Fission (album)

Fission
Fission
Studio album by Jens Johansson
Released	1997
Recorded	Moon Path Alpha in Malmö; Starec Grammophone in Växjö; East Side Recorders and Big Noise Studios in New York City; Heptagon Remote in Anderslöv
Genre	Jazz fusion, instrumental rock
Length	68:39
Label	Heptagon
Producer	Jens Johansson
Jens Johansson chronology
Alternative cover
	United States edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Fission is a studio album by keyboardist Jens Johansson, released in 1997 through Heptagon Records (Europe);^[2] February 18, 1998 through Pony Canyon (Japan);^[2] and on March 24, 1998, through Shrapnel Records (United States).^[1] According to Johansson, the album went through an extremely troubled recording process due to several mishaps with Andy West's bass parts, which ultimately never made the album.^[3] On his website, Johansson also revealed that the indistinct image on the cover art is actually a heavily zoomed-in section of ice on a car window.^[3]^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jens Johansson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hooded Strangers"	10:41
2.	"Phase Camouflage"	6:49
3.	"Zero Sum Game"	3:36
4.	"Acrostic Shibboleth"	8:12
5.	"Don't Mention the War"	10:49
6.	"Race Condition"	7:32
7.	"Crowd Tectonics"	6:15
8.	"Nystagmus"	3:59
9.	"Beautiful Lung Dogs"	10:46
Total length:		68:39

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Straffpolska från Sudan"	9:30

Personnel

Jens Johansson – keyboard, bass synthesizer, production
Shawn Lane – guitar (tracks 1, 4)
Mike Stern – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6)
Anders Johansson – drums, percussion
Julian Baker – engineering
Werner Kracht – engineering
Peter Nilsson – engineering
Scud Noonan – engineering
Krister Olsson – mastering

References

^ ^a ^b Patterson, John W. "Fission - Jens Johansson / Mike Stern / Shawn Lane". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
^ ^a ^b "Jens Johansson "Fission"". Spiral Quest. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
^ ^a ^b Johansson, Jens (2000-06-04). "A list of some other FAQ's". panix.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
^ "fission-base-image.jpg". panix.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

External links

In Review: Jens Johansson "Fission" at Guitar Nine Records

[allmusic-1] Patterson, John W. "Fission - Jens Johansson / Mike Stern / Shawn Lane". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-13.

[quest-2] "Jens Johansson "Fission"". Spiral Quest. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

[jens-3] Johansson, Jens (2000-06-04). "A list of some other FAQ's". panix.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

[4] "fission-base-image.jpg". panix.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

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