Fission (album)

1997 studio album by Jens Johansson

Fission

Studio album by

Jens Johansson

Released| 1997 (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
| Sonic Winter
(1997)  | Fission
(1997)  | The Last Viking
(1999)

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Alternative cover

United States edition

Professional ratingsReview 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

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All tracks are written by Jens Johansson.

No.| Title| Length

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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 trackNo.| Title| Length

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10.| "Straffpolska från Sudan"| 9:30

## Personnel

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* 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

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1. ^ a b Patterson, John W. "Fission - Jens Johansson / Mike Stern / Shawn Lane". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
2. ^ a b "Jens Johansson "Fission"". Spiral Quest. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
3. ^ a b 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.

## External links

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

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