Source Tags & Codes

by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

Type: Album
Released: 26 February 2002
Label: Interscope
Country: United States
Length: 45:54
Community rating: 4.11/5 from 14 ratings

Artists on this release: Anthony Lamarchina, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, John Catchings, Pam Sixfin, David Angell, Kristin Wilkinson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Source Tags & Codes' is a chaotic, cathartic explosion of indie rock and post-hardcore. The band pairs aggressive, noisy instrumentation with sweeping, epic art-rock melodies, resulting in a dense and emotionally passionate record. It remains a masterclass of early-2000s alternative music, balancing apocalyptic tension with anthemic ambition.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, guitar-driven, confrontational, maximalist, wall of sound, melodic, dynamic, distorted, bombastic, massive

Tracklist

Credits

Conrad Keely - arranged by [string arrangements], art direction [art director], artwork, calligraphy, performer [...and you will know us by the trail of dead is], art direction, design, stringsarranger
John Mark Painter - arranged by [string arrangements], flugelhorn, trumpet, stringsarranger
Traci Goudie - art direction [art director], layout, artwork [portraits], art direction
James Olsen - artwork, calligraphy, backing vocals [additional back-up vocals], written-by [co-written by], design
Jason Reece - artwork, calligraphy, performer [...and you will know us by the trail of dead is], design
Anthony Lamarchina - cello
John Catchings - cello
Roger Lian - edited by [editing]
Andy Taub - engineer [brooklyn bridge studio]
Barry McClellen - engineer [deepfield studio]
Mike McCarthy - engineer [engineered by], producer [produced by]
Cheryle Rennick - engineer [prairie sun studio]
Mooka Rennick - engineer [prairie sun studio]
Jim Vollentine - engineer [second engineer - brooklyn bridge studio]
Jim Lightman - engineer [second engineer - new reflections studio]
David Bryant - engineer [second engineer - oceanway studio]
Leslie Richter - engineer [second engineer - oceanway studio]
Gene Cornelius - engineer [second engineer - prairie sun studio]
Tetsuya Otani - management [intern - prairie sun studio]
Jennifer Quinn - management [studio manager - masterdisk studios]
Sharon Corbitt - management [studio manager - oceanway studio]
Jason D'Ottavio - management [studio manager - prairie sun studio]
Howie Weinberg - mastered by [mastering engineer]
King Williams - other [loan of shortwave radios]
Eric Darken - percussion [additional percussion], bells [hammered bells], timpani [tympani], bell, timpani, additional percussion
Kevin Allen - performer [...and you will know us by the trail of dead is]
Neil Busch - performer [...and you will know us by the trail of dead is]
David Grissom - technician [guitar and amp rentals]
Larry Cragg - technician [guitar and amp rentals]
Jim Hoke - tenor saxophone [tenor saxaphone], baritone saxophone [baritone saxaphone], bass harmonica, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Kristin Wilkinson - viola
Carl Gorodetzky - violin
Conni Ellisor - violin
David Angell - violin
David Davidson - violin
Pam Sixfin - violin
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - written-by, co-producer [co-produced by], Primary Artist