Mike Keneally - Scambot 2 (Limited Edition Signed/Numbered 2CD)
17 years in the making, this signed, numbered limited edition of 2000 features two distinct albums. One hour and 53 minutes of music altogether.
Both albums are contained within a package, with many absurd drawings and a lengthy story continuing the epic tale of Scambot and the other humans, animals and deities in his life. There's a 24-page booklet for Scambot 2, and an additional 8-page booklet for Inkling, both nestled within the attractive digipak.
“How to describe the music? Well, Scambot 1 was a dense, mostly instrumental and pretty darn abstract listen, so Scambot 2 may take you by surprise with its more melodic and accessible (for me, anyway) nature. I really wanted to write a bunch of songs, as opposed to compose a bunch of pieces, and that's what happened. From the multi-movement epic "In The Trees" to the rocking "Roots Twist" and "Roll" to the lilting "Sam" to the twangy "Constructed" to the proggity "Buzz" and "Clipper" to the…well I'll stop describing the songs, you'll hear them soon enough I hope.
Most of the more abstract instrumental music we worked on during this time has gone into Inkling, which really hangs together as an album in its own right, and also contains a few conventionally melodic songs alongside blazing madness and crazy space music and pseudo-ragtime and other things.
If I may so say, I am really freaking happy with both of these albums. Happy enough to italicize!
Scambot 2 has been a long time coming. We're grateful indeed for your patience, and we hope that you'll find your patience rewarded by this music.” – Mike Keneally
Check it out:
https://youtu.be/za3NHBJlAjk?list=PLuu6Oh6GEJuL06_DGaPsIZ_fMW6gXWuex
https://youtu.be/14RFsl4BTkM?list=PLuu6Oh6GEJuL06_DGaPsIZ_fMW6gXWuex
https://youtu.be/whkygrzsJAY?list=PLuu6Oh6GEJuL06_DGaPsIZ_fMW6gXWuex
Tracks:
CD 1: Scambot 2:
- 1. In The Trees
- 2. Roots Twist
- 3. Sam
- 4. Clipper
- 5. Forget About It
- 6. Pretzels
- 7. Buzz
- 8. Race The Stars
- 9. O
- 10. Roll
- 11. Constructed
- 12. Freezer Burn
- 13. Scores Of People
- 14. Cold Hands Gnat
- 15. Proceed
CD 2: Inkling (More from the Scambot 2 Sessions)
- 1. Presence
- 2. Scambot
- 3. Boghe
- 4. Sickness
- 5. The Coma
- 6. I Named You
- 7. Falafel
- 8. O Elastic Love!
- 9. Cram
- 10. Mystery Song
- 11. E
- 12. The Scorpions
- 13. Skating Backwards
- 14. Tom
- 15. Mayday!
- 16. Lovesong
- 17. Back It Up
- 18. Inkling
- 19. Uncompressed Rag
Format: 2CD
Artist: Mike Keneally
Release Date: 2016