General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners

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Name = General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners
Type = studio
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Artist = Mike Patton & The X-Ecutioners


Released = February 5 2005
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Genre = Experimental rock
Hip-hop
Turntablism
Length = 46:41
Label = Ipecac Recordings
(IPC60)
Producer = Mike Patton
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:upfxlffescqi link]
*Stylus Magazine Rating|3|5 [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/general-patton-vs-the-x-ecutioners/general-patton-vs-the-x-ecutioners.htm link]
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"General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners" is a collaboration album released by experimental rock artist Mike Patton and New York City hip-hop trio The X-Ecutioners. The album is themed around a war between the two vastly different musical styles. The album contains various samples from films (all samples are uncredited though).

Track listing

# "X-Men Doctrine and Declaration: Target=40:40:11N 73:56:38W" – 1:30
# "General P. Counterintelligence: Target=37:47:36N 122:33:17W" – 0:40
# "Get Up, Punk! 0200 Hrs. (Joint Special Operations Task Force)" – 3:38
# "Roc Raida: Riot Control Agent/Combat Stress Control" – 2:05
# "Improvised Explosive Device 0300 Hrs." – 0:36
# "Vaqueros Y Indios! (Joint Special Operations Task Force)" – 1:52
# "Precision Guided Needle-Dropping and Larynx Munitions (PGNDLM)" – 1:55
# "Duelling Banjo Marching Drill" – 1:54
# "Battle Hymn of the Technics Republic" – 1:11
# "Fire in the Hole! 0400 Hrs. (Joint Special Operations Task Force)" – 2:14
# "Convulsive Antidote for Nerve Agent Autoinjector (CANAA)" – 0:43
# "Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay (MCOO) ...Or... "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Turntables"" – 2:41
# "Surprise Swing Insurgency/Tabla and Tongue Twist Counterattack/"Dragon Seeks Path"" – 3:41
# "Kamikaze! 0500 Hrs. ("Take a Piece of Me") – 2:16
# ""We'll Paint This Town"--Throat and Phonograph Fire Support Coordination Measures (TPFSCM)" – 1:40
# "Imitative Electromagnetic Deception (IED)/Digital Nonsecure Voice Terminal (DNVT)" – 0:21
# "A.W.O.L. Block Party Brawl 0600 Hrs." – 1:50
# "Eastside Multichannel Tactical Scratch Communications (EMTSC)" – 1:41
# "Pimps Up, Aces High! 0700 Hrs. (Westside Swashbuckling Parade)" – 1:28
# "Warcry/Infared R'n'B Hallucination/Jungle Operations Exfiltration System" – 3:02
# "L.O.L.—-Loser On Line! (Hate the Player, Hate the Game)" – 3:34
# "Low Altitude Vocal Parachute Extraction System (LAVPES)" – 1:04
# "Battle Damage Assessment and Repair/White Flag Surrender/"Wake Me Up in Heaven"" – 4:52

All lyrics by Mike Patton, published by Mal di Golda (ASCAP). Produced, arranged and mixed at Vulcan Studios, San Francisco. Mastered at Oasis Mastering, Los Angeles.

Personnel

*Mike Patton - Vocal General, Keyboard, Guitar, Bass and Percussion Strategies, Waveform Editing and Programming, Production, Arrangement, Mixing, Artwork, Catering
*Rob Swift - Tactical Turntable Offensive
*Roc Raida - Phonograph Exploitation Brigade
*Total Eclipse - Scratch Artillery Operations
*Gene Grimaldi - Mastering Ops
*Martin Kvamme - Artwork Task Force