The Spiral

by Johnathan Citizen and P.rosa

The Spiral cover art

'The Spiral' is a varied and experimental work that deconstructs its source material through the contributions of high-profile collaborators. The album's sound is built from heavily manipulated audio, including chopped instrumental riffs, bit-crushed arpeggios, and other advanced digital processing techniques, with some contributors providing entirely new compositions rather than remixes. This approach creates an abstract and often abrasive reinterpretation of the original work's thematic core, and its notable commercial success helped establish the remix album as a significant artistic statement.

Genres

  • Post-Rock
  • Neo-Psychedelia

Tracklist

  1. Worried 1999
  2. Copehaven
  3. Fever Dream Soaked in Rain
  4. Bredäng
  5. Video of Men with Weapons
  6. Svenska Steel
  7. Evil Standing
  8. Chasing Thoughts
  9. Assad I
  10. Circling The New City
  11. Assad II
  12. Me and the Birds
  13. I Don't Wanna Lose My Brain Again
  14. Spiral
  15. Tuborg '83
  16. Skywards Looking Down
  17. System is Down, Swing the Weapon
  18. Mining for Lithium
  19. Thirteen Simpson