The Controller's Exam, by Dead Root Revival

The Controller's Exam

by Dead Root Revival

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paul rote Excellent seventies organ retro with prog leanings Favorite track: Trillions of Stars.

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1.	Got In Store 05:12	buy track
2.	Party Girls 06:45	buy track
3.	Maybe Baby 04:42
4.	Wormhole/Solitude 10:55	buy track
5.	Trillions of Stars 04:02
6.	People Zoo 04:16	buy track
7.	Witness the Death of Rock and Roll 07:05	buy track
8.	Distant Lover 04:35	buy track
9.	Poverty Line 05:46	buy track
10.	Super Fresh 04:03	buy track
11.	Going Down Slow 05:04	buy track

credits

released March 1, 2024

Bonz Bowering - Drums
1970 Ludwig 5 piece kit
Ludwig Black Beauty snare
Paiste 2002 ride
Zildjian hi-hats
Zildjian crashes

Richard Piche - Bass, Backing Vocals
1986 Fender Precision Bass
Ampeg Portaflex B-15
Tech 21 svt pedal

Tony Silvestri - Keys, Backing Vocals
Hammond B3
Leslie 147
Wurlitzer 201 Electric Piano
Chickering & Sons Baby Grand Piano

Tom Savage - Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals
1993 Gibson Nighthawk
1980 Gibson SG Firebrand
Ampeg Gemini 1 1966
Alamo Fury 1971
Supro 1948

Vocal microphones:
Neumann KMS 105
Neumann U87

Recorder:
Otari MTR-90 (2" 16/24, 1"8)

Console:
Neve 5316 36 x 8

Recorded live off the floor (16 track to 2-inch tape) at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, Georgia, March 8-11th, 2023

All songs written by Tom Savage. Copyright ©2024 Rabid Ear Music
All songs registered with SOCAN

Arrangements by Dead Root Revival

Recorded and mixed by David Barbe

Mastered by Jason Nesmith

Cover art by Jeremy Bruneel

Produced by David Barbe

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Dead Root Revival Kingston, Ontario

Remember when music grabbed you by the ears, lifted you up, reached straight into your chest and stole your heart? Dead Root Revival are on a quest to capture those unexplainable, otherworldly, soul-invigorating moments.

Heavy on the Blues. Heavy on the Rock. ... more

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