AMotion

Infobox Album |
Name = aMotion
Type = Compilation
Artist = A Perfect Circle


Released = November 16, 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Rock, alternative rock
Length = 39:38 (CD)
Label = Virgin Records
Producer = Various
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3bkxu3lsanxk link]
* Ultimate Guitar (8.5/10) [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/dvd/a_perfect_circle/amotion/index.html link]
Last album = "Emotive"
(2004)
This album = "aMotion"
(2004)
Next album =

"aMotion" is a DVD-CD set released by American rock band A Perfect Circle. It was released on November 16, 2004, only two weeks after the debut of the band's last album, "eMotive".

The DVD consists of music videos for singles such as "Judith", "3 Libras" and "Weak and Powerless" as well as previously unreleased videos for singles such as "Blue" and "Thinking of You". The CD is composed entirely of remixes of the singles from "Mer de Noms" and "Thirteenth Step". The songs were retooled by Danny Lohner, Joshua Eustis, Massive Attack, and James Iha among others. [cite web |last= Theakston |first= Rob |title= AMotion > Overview |publisher= allmusic.com |url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3bkxu3lsanxk |accessdate= 2008-08-26 ] [cite news|last=Conte |first=Patti |title=A Perfect Circle Cast Their Ballot With 'eMOTIVe' |date=2004-09-23 |publisher=Virgin Records ] The video album debuted at number four on SoundScan's Top Music Video chartcite news|last=Conte |first=Patti |title=A Perfect Circle's Maynard James Keenan is Voted Best Male Artist in Modern Rock in FMQB's 2004 Leaders Poll |date=2004-12-09 |publisher=Virgin Records ] and number ten on the Australian music DVD chart.cite news|last=Sams |first=Christine |title=Entertainment |publisher= The Sun Herald |date=2004-12-05 ] "aMotion" was certified Platinum by the RIAA on 17 December 2004. [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=a%20perfect%20circle&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 Gold & Platinum Certifications] . Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2008-09-19.]

DVD track listing

# "Judith" (Unedited Video)
# "3 Libras" (Video)
# "Weak and Powerless" (Unedited Video)
# "The Outsider" (Edited Video)
# "Thinking Of You" (Video)
# "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" (Video)
# "Blue" (Contest Winner's Video)
# "The Noose" (Live Video)
# "Imagine" (Video)
# "The Outsider" (Director's Cut Video)
# "Blue" (A Runner-up's Video)
# "Blue" (B Runner-up's Video)
# "Blue" (C Runner-up's Video)
# "Bikini Bandits Experience" (Trailer)
# "Bikini Bandits Save Christmas" (Trailer)
# "Bikini Bandits Sauvent Le Monde" (Trailer)

CD track listing

# "Judith (Renholdër Mix)" - (Danny Lohner, Joshua Eustis)
# "3 Libras (Feel My Ice Dub Mix)" - (Danny Lohner)
# "The Outsider (Apocalypse Mix)" - (Danny Lohner)
# "Weak and Powerless (Tilling My Grave Renholdër Mix)" - (Danny Lohner, Wes Borland, Joshua Eustis)
# "The Outsider (Frosted Yogurt Mix)" - (James Iha)
# "Blue (Bird Shake Mix)" - (James Iha and Geoff Sanoff)
# "3 Libras (All Main Courses Mix)" - (Robert "3D" Del Naja (miscredited as Massive Attack))
# "The Hollow (Constantly Consuming Mix)" - (Paz Lenchantin)
# "The Hollow (The Bunk Mix)" - (Troy Van Leeuwen/Josh Abraham)

Personnel

* Christopher Abbas – Director
* Josh Abrahams – Remixing
* Tim Alexander – Group member
* Ken Andrews – Mixing
* Wes Borland – Remixing
* Brothers Strause – Director
* Jerry Casale – Director
* Joshua Eustis – Drums, engineer, Fender Rhodes, remixing, mixing
* David Fincher – Director
* Jason Freese – Sax (baritone), sax (tenor)
* Josh Freese – Drums, group member
* Steven R Gilmore – Art direction, design, package design, cover design, sleeve art, poster design
* Billy Howerdel – Bass, guitar, programming, vocals, vocals (background), producer, engineer, photography, group member
* James Iha – Guitar, keyboards, remixing, group member
* Maynard James Keenan – Guitar, arranger, vocals, performer, executive producer, artwork, group member
* Mark Kohr – Director
* Paz Lenchantin – Piano, strings, vocals, performer, group member
* Danny Lohner – Arranger, vocals, multiple instruments, engineer, remixing, mixing, group member
* Robert Del Naja – Remixing
* Jeff Myers – Editing
* Geoff Sanoff – Remixing
* Branden Steineckert – Drums
* Paul Thiel – Director
* Troy Van Leeuwen – Guitar, remixing, group member
* Jeordie Osborne White – Bass, vocals (background), group member

Peak chart positions

References