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Album · 1999

Filed under Mathcore
By BOTCH

Tracklist

1. To Our Friends in the Great White North (05:10)
2. Mondrian Was a Liar (02:41)
3. Transitions From Persona to Object (06:04)
4. Swimming the Channel vs. Driving the Chunnel (04:30)
5. C. Thomas Howell as the "Soul Man" (04:44)
6. Saint Matthew Returns to the Womb (03:04)
7. Frequency Ass Bandit (04:26)
8. I Wanna Be a Sex Symbol on My Own Terms (03:35)
9. Man the Ramparts (10:50)
10. Thank God for Worker Bees (remix) (07:27)

Total Time 52:35


2007 Deluxe edition – bonus CD:

We Are The Romans Demos:
1. To Our Friends In The Great White North (Demo) / Canada Song AKA "Tasting Like A Hot Lunch In Amsterdam" (05:17)
2. I Wanna Be A Sex Symbol On My Own Terms (Demo) / Latin Song (03:41)
3. Transitions From Persona To Object (Demo) / Circus Song AKA "Saturn Aligned With Mars" (06:35)
4. Mondrian Was A Liar (Demo) / Bam Bam And Other Assorted Onamonapeia (03:02)
5. Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb (Demo) / F.I.M.D. (Top Secret! Don't Ask!) (03:21)
6. C. Thomas Howell As The "Soul Man" (Demo) / C. Thomas Howell As The "Soul Man" (04:25)
7. Man The Ramparts (Demo) / Man The Ramparts For There Are Fair Maidens Aplenty (06:34)

Live In Seattle:
8. Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb (Live) (04:21)
9. Vietmam (Live) (03:14)

Live In Rennes, France:
10. Transitions From Persona To Object (Live) (06:02)
11. Hutton's Great Heat Engine (Live) (06:19)

Total Time 52:51

Line-up/Musicians

- Brian Cook / bass, backing vocals
- Tim Latona / drums
- David Knudson / guitar
- David Verellen / vocals

About this release

CD released 1999 on Hydra Head Records (HH666-041) / Relapse Records (RR 6440).

2LP released 1999 on Hydra Head Records (HH666-41).

Sides A, B and C are running on 33rpm, side D runs on 45rpm.

1st Press (1999)
100 A/B Army Green + C/D Olive Green
300 A/B Orange & White Marble + C/D Blue & White Marble
800 A/B/C/D Black

2LP reissued 2000 on Hydra Head Records (HH666-41), limited to 100 Army Green + Olive Green copies. Reissued 2007 limited to 500 Orange And White Marble + Orange And White Marble copies.

2CD deluxe edition released 28th September 2007 on Hydra Head Records (HH666-141).

CD1 recorded at Studio Litho, June 29-July 8, 1999. Mixed at Avast, July 11-15, 1999. Re-Mastered at RFI Mastering June 5, 2007.
Track 1-10 is unlisted. Manipulation and arrangement of 1-10 by Logic Probe, all sounds by Botch.

CD2 tracks 1 to 7 recorded live, straight to DAT at Studio Litho, May 31, 1999. Working titles are listed after the slash.
Tracks 8+9 recorded live April 21, 2001 at Graceland in Seattle. Tracks 10+11 recorded live November 11, 1999 in Rennes, France.

2LP / 2CD deluxe edition released 25th October 2011 on Hydra Head Records (HH666-41) / Hydra Head Records (HYH-041-1). 2LP released on White/Orange/Blue Haze (A+B) and Black/Orange/Blue Haze vinyl(C+D).

2LP coloured vinyl reissued 2013 on Hydra Head Records (HH666-041).