The Dragons of Eden (album)
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The Dragons of Eden is an album made by guitarist Buckethead
, producer and keyboardist Travis Dickerson
and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia
. It was released September 17, 2008 through Dickerson's label TDRS Music
.
The first clues were revealed on September 13 through the forum of the label: a symbol appeared in the "upcoming releases" section, which was linked to a page containing a picture of the symbol and the words "Yan Kàn".
On September 15, the page changed and they added the face of a Dragon to the existing picture. Fans started to speculate about the symbol, which was eventually described as the symbol of Dragon in Chinese. The words below the dragon were later translated as "Coming Soon".
On September 16, the picture changed again and the body of the dragon was added, along with the lower half of the letters of the title of the album.
On September 17, the producer Travis Dickerson
, officially announced the album in the forums. According to Travis:
The album's title and some of the track names come from the book The Dragons of Eden
(1977), written by Carl Sagan
.
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Travis Dickerson.
Special thanks to Cameron Stone.
Tracks 2, 5 and 6 written by Travis Dickerson.
Tracks 1 and 8 written by Buckethead.
Tracks 3, 4 and 7 by Travis Dickerson and Buckethead.
All songs published by tdrsmusic, BMI. More information at tdrsmusic.com.
Buckethead
Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
, producer and keyboardist Travis Dickerson
Travis Dickerson
Travis Dickerson is an American musician and producer, best known for his work with Buckethead and Viggo Mortensen. He also runs TDRSmusic, a recording studio with its own record label that has recorded and released albums by Bill Laswell, Jethro Tull, Linda Ronstadt, and Vince DiCola...
and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia
Bryan Mantia
Bryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis and Godflesh, and with other popular performers such as Tom Waits, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins and Buckethead...
. It was released September 17, 2008 through Dickerson's label TDRS Music
TDRS Music
Travis Dickerson Recording Studios Music is a label founded by musician and producer Travis Dickerson. The label is characterized by the way it sells records...
.
The first clues were revealed on September 13 through the forum of the label: a symbol appeared in the "upcoming releases" section, which was linked to a page containing a picture of the symbol and the words "Yan Kàn".
On September 15, the page changed and they added the face of a Dragon to the existing picture. Fans started to speculate about the symbol, which was eventually described as the symbol of Dragon in Chinese. The words below the dragon were later translated as "Coming Soon".
On September 16, the picture changed again and the body of the dragon was added, along with the lower half of the letters of the title of the album.
On September 17, the producer Travis Dickerson
Travis Dickerson
Travis Dickerson is an American musician and producer, best known for his work with Buckethead and Viggo Mortensen. He also runs TDRSmusic, a recording studio with its own record label that has recorded and released albums by Bill Laswell, Jethro Tull, Linda Ronstadt, and Vince DiCola...
, officially announced the album in the forums. According to Travis:
The album's title and some of the track names come from the book The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence is a Pulitzer Prize winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan. In it, he combines the fields of anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a perspective of how human intelligence evolved.One of the main...
(1977), written by Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books...
.
Track listing
Credits
- BucketheadBucketheadBrian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
- Guitar and bass - Travis DickersonTravis DickersonTravis Dickerson is an American musician and producer, best known for his work with Buckethead and Viggo Mortensen. He also runs TDRSmusic, a recording studio with its own record label that has recorded and released albums by Bill Laswell, Jethro Tull, Linda Ronstadt, and Vince DiCola...
- Keyboards - BrainBryan MantiaBryan "Brain" Mantia is a contemporary rock drummer. He has played with bands like Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis and Godflesh, and with other popular performers such as Tom Waits, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins and Buckethead...
- Drums - with Cameron Stone on cello
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Travis Dickerson.
Special thanks to Cameron Stone.
Tracks 2, 5 and 6 written by Travis Dickerson.
Tracks 1 and 8 written by Buckethead.
Tracks 3, 4 and 7 by Travis Dickerson and Buckethead.
All songs published by tdrsmusic, BMI. More information at tdrsmusic.com.