California (Mr. Bungle album) 1643117 226048794 2008-07-16T16:29:01Z Twsx 1964288 fixing genre capitalization mistakes per [[Wikipedia:MUSTARD#Capitalization|WP:MUSTARD]] -> [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(capital_letters)#Musical_genres|MOS:CAPS]] + cleanup. {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> Name = California | Type = studio | Artist = [[Mr. Bungle]] | Cover = MrBungle-California.jpg | Released = [[July 13]], [[1999]] | Recorded = 1998 | Genre = [[Experimental rock]] | Length = 44:17 | Label = [[Warner Music Group|Warner Brothers Records]] | Producer = [[Mr. Bungle]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3d87gjlr26ix link] *''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' {{Rating-5|4}} 8/99, p.93 *[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] {{rating-10|7.3}} [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20077-california 1 Sep 99] *[[Yahoo! Music]] (favorable) [http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12047428 link] | Last album = ''[[Disco Volante]]''<br/>(1995) | This album = ''California''<br/>(1999) | Next album = | }} '''''California''''' is a 1999 (see [[1999 in music]]) album by the band [[Mr. Bungle]]. Many people are of the opinion that it is by far the band's most accessible, and 'normal' album.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} Rolling Stone has put this in various "essential albums" lists.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} It was supposed to be released on June 8, 1999; but Warner Bros. chose instead to release the similarly-titled ''[[Californication (album)|Californication]]'' by the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]. Allegedly, this was done out of fear of retribution from [[Anthony Kiedis]]. This is the reason for the refueling of the tensions between the two bands - both Patton and Kiedis had forgotten about the [[Faith No More]] video incident of 1990 (where Kiedis accused Patton of stealing his style). Going by credits alone, [[Mike Patton]] has contributed more to this album than any other member of the band. Additionally, this is the most Patton has contributed (in terms of songwriting) to any Mr. Bungle album. ''California'' is the final release (outside of bootlegged live recordings from 1999 and 2000) from Mr. Bungle, as they have officially disbanded. ==Line-up== *[[Mike Patton]] - artwork concept, [[vocals]], [[keyboards]] *[[Trevor Dunn]] - artwork concept, [[Bass guitar|bass]] *[[Danny Heifetz]] - [[drums]] *[[Clinton McKinnon|Bär McKinnon]] - [[saxophone]], keyboards *[[Trey Spruance]] - [[guitar]] ==Track listing== #"Sweet Charity" (Patton) - 5:05 #"None of Them Knew They Were Robots" (words: Spruance music: Patton/Spruance/Heifetz) - 6:03 #"Retrovertigo" (Dunn) - 4:59 #"The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" (words: Patton music: Patton/McKinnon) - 3:55 #"Ars Moriendi" (Patton) - 4:10 #"Pink Cigarette" (words: Patton music: Patton/Spruance) - 4:55 #"Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy" (Spruance) - 3:34 #"[[The Holy Filament]]" (Dunn) - 4:04 #"[[Vanity Fair (Mr. Bungle song)|Vanity Fair]]" (words: Patton music: Patton/Dunn) - 2:58 #"Goodbye Sober Day" (words: Patton music: Patton/McKinnon) - 4:29 ==Guest musicians== *Bill Banovetz - [[English horn]] *Sam Bass - [[Cello]] *Ben Barnes - [[Violin]], [[viola]] *Henri Ducharme - [[Accordion]] *Timb Harris - [[Trumpet]] *Marika Hughes - [[Cello]] *[[Eyvind Kang]] - [[Violin]], [[viola]] *[[Carla Kihlstedt]] - [[Violin]], [[viola]] *Michael Peloquin - [[Harmonica]] *David Phillips - [[Pedal steel guitar]] *Larry Ragent - [[French horn]] *Jay Stebley - [[Cymbalom]] *Aaron Seeman - [[Piano]] on track 6 *[[William Winant]] - [[Timpani]], [[Mallet]]s, [[Tam tam]], [[Bass drum]] ==Personnel== *[[Justin Phelps (Audio engineer)|Justin Phelps]] - [[Audio engineer|additional engineer]] *Josh Heller - [[Audio Engineer|additional engineer]] *[[Trey Spruance]] - [[Audio engineer|engineer]], production strategy *Adam Muñoz - [[Audio engineer|additional engineer]], mixing, digital Editing *Gibbs Chapman - mixing *Rob Worthington - mixing *George Horn - mastering *[[Mr. Bungle]] - [[Record producer|producer]] *[[Billy Anderson (music)|Billy Anderson]] - [[Audio engineer|engineer]] *[[Mackie Osborne]] - Layout and graphic design *Malcom Hillier - [[Photography]] *Ryan Cooper - Publicist *Elizabeth Gregory - Legal representation {{Mr. Bungle}} {{Mike Patton}} [[Category:Mr. Bungle albums]] [[Category:1999 albums]] [[Category:Warner Bros. Records albums]] [[fr:California (album)]] [[he:קליפורניה (אלבום)]] [[no:California (album)]] [[fi:California (albumi)]] [[sv:California (musikalbum)]]