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Zach Hill: Astrological Straits

On August 12, 2008, “Anticon” and “icepac Recordings” labels released “Astrological Straits”, the debut Zach Hill album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Retrofit Recording” in Sacramento, California, and was produced by Zach Hill and John Reed Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Zach Hill – vocals, art direction, bass, cornet, electric piano, gong, guitar, drums, effects, keyboards, loops, mamola, melodica, piano,  programming, synthesizer, trumpet
  • Josh Hill – guitar
  • Robby Moncrief – guitar
  • Randy Randall – guitar
  • Dean Spuntz – baritone guitar
  • Dan Elkan – guitar, backup vocals
  • Katelyn Reeves – cornet, flute, photography
  • RT Thomas – guitar sample
  • John Reed Thompson – bass, guitar, trumpet, bugle, engineer, recording, mixing
  • Marco Benevento – piano
  • Chino Moreno – vocals
  • Zac Nelson – vocals
  • Steve Borth – saxophone
  • Les Claypool – bass guitar
  • Jonathan Hischke – bass, synth bass
  • Carson McWhirter – bass, recording
  • Tyler Pope – effects, programming
  • John Golden – mixing
  • Rich Good – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Hill.

  1. Iambic Strays
  2. Toll Road
  3. Street People
  4. Dark Art
  5. Keep Calm and Carry On
  6. Hindsight is Nowhere
  7. Ummer
  8. Stoic Logic
  9. Uhuru
  10. Momentum
  11. Unseen Forces
  12. Tick On
  13. Astrological Straits
  14. Necromancer