Number Seven (Phideaux Xavier album)
| Number Seven | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 29, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 62:39 | |||
| Label | Bloodfish Media | |||
| Producer | Gabriel Moffat | |||
| Phideaux Xavier chronology | ||||
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Number Seven is the seventh studio album by American musician Phideaux Xavier. It is a concept album based on its main character; a dormouse. Inside, it features 20 pages of artwork featuring the dormouse and other characters.
The album's first and last song are "Dormouse – A Theme" and "Dormouse – An End" (reminiscent of King Crimson's In the Wake of Poseidon). It is divided into three acts.[1]
Musical styles
The album is played by the live band, with no outside musicians or orchestra. Its musical style is closer to the albums Chupacabras and Doomsday Afternoon. It is a blend of progressive rock and psychedelic rock with chamber jazz and classical music.[2]
Remastered edition
A remastered version of the album was released in April 2010.[3] Phideaux later said about the original release of Number Seven: "[...], we made a mistake with the first issue of Number Seven by breaking up the songs into smaller sub-bits for people to have easy access to. People couldn't really find the 'songs' of Number Seven."[4] The remastered version of the album fused many of the original version's short tracks into longer tracks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dormouse: A Theme" | 1:08 |
| 2. | "Waiting for the Axe to Fall" | 6:13 |
| 3. | "Hive Mind" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "The Claws of a Crayfish" | 5:41 |
| 5. | "My Sleeping Slave" | 3:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darkness at Noon" | 1:50 |
| 2. | "Prequiem" | 1:53 |
| 3. | "Gift of the Flame" | 6:07 |
| 4. | "Interview With a Dormouse" | 1:17 |
| 5. | "Thermonuclear Cheese" | 1:54 |
| 6. | "The Search for Terrestrial Life" | 5:32 |
| 7. | "A Fistful of Fortitude" | 2:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Theme From 'Number Seven'" | 7:06 |
| 2. | "Storia Senti" | 6:42 |
| 3. | "Infinite Supply" | 4:57 |
| 4. | "Dormouse: An End" | 2:16 |
Remastered edition
Source:[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dormouse: A Theme" | 1:08 |
| 2. | "Waiting for the Axe to Fall"
| 19:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darkness at Noon"
| 3:44 |
| 2. | "Gift of the Flame" | 6:58 |
| 3. | "Interview With a Dormouse" | 0:28 |
| 4. | "Thermonuclear Cheese" | 1:55 |
| 5. | "The Search for Terrestrial Life" | 8:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Theme From 'Number Seven'"
| 13:50 |
| 2. | "Infinite Supply" | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Dormouse: An End" | 2:17 |
| Total length: | 62:55 | |
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
References
- ^ "CD & DVD Reviews". Epic Prog. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Number Seven (Remastered) publish website". Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "Phideaux interview with DPRP's Brian Watson". Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "Number Seven (Remastered) publish website". Retrieved September 12, 2012.