| The Flaming Lips ≡ One More Robot (2012) |
The Flaming Lips — One More Robot
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Album release: 2012
Record Label: Lovely Sorts of Death Records
Duration: 79:58
Tracks:
01 Do You Realize?? 3:34
02 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 (Unused UK Radio Mix) 4:36
03 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2 (Not Final Mix) 2:42
04 Funeral in My Head (If I Go Mad) 6:34
05 Fight Test 4:50
06 One More Robot (Not Final Mix) 3:34
07 Are You a Hypnotist?? (Not Final Mix) 4:47
08 Assassination of the Sun 4:25
09 I'm a Fly in a Sunbeam (Following the Funeral Procession of a Stranger) 3:14
10 Sunship Balloons 4:04
11 In the Morning of the Magicians 6:20
12 It's Summertime (Unedited Final Mix) 5:44
13 Up Above the Daily Hum 4:05
14 Ego Tripping at the Gates of Dawn 4:36
15 Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) 3:11
16 All We Have is Now 3:58
17 It's Summertime (Original Version) 5:07
18 Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell (Demo) 4:38
Birth name: Michael Lee Ivins
Born: March 17, 1963
Origin: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Notable instruments:
• Fender Precision Bass, Fender Jazz Bass,
• Rickenbacker 4003
© Photo credit: 2007-09-25 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa Taken by myself (Liz Berry)
Personnel:
The Flaming Lips
• Wayne Coyne – guitar, vocals, artwork, mixing, production
• Steven Drozd – guitars, keyboards, electronics, drums, vocals, mixing, production
• Michael Ivins – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, mixing, production, additional engineering
Additional personnel:
• Trent Bell – additional tracking
• Scott Booker – production
• Dave Fridmann – production, mixing, programming, engineering, mastering
• George Salisbury – design and layout
• Andy Taub – additional tracking
• Yoshimi P-We – vocalization
Website: http://flaminglips.com/
© Photo credit: J. Michelle Martin
Flaming Lips musical to debut in late 2012, minus Aaron Sorkin
March 14, 2012 | 2:24 pm -- David Ng
¶ "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," the new musical based on the Flaming Lips' 2002 album of the same name, will make its debut later this year at the La Jolla Playhouse, the theater company announced on Wednesday. The musical will have its world premiere in either November or December, in a production directed by Des McAnuff.
¶ Despite its title, "Yoshimi" will feature songs from a number of other albums by the Flaming Lips, including "The Soft Bulletin" and "At War with the Mystics," the company said. The alternative rock band from Oklahoma City is led by frontman Wayne Coyne.
¶ "Yoshimi" has been in the works since at least 2007. Aaron Sorkin, the writer of TV's "The West Wing" and the movie "The Social Network," had previously been tapped to pen the book for the musical. But Sorkin's name is conspicuously missing from Wednesday's announcement.
¶ The announcement states that the musical is written by McAnuff. [Updated, March 15 9:30 a.m.]: The director issued the following statement via the La Jolla Playhouse:
"Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips and I have been working on Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots for some time. Aaron Sorkin initially planned to write a book for the musical, but when it became clear that the musical would be 'sung through,' Aaron turned his attention to other projects. In the meantime, Aaron and I have started work on another play. Wayne and I continue to fine tune the libretto and score for the musical which will go into rehearsal in La Jolla in the middle of September. We are both looking forward to Yoshimi with keen anticipation. We know that we have Aaron's enthusiastic blessing on our project."
¶ "Yoshimi" will tell the story of a young Japanese artist who journeys into a robot world where she must contend with a host of evil forces. The La Jolla Playhouse said the production will feature multimedia stage effects.
© Photo credit: Jay Blakesberg
¶ McAnuff, who served as the artistic director of the La Jolla Playhouse from 1983 to 1994 and 2001 to 2007, is currently the head of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. (He will step down from that post at the end of the 2012 season.) His many directing credits include "Jersey Boys" and the current Broadway revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar."
Photo: Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performing in L.A. in 2008. Credit: Los Angeles Times
| The Flaming Lips ≡ One More Robot (2012) |
The Flaming Lips — One More Robot
Birth name: Michael Lee Ivins
© Photo credit: J. Michelle Martin
© Photo credit: Jay Blakesberg
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Album release: 2012
Record Label: Lovely Sorts of Death Records
Duration: 79:58
Tracks:
01 Do You Realize?? 3:34
02 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 (Unused UK Radio Mix) 4:36
03 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2 (Not Final Mix) 2:42
04 Funeral in My Head (If I Go Mad) 6:34
05 Fight Test 4:50
06 One More Robot (Not Final Mix) 3:34
07 Are You a Hypnotist?? (Not Final Mix) 4:47
08 Assassination of the Sun 4:25
09 I'm a Fly in a Sunbeam (Following the Funeral Procession of a Stranger) 3:14
10 Sunship Balloons 4:04
11 In the Morning of the Magicians 6:20
12 It's Summertime (Unedited Final Mix) 5:44
13 Up Above the Daily Hum 4:05
14 Ego Tripping at the Gates of Dawn 4:36
15 Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) 3:11
16 All We Have is Now 3:58
17 It's Summertime (Original Version) 5:07
18 Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell (Demo) 4:38
Born: March 17, 1963
Origin: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Notable instruments:
• Fender Precision Bass, Fender Jazz Bass,
• Rickenbacker 4003
© Photo credit: 2007-09-25 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa Taken by myself (Liz Berry)
Personnel:
The Flaming Lips
• Wayne Coyne – guitar, vocals, artwork, mixing, production
• Steven Drozd – guitars, keyboards, electronics, drums, vocals, mixing, production
• Michael Ivins – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, mixing, production, additional engineering
Additional personnel:
• Trent Bell – additional tracking
• Scott Booker – production
• Dave Fridmann – production, mixing, programming, engineering, mastering
• George Salisbury – design and layout
• Andy Taub – additional tracking
• Yoshimi P-We – vocalization
Website: http://flaminglips.com/
Flaming Lips musical to debut in late 2012, minus Aaron Sorkin
March 14, 2012 | 2:24 pm -- David Ng
¶ "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," the new musical based on the Flaming Lips' 2002 album of the same name, will make its debut later this year at the La Jolla Playhouse, the theater company announced on Wednesday. The musical will have its world premiere in either November or December, in a production directed by Des McAnuff.
¶ Despite its title, "Yoshimi" will feature songs from a number of other albums by the Flaming Lips, including "The Soft Bulletin" and "At War with the Mystics," the company said. The alternative rock band from Oklahoma City is led by frontman Wayne Coyne.
¶ "Yoshimi" has been in the works since at least 2007. Aaron Sorkin, the writer of TV's "The West Wing" and the movie "The Social Network," had previously been tapped to pen the book for the musical. But Sorkin's name is conspicuously missing from Wednesday's announcement.
¶ The announcement states that the musical is written by McAnuff. [Updated, March 15 9:30 a.m.]: The director issued the following statement via the La Jolla Playhouse:
"Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips and I have been working on Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots for some time. Aaron Sorkin initially planned to write a book for the musical, but when it became clear that the musical would be 'sung through,' Aaron turned his attention to other projects. In the meantime, Aaron and I have started work on another play. Wayne and I continue to fine tune the libretto and score for the musical which will go into rehearsal in La Jolla in the middle of September. We are both looking forward to Yoshimi with keen anticipation. We know that we have Aaron's enthusiastic blessing on our project."
¶ "Yoshimi" will tell the story of a young Japanese artist who journeys into a robot world where she must contend with a host of evil forces. The La Jolla Playhouse said the production will feature multimedia stage effects.
¶ McAnuff, who served as the artistic director of the La Jolla Playhouse from 1983 to 1994 and 2001 to 2007, is currently the head of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. (He will step down from that post at the end of the 2012 season.) His many directing credits include "Jersey Boys" and the current Broadway revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar."
Photo: Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips performing in L.A. in 2008. Credit: Los Angeles Times