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Blue Man Group's debut album, Audio, reflects over a decade's worth of musical and theatrical innovation. While its whimsical, visually involving stage performances have been popular since the early '90s, the group waited to make an album until it could find a recording space large enough to house its unique instruments, which include walls of drums, networks of plumbing pipe, and different lengths of vibrating fiberglass rods. Audio incorporates all of these instruments, along with baritone guitars, Hungarian cimbaloms (which are similar to dulcimers), and Chapman Sticks, into 14 eclectic instrumentals. These songs were written specifically for Audio and have never been performed at a Blue Man stage production. Though the spectacle of the group playing its sculptural, surreal-looking instruments is absent from the album, the complex, resonant sound of Audio is engaging enough on its own. In fact, the swooshing of the sword poles on "Utne Live Wire" and the fluttering angel poles on "Endless Column" sound even more alien without the visual accompaniment. Some of Audio's pieces ("Drumbone," "PVC IV") spotlight a specific Blue Man-made instrument, while others ("TV Song," "Club Nowhere") display the group's avant-garde pop sensibilities. "Rods and Cones," "Cat Video," and "Opening Mandelbrot" are other standout tracks from Audio, an album that proves the Blue Man Group is as innovative in the studio as it is onstage.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Jamie Edwards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - Christian Dyas, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Elvis Lederer, Zither, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Jens Fischer, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Jeff Quay, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - Ian Pai, Composer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - Christian Dyas, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - Ian Pai, Composer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Jamie Edwards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jens Fischer, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Jeff Quay, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - Ian Pai, Composer - Bradford Reed, Zither, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Jeff Quay, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Byron Estep, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Pai, Composer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Jens Fischer, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - Ian Pai, Composer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Bowen, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - John Kimbrough, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Jeff Quay, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - Byron Estep, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Pai, Composer - Crag Rodriguez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Jeff Quay, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - David Corter, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Pai, Composer - Bradford Reed, Zither, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - Christian Dyas, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Byron Estep, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Corter, Zither, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - Ian Pai, Composer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Jens Fischer, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - Ian Pai, Composer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - Christian Dyas, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Jeff Quay, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - David Corter, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Pai, Composer - Crag Rodriguez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Jens Fischer, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - Christian Dyas, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Jeff Quay, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - David Corter, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Pai, Composer - Bradford Reed, Zither, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Jamie Edwards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jens Fischer, Zither, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Fraser, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Goldman, Composer - Blue Man Group, MainArtist - Chris Wink, Composer - Phil Stanton, Composer - todd perlmutter, Producer - Jeff Quay, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Heinemann, Composer - Ian Pai, Composer - Bradford Reed, Zither, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC under exclusive license to Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
Album review
Blue Man Group's debut album, Audio, reflects over a decade's worth of musical and theatrical innovation. While its whimsical, visually involving stage performances have been popular since the early '90s, the group waited to make an album until it could find a recording space large enough to house its unique instruments, which include walls of drums, networks of plumbing pipe, and different lengths of vibrating fiberglass rods. Audio incorporates all of these instruments, along with baritone guitars, Hungarian cimbaloms (which are similar to dulcimers), and Chapman Sticks, into 14 eclectic instrumentals. These songs were written specifically for Audio and have never been performed at a Blue Man stage production. Though the spectacle of the group playing its sculptural, surreal-looking instruments is absent from the album, the complex, resonant sound of Audio is engaging enough on its own. In fact, the swooshing of the sword poles on "Utne Live Wire" and the fluttering angel poles on "Endless Column" sound even more alien without the visual accompaniment. Some of Audio's pieces ("Drumbone," "PVC IV") spotlight a specific Blue Man-made instrument, while others ("TV Song," "Club Nowhere") display the group's avant-garde pop sensibilities. "Rods and Cones," "Cat Video," and "Opening Mandelbrot" are other standout tracks from Audio, an album that proves the Blue Man Group is as innovative in the studio as it is onstage.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:29
- Main artists: Blue Man Group
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC ℗ 1999 Blue Man Group Records LLC
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