View basket “It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them!” has been added to your basket. Accidental Soundtracks Vol. 1: The Alpha Particle John McBain SKU: GOD027 Barcode: 5024545770315 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: God Unknown Released Date: 2nd June 2017 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info John McBain is a man with pedigree, he was a founding member of Monster Magnet, formed Wellwater Conspiracy with Soundgarden / Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron & Soundgarden bassist Ben Shepherd, was a member of Queens of the Stone Age for their first three shows and participating in Josh Homme’s Desert Sessions, in addition to a variety of collaborations with many other artists such as The Heads, Kandodo and many others. On Friday 2nd June 2017 God Unknown Records will release McBain’s Accidental Soundtracks Vol. 1: The Alpha Particle. Recorded in his own home studio in San Francisco this record sees the instrumentalist McBain giving us his masterpiece. Although the record may never have seen the light of day if it had not been for a discussion about modern recording technology. McBain says; “This record was the result of a dare. My friend Luis Gutiérrez and I were talking about “how easy it is to make a record” with current technology. So we challenged each other to record a song a day until we had a complete album. This record is the result. I made an Accidental Soundtrack. Took about two weeks.” McBain had thought about the way he used to make music. It was all so immediate. Quick and painless. Throw up some mics. Hit record. Add a vocal and one guitar overdub. Done. No more tracks left. Next song. He wanted to work like that again. Here’s the thing; modern recording technology makes its too easy to drag your feet as there are so many options, so many tracks and lots of distractions. Accidental Soundtracks Volume 1: The Alpha Particle is recorded with modern technology but recorded in an ‘analog’ way. Limited to no more than 8 tracks and using complete takes with the guitar and bass tracks. Make a mistake and you gotta go back to the top. McBain’s first solo album, The In Flight Feature, was a soundtrack for a 70s movie that didn’t exist and Accidental Soundtracks Volume 1: The Alpha Particleis an extension of that idea. But the sounds are more deeply rooted in the 80s, less Tangerine Dream and more John Carpenter. McBain recorded everything himself, except for Colby Hewitt, plays drums on Colby’s Last Ride. The rest is all McBain. “I like to work alone.” God Unknown Records is an experimental label committed to bringing the best heavy far out sounds around. Championing artists including Bardo Pond, Acid Mothers Temple, Clinic, Mugstar, Sex Swing, Cavalier Song, Dead Neanderthals amongst others, while providing a platform for everything from psychedelic rock to folk to punk to jazz to avant-garde music Artist John McBain Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label God Unknown Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1 Fade In Fade Out 2 The Alpha Particle 3 Lower California 4 Captions and Credits 5 Interloper 6 Accidental Soundtrack 7 Fade Out Fade In 8 First Earth Battalion 9 Focal Point 10 Colby's Last Ride 11 No Guitars 12 The Hookup 13 Malibu Run 14 Ecliptic Plane Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Bad Religion The Gray Race Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP Released 8th June 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bad Religion The Gray Race £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 8714092699630 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th June 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Laura Stevenson Cocksure Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Don Giovanni | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 30th October 2015 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Laura Stevenson Cocksure £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Don Giovanni SKU: LPDG105 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 30th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Death Pedals Meat House Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hominid Sounds | 1LP Released 2nd December 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Death Pedals Meat House £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hominid Sounds SKU: HOSO05LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View El Ten Eleven New Year’s Eve Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Joyful Noise Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 4th March 2022 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders El Ten Eleven New Year’s Eve £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: JNR391LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 4th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View New Madrid Magnetkingmagnetqueen Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Normal Town | 2LP Released 29th April 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders New Madrid Magnetkingmagnetqueen £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Normal Town SKU: NTR2014 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 29th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hip Priests, The Roden House Blues Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | The Sign Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 10th November 2023 £18.00 - £21.00 Select options Hip Priests, The Roden House Blues £18.00 - £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: The Sign Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 10th November 2023 Read More Select options Matt's picks View Product Quick View Jetplane Landing Zero for Conduct Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 13th January 2023 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jetplane Landing Zero for Conduct £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM328V Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 13th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kevin Devine Instigator Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP Released 19th October 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kevin Devine Instigator £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM197V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ride Weather Diaries Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Wichita | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 12th June 2017 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ride Weather Diaries £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Wichita SKU: WEBB510LP Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 12th June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hello Cosmos Dream Harder Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Cosmic Glue | 1LP Released 4th December 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hello Cosmos Dream Harder £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Cosmic Glue SKU: CG10 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th December 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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