The Great Filter (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Great Filter
Type = studio
Artist = Tub Ring


Released = May 1 2007
Recorded = December 2006 - February 2007
At B-Side Audio Studios in Chicago, IL.
Genre = Experimental rock
Length = 43:30
Label = The End Records
Producer = Rob Kleiner
Neal Ostrovsky
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jxfpxzl5ldde]
Last album = "Zoo Hypothesis"
2004
This album = "The Great Filter"
2007
Next album =

"The Great Filter" is the title of Chicago band Tub Ring's 2007 release, and their debut on The End Records. The CD was released on May 1 2007, with advance copies available at the release party (along with a unique Tub Ring/3-2-1 Activate! split CD, called "Alter Egos") on April 27 2007. The album keeps up the tradition of the past 3 Tub Ring albums in that it contains a SETI reference in the title (see The Great Filter), and contains a "Robot" track.

Track listing

#"Friends and Enemies" – 3:27
#"The Charismatic Smile" – 2:59
#"Seven Exodus" – 2:52
#"Get Help (Now!)" – 2:35
#" [http://media.theendrecords.com/WhenTheCrashHappened.mp3 When the Crash Happened] " – 2:32
#"Killers in Love" – 4:13
#"No One Wants to Play" – 4:23
#"Requiem for a Robot" – 0:38
#"Life in Transition" – 3:25
#"Glass Companion" – 3:20
#"Making No Sound (At All)" – 3:14
#"The Truth" – 2:10
#"Wrong Kind of Message" – 4:19
#"My Job Here is Done" – 3:16

Non-album tracks

*"Dynamite" – 3:15 3-2-1 Activate! cover (iTunes exclusive track)
*"This is the Sound" – 2:32 (included on "Alter Egos")
*"Touch" – 3:06 (included on "Alter Egos")
*"Rock Your Body" – 2:51 Justin Timberlake cover (as yet unreleased, was available on their MySpace page for one day preceding the album's release)
*"The Uninitiated" – 2:01 Rob Kleiner cover (available via a URL given in the album's liner notes)
*"Heathens" – 2:44 (available via a URL given in the album's liner notes)

Personnel

*Kevin Gibson – Vocals
*Rob Kleiner – Keyboards, Producer
*Trevor Erb – Bass guitar
*Chris Wiken – Drums
*Jeff Enokian – Guitar
*Dave Smith – Saxophone
*Dave Winer – Trumpet
*David Keller – Cello
*Charles Crepeau – Violin
*Roxanne Hegyesy – Vocals
*Sara Sleeper – Vocals
*Neal Ostrovsky – Producer, Engineer, Additional Samples
*Tanner Woodford – Art Direction, Design

External links

* [http://www.tubring.com/thegreatshift The Great Shift] – The "path" given in the liner notes, containing two B-sides in .mp3 format.