Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego
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Recording and release
The sixth Desert Sessions EP was recorded in sessions between March 11 and 14, 1999 at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California, a studio founded by Fred Drake and Dave Catching.[1][2][3][4] The tracks on Volume 6 were engineered by Steve Feldman, with Tony Mason assisting, and feature a total of eleven credited musicians: Josh Homme (guitars, vocals, bass, drums and percussion), Brant Bjork, Catching (both guitar), Gene Trautmann (drums and percussion), Fugitive Pope (vocals, guitar and electronics), Digital D (vocals and guitar), Chizm (vocals and trombone), Drake (percussion), Van Conner, Hosh Ross Sonjoni (boh bass), Barrett Martin and Adam Maples (both drums).[1][2][3][4] Homme mixed the album, and it was mastered by Dave Schultz at DigiPrep in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4]
Volume 6 was initially released alone on vinyl by Man's Ruin Records on July 21, 1999. It later received a re-release with its predecessor, Volume 5: Poetry for the Masses (SeaShedShitheadByTheSheSore), on CD on September 14, 1999 as Volumes 5 & 6.[5]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
Music website AllMusic awarded Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego three out of five stars.[6]
Track listing
| Side A | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "A#1" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Like a Drug" | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Take Me to Your Leader" (performed by Aliens) | 4:40 |
| Side B | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 4. | "Teens of Thailand" | 5:38 |
| 5. | "Rickshaw" | 3:45 |
Personnel
Personnel credits adapted from album liner notes.[1][2][3][4]
- Musicians
- Josh Homme – guitars (tracks 1, 2, 4 and 5), vocals, bass and drums (tracks 1 and 2), percussion (track 3), mixing
- Brant Bjork – guitar (tracks 1 and 2)
- Gene Trautmann – percussion (track 3), drums (track 5)
- Fugitive Pope – vocals, guitar and electronics (track 3)
- Digital D – vocals and guitar (track 3)
- Chizm – vocals and trombone (track 3)
- Fred Drake – percussion (track 3)
- Dave Catching – guitar (track 4)
- The Kid – bass (track 4)
- Barrett Martin – drums (track 4)
- Hosh Ross Sonjoni – bass (track 5)
- Adam Maples – drums (track 5)
- Additional personnel
- Steve Feldman – engineering
- Tony Mason – engineering assistance
- David Schultz – mastering
References
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