- Humans Only
Infobox Album |
Name = Humans
Type =Album
Artist = Earthstar
Released = 1982
Recorded = 1981
Genre =New Age Music Electronic music Ambient Music Krautrock Kosmische Musik
Length = 44:51
Label = Sky
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Atomkraft? Nein, Danke! " (1981)
This album = "Humans Only" (1982)
Next album = "Axiom""Humans Only" is the fourth full-length album by the American electronic band Earthstar. It was their third and final release for
Hamburg ,Germany basedSky Records ."Humans Only" was result of a partnership between Earthstar founder
Craig Wuest and Utica,New York -based guitarist and songwriterDan Hapanowicz , who replaced longtime guitaristDennis Rea on this album. "Humans Only" presented a far more conventional, softer, more guitar oriented sound than previous releases. It is also the last album on which theBirotron , the rarest of tape loop keyboard instruments, was played by Wuest. The two tracks with "funk" in the title aren't really funk at all but they do reveal a more playful side to Earthstar's mainlyelectronic music .The track "Indian Dances" was originally recorded in
1980 as part of the "Sleeper, the Nightlifer" sessions. That album was never released and a shorter, somewhat pared down version was recorded for "Humans Only".Track listing
#"Rainbow Dome" - 5:48
#"Don't You Ever Wonder?" - 4:50
#"Indian Dances" - 8:04
#"One Flew Over The Ridge" - 5:28
#"TV Funk" - 7:38
#"Tip Toe Funk" - 13:20 a. "Umbrey Flowing Lights" b. "25 Arrival Pieces"Personnel
*
Craig Wuest - Birotron, mellotron, sythesizers
*Dan Hapanowicz - Guitar
*Daniel Zongrone - Piano, vibraphone"NOTE: Incomplete listing. Additional musicians need to be added."
References
* Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/release/1237166 Discogs: Earthstar - Humans Only] . Retrieved June 30, 2008.
* Prog Archives [http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=16269 Earthstar - Humans Only] . Retrieved June 30, 2008.
* Planet Mellotron [http://www.planetmellotron.com/reve1.htm#earthstar Earthstar] . Retrieved August 20, 2007.
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