Mount Eerie
by The Microphones
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 Jan 2003
- Label: K
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:51
- Community rating: 4.37/5 from 19 ratings
Artists on this release: Adam Forkner, Kyle Field, Phil Elverum, Karl Blau, Mirah, Anna Oxygen, Calvin Johnson, Khaela Maricich, Jenn Kliese
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Mount Eerie' is a five-song concept album that presents a linear, metaphysical narrative about life, death, and the vastness of the universe. [1] Sonically, the work merges experimental rock and psychedelic folk, contrasting gentle, melodic passages and choirs with distorted bass, cinematic drums, and sections of chaotic noise. [2, 3, 7] This record acts as the thematic and nominal bridge between Phil Elverum's work as The Microphones and his subsequent project, which he named Mount Eerie after this album's release. [1, 15]
Genres
Descriptors: conceptual, droning, minimal, natural, monolithic, folk, lo-fi, acoustic, experimental, long-form, atmospheric
Tracklist
- I. The Sun (17:11)
- II. Solar System (03:38)
- III. Universe (06:41)
- IV. Mount Eerie (08:58)
- V. Universe (04:23)
Credits
- Phil Elverum - vocals, guitars, bass, organ, piano, swiss alpenhorn, drums, additional percussion, performer, recorded by, precipice carolers
- Adam Forkner - cowbell and trumpet, scary trumpets, precipice carolers
- Anna Oxygen - additional vocals, chorus
- Mirah - additional vocals
- Khaela Maricich - additional vocals
- Calvin Johnson - additional vocals, performer [universe]
- Jenn Kliese - additional vocals, chorus
- Kyle Field - additional vocals and instruments, precipice carolers, performer [king dark death]
- Karl Blau - additional vocals and instruments, performer [wind/vultures]
- Phan Nguyen - precipice carolers
- Amber Bell - precipice carolers
- Bethany Hays Parke - precipice carolers
- Shawn Parke - precipice carolers
- Hollis Parke - precipice carolers
- Dennis Driscoll - precipice carolers
- Zach Alarcon - precipice carolers
- John Golden - remastered by