album)
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Number Seven Studio album by Phideaux Xavier Released May 29, 2009 Genre Progressive rock
Psychedelic rockLength 62:39 Label Bloodfish Media Producer Gabriel Moffat Phideaux Xavier chronology Doomsday Afternoon
(2007)Number Seven
(2009)Seven and 1/2
(2010)Number Seven is the seventh studio album by American musician Phideaux Xavier. It is a concept album based on their main character; a dormouse. Inside, it features 20 pages of artwork where we can see the dormouse and the other characters.
The album's first and last song are Dormouse - A Theme and Dormouse - An End (reminiscent on King Crimson's In the Wake of Poseidon). It is divided in three acts.[1]
Contents
Musical Styles
The album is played by the live band, with no outside musicians or orchestra. Its musical style is closer to their albums Chupacabras and Doomsday Afternoon. It is a blend of progressive rock and psychedelic rock with chamber jazz and classical music.[2]
Track listing
One: Dormouse Ensnared
- "Dormouse - A Theme" - 1:08
- "Waiting for the Axe to Fall" - 6:13
- "Hive Mind" - 4:00
- "The Claws of a Crayfish" - 5:41
- "My Sleeping Slave" - 3:26
Two: Dormouse Escapes
- "Darkness at Noon" - 1:50
- "Prequiem" - 1:53
- "Gift of the Flame" - 6:07
- "Interview with a Dormouse" - 1:17
- "Thermonuclear Cheese" - 1:54
- "The Search for Terrestrial Life" - 5:32
- "A Fistful of Fortitude" - 2:41
Three: Dormouse Enlightened
- "Love Theme From "Number Seven" - 7:06
- "Storia Senti" - 6:42
- "Infinite Supply" - 4:57
- "Dormouse - An end - 2:16
Remastered edition
One: Dormouse Ensnared
- "Dormouse - A Theme" - 1:08
- "Waiting for the Axe to Fall" - 19:22
Two: Dormouse Escapes
- "Darkness at Noon" - 3:44
- "Gift of the Flame" - 6:58
- "Interview With a Dormouse" - 0:28
- "Thermonuclear Cheese" - 1:55
- "The Search for Terrestrial Life" - 8:14
Three: Dormouse Enlightened
- "Love Theme From "Number Seven" - 13:50
- "Infinite Supply" - 4:59
- "Dormouse - An End - 2:17
Personnel
- Phideaux Xavier - Acoustic Guitar, electric twelve-string Guitar, Piano & Vocals
- Ariel Farber - Violin & Vocals
- Rich Hutchins - Drums & Chant
- Mathew Kennedy - Electric Bass Guitar & Chant
- Gabriel Moffat - Electric Guitar & Lap Steel Guitar
- Molly Ruttan - Vocals & Percussion
- Linda Ruttan-Moldawsky - Vocals
- Mark Sherkus - Keyboards & Electric Guitar
- Jonny Unicorn - Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals & Chant
- Mixed by Gabriel Moffat
- Artwork by Linda Ruttan-Moldawsky
- Graphic Production by Molly Ruttan
Notes
Categories:- Phideaux Xavier albums
- 2009 albums
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