John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009)
John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 312 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320/Stereo) ~ 130 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans ~ 146 Mb
Genre: Alternative Rock, Experimental, Psychedelic | Label: Record Collection | # 8101118 | Time: 00:54:06
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 312 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320/Stereo) ~ 130 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans ~ 146 Mb
Genre: Alternative Rock, Experimental, Psychedelic | Label: Record Collection | # 8101118 | Time: 00:54:06
The eleventh solo album from this enigmatic singer-songwriter and producer, best known as The Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist. This concept record features Flea, Sonus Quartet, Johnny Marr, and The New Dimension Singers. It's a record suited to dark living rooms late at night.
After lying low for a few years after a tremendous burst of activity in 2004, John Frusciante is back with another solo album, Empyrean. It starts out with a fantastic instrumental called "Before the Beginning": a great minor key guitar solo, replete with echoplexed drums that was surely inspired by "Maggot Brain." After that, it's back to the kind of introspective songs that have characterized much of his solo work. His singing is actually pretty remarkable considering his initial forays into vocals. He sounds confident and assured, even as the subject matter wrestles with dark thoughts and doubt. The songs tend to be fairly spare with guitar, electric piano, bass and drums with strings adding some lushness towards the end. Frusciante also uses the studio as an instrument à la Eno, adding cool treatments to nearly every song. Some of the songs are a bit mopey and the subject matter is often on the heavy end, but "Dark/Light" shifts gears nicely (dark to light?) where the heavy reverb and piano of "Dark" gives way to the cheesy rhythm box and falsetto vocals of "Light," which leads into a nice bass-driven coda with choir. "Enough of Me" also features Johnny Marr on guitar, and one of them turns in a really nice Robert Fripp guitar solo. "One More of Me" is just strings and electric piano with Frusciante seemingly trying to sound like Stephin Merritt. Frusciante has done a nice job of carving an identity completely separate from his main gig, and Empyrean fits nicely with his other solo albums.Review by Sean Westergaard, Allmusic.com
John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009)
Tracklist:
01. Before The Beginning (09:09)
02. Song To The Siren (03:33)
03. Unreachable (06:10)
04. God (03:23)
05. Dark/Light (08:30)
06. Heaven (04:03)
07. Enough Of Me (04:14)
08. Central (07:16)
09. One More Of Me (04:06)
10. After The Ending (03:38)
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 10. February 2010, 19:42
John Frusciante / The Empyrean
Used drive : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7191S Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : D:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 9:09.31 | 0 | 41205
2 | 9:09.31 | 3:33.54 | 41206 | 57234
3 | 12:43.10 | 6:10.28 | 57235 | 85012
4 | 18:53.38 | 3:23.56 | 85013 | 100293
5 | 22:17.19 | 8:30.57 | 100294 | 138600
6 | 30:48.01 | 4:03.17 | 138601 | 156842
7 | 34:51.18 | 4:14.72 | 156843 | 175964
8 | 39:06.15 | 7:16.18 | 175965 | 208682
9 | 46:22.33 | 4:06.08 | 208683 | 227140
10 | 50:28.41 | 3:38.06 | 227141 | 243496
Track 1
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\01 - Before The Beginning.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 96.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 040F4BD5
Copy CRC 040F4BD5
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [13C83FF1]
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\02 - Song To The Siren.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.48
Peak level 51.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CE7BB77E
Copy CRC CE7BB77E
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [76951B1F]
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\03 - Unreachable.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.49
Peak level 99.4 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7ADF3C2F
Copy CRC 7ADF3C2F
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [B3C7B5F1]
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\04 - God.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.30
Peak level 96.9 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 15D8098C
Copy CRC 15D8098C
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [9972B05C]
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\05 - Dark,Light.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.20
Peak level 97.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 136FE0FE
Copy CRC 136FE0FE
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [AA114562]
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\06 - Heaven.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.06
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC DA14C7C1
Copy CRC DA14C7C1
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [D5186B52]
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\07 - Enough Of Me.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.56
Peak level 92.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 4CD56C2B
Copy CRC 4CD56C2B
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [B2DFA60A]
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\08 - Central.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.20
Peak level 92.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 54AC1955
Copy CRC 54AC1955
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [63C85C2F]
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\09 - One More Of Me.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.36
Peak level 77.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8534F5E2
Copy CRC 8534F5E2
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [2340EAEF]
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\10 - After The Ending.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.30
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7D91F1C6
Copy CRC 7D91F1C6
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [0419A814]
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
EAC extraction logfile from 10. February 2010, 19:42
John Frusciante / The Empyrean
Used drive : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7191S Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : D:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 9:09.31 | 0 | 41205
2 | 9:09.31 | 3:33.54 | 41206 | 57234
3 | 12:43.10 | 6:10.28 | 57235 | 85012
4 | 18:53.38 | 3:23.56 | 85013 | 100293
5 | 22:17.19 | 8:30.57 | 100294 | 138600
6 | 30:48.01 | 4:03.17 | 138601 | 156842
7 | 34:51.18 | 4:14.72 | 156843 | 175964
8 | 39:06.15 | 7:16.18 | 175965 | 208682
9 | 46:22.33 | 4:06.08 | 208683 | 227140
10 | 50:28.41 | 3:38.06 | 227141 | 243496
Track 1
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\01 - Before The Beginning.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 96.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 040F4BD5
Copy CRC 040F4BD5
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [13C83FF1]
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\02 - Song To The Siren.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.48
Peak level 51.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC CE7BB77E
Copy CRC CE7BB77E
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [76951B1F]
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\03 - Unreachable.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.49
Peak level 99.4 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7ADF3C2F
Copy CRC 7ADF3C2F
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [B3C7B5F1]
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\04 - God.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.30
Peak level 96.9 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 15D8098C
Copy CRC 15D8098C
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [9972B05C]
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\05 - Dark,Light.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.20
Peak level 97.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 136FE0FE
Copy CRC 136FE0FE
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [AA114562]
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\06 - Heaven.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.06
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC DA14C7C1
Copy CRC DA14C7C1
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [D5186B52]
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\07 - Enough Of Me.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:00.56
Peak level 92.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 4CD56C2B
Copy CRC 4CD56C2B
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [B2DFA60A]
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\08 - Central.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.20
Peak level 92.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 54AC1955
Copy CRC 54AC1955
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [63C85C2F]
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\09 - One More Of Me.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:03.36
Peak level 77.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8534F5E2
Copy CRC 8534F5E2
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [2340EAEF]
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename E:\Music\Other\John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009) [FLAC]\10 - After The Ending.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.30
Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 7D91F1C6
Copy CRC 7D91F1C6
Accurately ripped (confidence 20) [0419A814]
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-11-06 13:55:08
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: John Frusciante / The Empyrean
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR18 -0.31 dB -21.68 dB 9:09 01-Before The Beginning
DR12 -5.71 dB -21.44 dB 3:34 02-Song To The Siren
DR8 -0.05 dB -12.11 dB 6:10 03-Unreachable
DR10 -0.27 dB -13.90 dB 3:24 04-God
DR13 -0.18 dB -15.84 dB 8:31 05-Dark/Light
DR10 0.00 dB -15.56 dB 4:03 06-Heaven
DR10 -0.65 dB -13.40 dB 4:15 07-Enough Of Me
DR7 -0.72 dB -11.55 dB 7:16 08-Central
DR11 -2.20 dB -15.67 dB 4:06 09-One More Of Me
DR11 0.00 dB -15.30 dB 3:38 10-After The Ending
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 775 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
log date: 2013-11-06 13:55:08
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: John Frusciante / The Empyrean
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR18 -0.31 dB -21.68 dB 9:09 01-Before The Beginning
DR12 -5.71 dB -21.44 dB 3:34 02-Song To The Siren
DR8 -0.05 dB -12.11 dB 6:10 03-Unreachable
DR10 -0.27 dB -13.90 dB 3:24 04-God
DR13 -0.18 dB -15.84 dB 8:31 05-Dark/Light
DR10 0.00 dB -15.56 dB 4:03 06-Heaven
DR10 -0.65 dB -13.40 dB 4:15 07-Enough Of Me
DR7 -0.72 dB -11.55 dB 7:16 08-Central
DR11 -2.20 dB -15.67 dB 4:06 09-One More Of Me
DR11 0.00 dB -15.30 dB 3:38 10-After The Ending
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 775 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009)
John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009)
All thanks to original releaser
More interesting music in My Blog
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Studio...006 [Japanese Releases] (10CD)
John Frusciante - Niandra LaDes And Usually Just A T-Shirt (1994)
John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People (2004)
John Frusciante - The Will To Death (2004)
John Frusciante & Josh Kli...In The Heart Of Silence (2004)
John Frusciante - Inside of Emptiness (2004)
John Frusciante - Curtains (2005)
More interesting music in My Blog
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Studio...006 [Japanese Releases] (10CD)
John Frusciante - Niandra LaDes And Usually Just A T-Shirt (1994)
John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People (2004)
John Frusciante - The Will To Death (2004)
John Frusciante & Josh Kli...In The Heart Of Silence (2004)
John Frusciante - Inside of Emptiness (2004)
John Frusciante - Curtains (2005)