I is the fifth EP by Swedish extreme metal band Meshuggah. It was released on 13 July 2004 via Fractured Transmitter Recording Company. A remastered reissue was released on 30 September 2014.[6]
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 13 July 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 21:00 | |||
| Label | Fractured Transmitter | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[3] |
| Spin | B+[4] |
| Sputnikmusic | [5] |
The "Special Edition" adds "Bleed" and "Dancers to a Discordant System" live from The Ophidian Trek and Pitch Black.
Background edit
Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake said of the EP, "That whole track was written and recorded just on random. Me and Fredrik would just jam on something, and when we found something that was kind of cool, he would walk into the control room. I would just record drums and it wasn't a set pattern, I would just kind of stray away from the pattern, but just keep going in that vibe. Then we had to chart everything and go bar by bar to record the guitars afterwards, because it's all just random."[7] Thordendal would later post the chart of the first part of the song on his Instagram account.[8]
Haake later commented that the song was "originally recorded for Jason Popson's Fractured Transmitter record label" and that it was a "'one-off' that Nuclear Blast gave us the go-ahead for — as we were under contract with them."[6]
Track listing edit
The original vinyl release has track 1 on side A, and tracks 2-4 on side B while the 2016 re-issue only has track 1
All lyrics are written by Mårten Hagstrom; all music is composed by Fredrik Thordendal & Tomas Haake.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I" | 21:00 |
| Total length: | 21:00 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I" | 21:00 |
| 2. | "Bleed" (live) | 7:33 |
| 3. | "Dancers to a Discordant System" (live) | 9:48 |
| 4. | "Pitch Black" | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 44:18 | |
Personnel edit
- Tomas Haake – drums
- Mårten Hagström – rhythm guitar
- Jens Kidman – vocals
- Fredrik Thordendal – lead guitar, bass
References edit
- ^ "I - Meshuggah". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (28 August 2004). "Rated: Albums". Kerrang!. No. 1020. EMAP. p. 40.
- ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (1 August 2016). "Meshuggah - 25 Years of Musical Deviance". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Gross, Joe (November 2004). "Meshuggah - I (Fractured Transmitter)". Spin. p. 120.
- ^ Trey Spencer (25 September 2014). "Review: Meshuggah - I". Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ a b "MESHUGGAH's 'I' EP To Be Reissued With Bonus Material". Blabbermouth.net. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Slevin, Patrick (12 March 2008). "Meshuggah: Challenges Collapse". The Aquarian. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ "Fredrik Thordendal on Instagram".