"Rise of the Aggrocrag", an album by the Metahumans.

Rise of the Aggrocrag by the Metahumans is an alternative dance, concept album containing various world music influences including baroque pop, breakbeat, dubstep, electro house, Indian classical, jazz poetry, neo-psychedelia, rock and roll, salsa, spoken word, synthpop, trance, Western classical, and yoruba music. The album presented in the vein of a rock opera, chronicles the main character's arrival into the electronic music subculture and is centered around his ambivalence towards existing in this newfound world. His trip explores themes of alienation, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, love, and self-doubt.


PERSONNEL / PRODUCTION NOTES / CREDITS

Released: September 30, 2011 (Pushed back to Oct. 12)
Recorded: April 2011 - September 2011
Genre: Alternative dance / Baroque Pop / Indietronica
Length: 33.1 minutes
Producer: Craig Kalinyak (executive), Ricardo Williams

All songs written, composed, arranged, and produced by Ricardo Williams.

Track 1 ("Intro") contains excerpts of a brief French monologue by Gigi Parsa.

Track 2 ("Rise of the Aggrocrag") contains a vocal sample of Eabha Beary

Track 4 ("Amanda Panacea") contains a vocal sample of Sarah McWilliams.

Track 6 ("...Ascension") contains excerpts of the poem, "Today at 25" written and performed by Amanda Wegmann.

Track 7 ("Metaphysical Refugees") contains an unauthorized sample of Celia Cruz from the song "Guantanamera" performed by Wyclef Jean on the album, The Carnival

Track 8 ("Over the Influence") contains excerpts of the poem, "Real Love" written and performed by Amanda Wegmann.

Amanda Caban - Vocals on Track 1, 6, and 9
Ricky Cuellar - Guitar on Track 4
Craig Kalinyak "Aggrocrag" - Additional Arrangement / Executive Producer
Amanda Wegmann - Artwork / Paintings / Poetry
Ricardo Williams - Art Direction / Instruments / Poetry / Producer / Sequencer / Vocals

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Contact: themetahumans@gmail.com
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