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Infobox Album | Name = Gizmodgery | Type = Album | Artist = Self (band)|Self | Cover = Self Gizmodgery Front.jpg | Released = September 5, 2000 April 25, 2001 (Japan) | Recorded = Bennet House, Franklin, TN and Matt's Old House, Murfreesboro, TN | Genre = Alternative rock Twee pop | Length = 42:11 | Label = Spongebath | Producer = Matt Mahaffey |
Last album = Breakfast with Girls (1999) | This album = Gizmodgery (2000) | Next album = Self Goes Shopping (2000) | Album ratings| rev1 = Rolling Stone | rev1Score = (favorable) http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5919085/self? pageid=rs.Artistcage& pageregion=triple3 December 9, 2000|rev2= Pitchfork Media |rev2Score=(6.9/10) http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21624/Self_Gizmodgery link|rev3= Allmusic |rev3Score=Rating|4|5Allmusic|class=album|id=r498040|pure_url=yes link |noprose=yes Gizmodgery is the fifth album by alternative pop/rock band Self (band)|Self , released in 2000 by Spongebath Records. The LP was recorded entirely with children's toy Musical instrument|instruments . http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/self/articles/story/5919085/self_find_pop_magic_in_toy_box Self find pop magic in toy box
The album contains a cover of the Doobie Brothers ' hit song "What a Fool Believes" and is also notable for being released in the short-lived HDCD format. The track "Trunk Fulla Amps" appears twice on the album, the second version with the Profanity|expletives removed. The song references and parodies a variety of Rock music|rock artists, including Freddie Mercury / Queen (band)|Queen , Electric Light Orchestra|ELO , Glenn Danzig / Danzig (band)|Danzig , and Lenny Kravitz . Japanese import version of the album contains the bonus track "Resurrect", and alternate artwork.
Two songs from Breakfast with Girls ("Suzy Q Sailaway" and "Uno Song") had originally both been recorded for inclusion on Gizmodgery but both songs were added to Breakfast at the insistence of DreamWorks Records. (Both songs obviously and sonically stand in stark contrast to the rest of Mahaffey's tones on Breakfast with Girls .)
Engineer - Matt Mahaffey (tracks: 1-4,6,8-11,14), Shawn McLean (tracks: 5,7,12,13)
Mastering - Tom Baker
Mixing - Chris James
Writer, Performer - Chris James (tracks: 5,7,12,13), Jason Rawlings (tracks: 5,6,7,12,13), Mac Burrus (tracks: 5,6,7,12,13), Matt Mahaffey (tracks: 1-9, 11-14), Mike Mahaffey (tracks: 5,7,12,13)
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External links
http://www.self-centered.org The Self Fan Community - lyrics and other information
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