Embryonic

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studio album
First released:
Oct 13 2009

Overview Edit

Embryonic is the twelfth studio album by experimental rock band The Flaming Lips released on October 13, 2009 on Warner Bros. It is the first double album to be released by the band, announced during an interview with the band's frontman Wayne Coyne,

Several other artists made contributions to various tracks on the album. German mathematician Dr. Thorsten Wörmann contributed to the track "Gemini Syringes", psychedelic rock band MGMT contributed to the song "Worm Mountain", and Karen O (lead singer of the alternative rock trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs) contributed to the songs "I Can Be a Frog" and "Watching the Planets." Karen O's contributions were recorded by Wayne Coyne over the phone.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
520857-2
Release dates:
  • Oct 13 2009

Genres

Alternative Rock, Krautrock, Neo-Psychedelia, Progressive Rock, Surround Sound, Fusion, Experimental Rock, Psychedelic, Rock. Vote on Genres

What do Amazon.com customers think?

5 stars That's the Difference Between Us
I'm an old dude. Pushing 60. Spent my formative musical years in the 60's and 70's, a huge fan of groups like the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, King Crimson, Yes, Traffic, Genesis, Roxy Music/Eno and more obscure groups like Gong, Camel, White Noise, Gang of Four and Le Orme. I wanted to present that perspective so you get where I'm coming from before saying I think Embryonic is a masterwork that stands up to the efforts of those vets who knew how to blend music, sound and noise into a sonic…
Written by T. Owens "Tommy"
3 stars Not the Flaming Lips I'm used to
I had high hopes for this album, being that I absolutely loved their last one: At War with the Mystics. However, after listening to the first couple of tracks...I was disappointed. Unlike Mystics and Yoshimi, this album seems a little...messy. While the Lips previous albums sounded more precise and orchestrated, even with their strange sounds at times, Embryonic feels rushed and clumsy. I've listened to this album over and over, hoping that maybe I just needed to keep listening to it to understa…
Written by Brandon L. Keisler "entertainment addict"

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. design

    1. George Salisbury [Design, Layout]
  2. engineer

    1. Dave Fridmann [Mastered By]
    2. Michael Ivins [Engineer [Additional]]
  3. performer

    1. Karen O [Additional Singing, Screaming, Animal Sounds And Noises (tracks: 7, 11, 18)]
    2. MGMT [[Additional Singing & Playing] (tracks: 13)]
    3. Thorsten Möhrmann [Voice [Spoken Announcements]]
  1. producer

    1. Dave Fridmann [Producer , Programmed By]

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Embryonic Limited Edition
record label: WEA/Reprise
release dates: Oct 13 2009
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Trivia Edit

  • Recorded at Tarbox Studios in Cassadaga, New York & Dull Roar Studios in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February - July 2009.

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