Music From the Eather

2012 studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer

Music from the Eather

Studio album by

Mentallo & The Fixer

Released| October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)[1]
Recorded| Amplified Intuitive State / Deep Eddy, Austin, Texas
Genre| Electro-Industrial
Length| 147:12
Label| Alfa Matrix
Producer| Gary Dassing
Mentallo & The Fixer chronology
| A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
(2012)  | Music from the Eather
(2012)  | 4.4U (2012.11)
(2012)

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Music from the Eather is the ninth studio album by Mentallo & The Fixer, released on October 26, 2012 by Alfa Matrix. The album was released as a two CD standard version[2] and a limited edition box set[3] containing an additional third CD, a sticker, a postcard and a poster.

## Background

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The album keeps "the theme developed on the last conceptual Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst album, dealing with higher or altered states of consciousness-experiences Gary Dassing has personally gone through."[2] "I just wanted to work on music that would stimulate my ears. I wanted to do things that would trip me out!", explains Dassing.[2] The warning on the album cover Be cautious using this substance refers to this theme. Music from the Eather completely avoids vocals.[4] However, voice and other samples are frequently used. Several tracks are remixes or appear to be reworks of songs of the same album and of Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst. The track Opening the Bandwidth for the Cosmic Signal was first released as a reworked version on the EP Commandments for the Molecular Age.[5]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Brutal Resonance| Mixed[6]
I Die: You Die| Favorable[7]
Santa Sangre| Favorable[8]
Side-Line| 8/10[4]

Critics noted the experimental nature of Music from the Eather. Music magazine I Die: You Die wrote, "With Music From The Eather Dassing has, in a way, progressed into crafting the industrial equivalent of fusion jazz."[7] The album's "complexity has reached an untouchable degree of perfection", wrote music magazine Side Line.[4] Amy Nekrotique of Brutal Resonance described Music from the Eather as "absolutely exhausting to listen to".[6] "You really have to be a fan of Mentallo And The Fixer to fully enjoy this album", concludes Side Line.[4]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gary W. Dassing.

Disc one: Good News and WarningsNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Disturbing the Priest"| 2:06
2.| "Metaphysical Agents"| 10:16
3.| "Warrior Within"| 4:38
4.| "Prelude to a Plateshift"| 5:32
5.| "Holywar in My Head"| 1:41
6.| "Untapped Regions"| 8:04
7.| "Watching the Stars Fall"| 3:29
8.| "Shadow of My Former Self"| 7:43
9.| "Penicillin for the Soul"| 5:07
10.| "Wandering off in the Dark"| 12:11
11.| "Becoming the Candle Light (Defining Moment)"| 6:45
12.| "Sensory Illusion Destroyed"| 3:16
13.| "First Flower"| 2:40
Total length:| 73:33

Disc 2: Altered Everything ForeverNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Riding the Razors Edge"| 3:49
2.| "Perma Fried"| 3:47
3.| "Sensory Illusion Destroyed (Equivica Mix)"| 3:50
4.| "Shaking, Seizures and Aftereffects"| 2:12
5.| "Frankenstein Molecule"| 2:23
6.| "Chakras and Studdering"| 3:11
7.| "Beginning of the End"| 5:08
8.| "Perma Fried (Tantric Mix)"| 3:31
9.| "Occult Genetic Code"| 3:55
10.| "Amigdula Sharp Bender"| 1:20
11.| "Shadow of My Former Self (Ego Shredder)"| 10:36
12.| "Complete Loss of Reality"| 2:35
13.| "Clarity of Perception"| 4:43
14.| "Shortcut to Self Harm"| 3:55
15.| "Dark Perceptions Unfolding"| 7:00
16.| "Everything Went Wrong"| 2:44
17.| "My Night Under the Crushing Mattress"| 3:09
18.| "Untapped Regions (A New Alloy Blooms in the Crucible)"| 5:42
Total length:| 73:39

Disc three: The Golden Thread Which Binds ThemNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Riding the Razors Edge (Empty Vial)"| 1:10
2.| "Complete Loss of Reality (Mescalito Mix)"| 3:01
3.| "Beginning of the End (Etheric Mix)"| 4:34
4.| "Spanning the Bandwidth"| 3:59
5.| "Tektonik Plates"| 5:29
6.| "Opening the Bandwidth for the Cosmic Signal"| 5:18
7.| "Solar Flower"| 5:33
8.| "Wonderful World of Nausea"| 7:26
9.| "Warrior Within (Etheric Mix)"| 2:19
10.| "Complete Loss of Reality (Candyflip)"| 8:15
11.| "Tactile Mayhem"| 2:31
12.| "Holywar in My Head (Hyperaware)"| 2:02
13.| "Riding the Razors Edge (Datura Blackout)"| 5:20
14.| "Brief but Violent Illness (Silent Curandero)"| 5:39
15.| "Untapped Regions (Loops and Illusions)"| 5:45
16.| "Shortcut to Self Harm (4AM Fire Alarm)"| 4:55
Total length:| 73:20

## Personnel

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Adapted from the Arrange the Molecule liner notes.[9]

Mentallo & The Fixer

* Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – programming, arrangements, producer

Production and design

* Gary Dassing (as Mentallo) – musical assistance
* Oliver Haecker – Cover art, illustrations, design

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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Belgium  | 2012  | Alfa Matrix | CD, DL | AM1186DCD
2015  | DL  | AM 2186DJ

## References

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1. ^ "Alfa Matrix latest releases". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
2. ^ a b c "Mentallo & the Fixer - 'Music From The Eather' 2CD". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
3. ^ "Mentallo & the Fixer - 'Music From The Eather' 3CD (limited)". alfa-matrix.com. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
4. ^ a b c d P., D. (October 21, 2012). "Mentallo And The Fixer - Music From The Eather (3CD - Alfa Matrix)". Side-Line. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
5. ^ "Mentallo And The Fixer - "Commandments For The Molecular Age" EPCD". alfa-matrix.com. April 21, 2006. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
6. ^ a b Nekrotique, Amy (November 27, 2012). "Music From the Eather - Mentallo & The Fixer". Brutal Resonance. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
7. ^ a b Bruce (January 4, 2012). "Mentallo & The Fixer, "Music From The Eather"". I Die: You Die. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
8. ^ Marks, Peter (November 3, 2012). "Mentallo and the Fixer – Music From The Eather". Santa Sangre Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
9. ^ Arrange the Molecule (booklet). Mentallo & The Fixer. Brussels, Belgium: Alfa Matrix. 2017.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links

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* Music From the Eather at Discogs (list of releases)
* Music From the Eather at Bandcamp
* Music From the Eather at iTunes

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Mentallo & The Fixer

* Gary Dassing

* Dwayne Dassing

Studio albums|

* No Rest for the Wicked
* Revelations 23
* Where Angels Fear to Tread
* Burnt Beyond Recognition
* Algorythum
* Love Is the Law
* Vengeance Is Mine
* Enlightenment Through a Chemical Catalyst
* Music From the Eather
* Arrange the Molecule

Split albums|

* 4.4U (2012.11)

Remix albums|

* Mentallo & The Fixer Meets Mainesthai
* Continuum
* Return to Grimpen Ward

Extended plays|

* Centuries
* False Prophets
* Systematik Ruin
* Commandments for the Molecular Age

Compilation albums|

* Continuum
* ...There's No Air to Breathe
* A Collection of Rare, Unreleased & Remastered
* Zothera

Side projects|

* Red Kross
* Sensory Deprivation
* Out to Lunch
* Auric Fires
* Turner's All Night Drugstore (Rare & Unreleased 1987–1997)

Related articles|

* Alfa Matrix
* Metropolis Records
* Zoth Ommog Records

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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