Breed Obsession

Infobox Album
Name = Breed Obsession
Type = Album
Artist = Gyroscope


Released = March 8, 2008
Recorded = 2007
Elevator Studios (Liverpool)
Genre = Post-grunge
Length = 42:59
Label = Festival Mushroom
Warner
Producer = Dave Eringa
Reviews =
*Herald Sun Hit Rating|2|5 [http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product/breed_obsession_1681888_157875.html link]
*Time Off Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.timeoff.com.au/index.php?area=Reviews&pg=37&subarea=188&PHPSESSID=c7bdb8be18c62c63d1ae3714a8899512#8497 link]
*Faster Louder.com (favourable) [http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/12696/Gyroscope-Breed-Obsession.htm link]
Last album = "Are You Involved?"
(2005)
This album = "Breed Obsession"
(2008)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Breed Obsession
Type = studio
single 1 = Snakeskin
single 1 date = October 27, 2007
single 2 = 1981
single 2 date = February 18, 2008
single 3 = Australia
single 3 date = June 14, 2008

Breed Obsession is the third studio album by Australian post-grunge band Gyroscope. The album was released on March 8, 2008 and debuted at #1 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. [cite web |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Gyroscope&cat=a |title=ARIA Albums Chart search for: Gyroscope |publisher=Australian-charts.com |accessdate=2008-05-23]

The album was recorded at Elevator Studios in Liverpool with Dave Eringa (Idlewild, Manic Street Preachers), and mixed at Livingstone in London, United Kingdom. Zoran Trivic in an interview explaining why they recorded so far away from the home town of Perth:

"We didn’t really decide to travel afar purposely. We loved Dave Eringer's work [producer on Breed Obsession] for his previous records with Idlewild. His sounds are broad and varied and raw but still precise. He lives in London so we had to travel to work with him. And he was a godsend to tell you the truth. A great experience." [cite web |url=http://www.ozmusicscene.com/q-a-with-gyroscopes-zoran-trivic/ |title=Q&A with Gyroscope's Zoran Trivic |publisher=Ozmusicscene.com |date=2008-02-26 |accessdate=2008-03-20]

The first single from the album, "Snakeskin", was released on 27 October 2007, debuting at #30 on the ARIA singles chartcite web | url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gyroscope&titel=Snakeskin&cat=s |title=Australian ARIA Singles Chart |publisher=ARIA |accessdate=2008-03-16] , was #1 most voted on JTV, #1 most requested song on Triple J's Super Request and was ranked #16 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2007. The "Snakeskin" video was shot in Wiltshire, near Stonehenge, south of London. The video sees the band playing in the middle of a 200 metre crop circle that was made specifically for the video, in the same farm where the Led Zeppelin crop circle was made that featured on the cover of the Remasters compilation album. [cite web |url=http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product/snakeskin_1598820_157875.html |title=Snakeskin |publisher=Herald Sun|accessdate=2008-03-20] "Snakeskin" was featured in all Network 10 promotions for the 2008 AFL season. [cite web |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/12623/Gyroscope-Breeding-Obsession.htm |title=Gyroscope: Breeding Obsession |publisher=FasterLouder.com |date=2008-03-13 |accessdate=2008-03-20] The song also won two WAMi Awards for 'Best Single' and 'Best Video'.

On February 18, 2008 the band released the second single from the album, "1981", which peaked at #67 on the ARIA singles chart. [cite web |url=http://www.dca.wa.gov.au/news/whats_on/music |title=Gyroscope crashes in at #1 |publisher=The Department of Culture and the Arts (Western Australian Government) |accessdate=2008-03-26 ]

The song, "Australia", has already been heralded as a potential hit and unofficial anthem with Mushroom Records chief Michael Parisi saying "This is a new anthem. Massive, massive, massive."cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23340748-5012990,00.html |title=Gyroscope's new song "Australia" full of pride |publisher=Sunday Times |last=Te Koha |first=Nui |date=2008-03-08 |accessdate=2008-03-20] The song pays tribute to indigenous people, first settlers, Diggers and recent reconciliation efforts. Songwriter Daniel Sanders stating"

"I wanted to express it for my own sake. So I could rejoice in what I love about this country. Each to their own, but this is simply one Australian talking to another about how blessed we are. It's not patriotic or waving flags. It's a song to be enjoyed with a beer. Cheers, Australia. Tip of the cap."

Track listing

All songs were written by Daniel Sanders, Rob Nassif, Brad Campbell, Zoran Trivic.cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch&switchDet=Y |title=Australasian Performing Right Association |publisher=APRA |accessdate=2007-11-28 ]

# "Snakeskin" – 4:10
# "All In On One" – 3:25
# "These Days" – 4:02
# "Australia" – 3:49
# "O.K." – 3:54
# "Weapon. Enemy. Friend." – 3:36
# "Polyphons and Multidors" – 2:44
# "The River Between" – 3:32
# "Her Design" – 3:26
# "1981" – 3:38
# "Silver Heart" – 3:00
# "Time" – 3:50
# "5am" (Demo) - 4:20 (iTunes bonus track)
# "Body Aches" (Demo) - 2:37 (iTunes bonus track)
# "Left Field" - 3:05 (Bonus track on Warner Music website)

Personnel

Gyroscope

*Daniel Sanders – Vocals, guitar
*Zoran Trivic – Guitar, Sequencer, Piano sample on "Snakeskin"
*Brad Campbell – Bass guitar
*Rob Nassif – Drums, electronic drums on "1981"

Production

*Dave Eringa – producer

References

External links

* [http://www.jbhifimusic.com.au/artistinterviews.aspx?artist=757 JBHiFi interview]