FLAMING LIPS, THE - AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS (20TH ANNIV. DELUXE EDITION)

Wydany w 2006 roku At War With The Mystics to jeden z najbardziej twórczych i nieprzewidywalnych albumów w dorobku The Flaming Lips. Po sukcesie Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots amerykańska formacja ponownie udowodniła, że nie zamierza podążać utartymi ścieżkami, łącząc psychodeliczny rock, alternatywny pop, elektronikę i orkiestrowe aranżacje w niezwykle barwną muzyczną całość. Pod surrealistyczną warstwą dźwiękową kryją się refleksje na temat polityki, miłości, strachu, przemijania i ludzkiej kondycji. To album jednocześnie przebojowy, eksperymentalny, pełen humoru i niepokojących obserwacji.

Zestaw 6LP zawiera zremasterowany po raz pierwszy w historii oryginalny album rozłożony na trzech stronach płyt winylowych, 19 niepublikowanych wcześniej wersji demo, 12 niepublikowanych nagrań studyjnych oraz 33 dodatkowe utwory spoza albumu.

To imponujące archiwum dokumentujące niezwykle płodny i eksperymentalny okres w historii The Flaming Lips, a zarazem doskonała okazja, by odkryć na nowo jeden z najbardziej oryginalnych albumów alternatywnego rocka pierwszej dekady XXI wieku.

Spis utworów:

Original Album Remastered
At War With The Mystics (Originally Released 4/3/06)
A1. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) [4:51]
A2. Free Radicals (A Hallucination Of The Christmas Skeleton Pleading With A Suicide Bomber) [3:42]
A3. The Sound Of Failure/It’s Dark… Is It Always This Dark? [7:19]
A4. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life As Blazing Shield Of Defiance And Optimism As Celestial Spear Of Action) [4:51]
B1. Vein Of Stars [4:15]
B2. The Wizard Turns On… The Giant Silver Flashlight And Puts On His Werewolf Moccasins [3:41]
B3. It Overtakes Me/The Stars Are So Big... I Am So Small... Do I Stand A Chance? [6:50]
B4. Mr. Ambulance Driver [4:22]

C1. Haven’t Got A Clue [3:26]
C2. The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) [3:43]
C3. Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung [4:22]
C4. Goin’ On [3:40]
Non-LP Tracks
D1. Why Does It End? [4:39] (From The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, CD Single, Released 4/17/06)
D2. You Gotta Hold On [4:52] (From The W.A.N.D. CD Single, Released 3/7/06)
D3. Your Face Can Tell The Future [5:21] (From Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released 2018)
D4. The Gold In The Mountain Of Our Madness [4:48] (From The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, CD Single, Released 4/17/06)
D5. Time Travel… Yes!! [3:22] (From The W.A.N.D. CD Single, Released 3/7/06)

E1. I Was Zapped By The Lucky Super Rainbow [3:33] (From Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released 2018)
E2. Don’t Be Shy [3:15] Previously Unreleased
E3. Love The World You Find [2:32] (From Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, released 2007)
E4. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium [3:57] Previously Unreleased
E5. The Tale Of The Horny Frog [3:51] (From The Heartbreak Kid: Music From The Motion Picture, released2007)
E6. Maybe I’m Not The One [4:13] (From The Heartbreak Kid: Music From The Motion Picture, released2007)
E7. The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How To Be In Love [3:24] (From Music From And Inspired By Spider-Man 3, released2007)
F1. What Does It Mean? [5:10] (From Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released 2018)
F2. Spider-Man Theme [2:22] Previously Unreleased
F3. Puri Kura Theme Version 1 [3:35] Previously Unreleased
F4. Puri Kura Theme Version 2 [0:49] Previously Unreleased
F5. If I Only Had A Brain [2:17] (From Stubbs The Zombie - The Soundtrack, released 2005, and also Greatest Hits Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released2018)
F6. Bohemian Rhapsody [6:37] (From Killer Queen: A Tribute To Queen, released2005)
F7. Silent Night/Lord Can You Hear Me [4:33] (From Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released2018)

G1. Enthusiasm For Life Defeats Existential Fear… [5:05] (From The Fearless Freaks - 20 Years Of Weird: The Flaming Lips 1986-2006, Released 2006)
G2. Smokin’ A J With The Fearless Freaks [2:18] Previously Unreleased
G3. Death In Picher [3:18] Previously Unreleased
G4. Jesus And A Spider [1:56] Previously Unreleased
G5. The W.A.N.D. Supernaturalistic (Goldfrapp Remix) [3:19] (From The W.A.N.D. CD Single, released 2006)
G6. Time Travel… Yes!! (Steve Burns Version) [3:50]
G7. Mr. Ambulance Driver (Alternate Mix) [3:59] Previously Unreleased
H1. It Overtakes Me (Single Version) [3:15] (From It Overtakes Me EP, released 2006)
H2. I’m Afraid Of Dying… Aren’t You? [4:09] (From It Overtakes Me EP, released 2006)
H3. Free Radicals (The Bird And The Bee Mix) [5:14] (From It Overtakes Me EP, released 2006)
H4. Time Travel… Yes!! (With Steven Michael Burns) [3:15] (From It Overtakes Me EP, released 2006)
H5. (Just Like) Starting Over [3:35] (From Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur, released2007)
H6. Gates Of Steel [4:59]Previously Unreleased

I1. Free Radicals (iTunes Originals) [3:39] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released5/29/07)
I2. Do You Realize?? (iTunes Originals) [3:25] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released5/29/07)
I3. Why Does It End? (iTunes Originals) [3:33] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released5/29/07)
I4. Cow Jam! (iTunes Originals) [2:28] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released5/29/07)
I5. Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung (iTunes Originals) [3:12] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals,released5/29/07)
I6. War Pigs (iTunes Originals) [4:01] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released5/29/07)
I7. The W.A.N.D. (Instrumental) [3:44] Previously Unreleased
J1. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (Radio Session) [4:37] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released11/06)
J2. Goin’ On (Radio Session) [3:42] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released11/06)
J3. Unmade Bed (Radio Session) Tt: [6:56] A [2:56] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released11/06)
J4. No Quarter (Radio Session) B [3:58] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released11/06)
J5. The Sound Of Failure (Radio Session) [4:02] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released11/06)
J6. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (Instrumental) 4:52] Previously Unreleased

M1. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) [2 Demos] [3:10]Previously Unreleased
M2. Free Radicals (A Hallucination Of The Christmas Skeleton Pleading With A Suicide Bomber) [2 Early Demos] [1:43]Previously Unreleased
M3. Free Radicals (A Hallucination Of The Christmas Skeleton Pleading With A Suicide Bomber) [4-Track Demo] [4:18]Previously Unreleased
M4. The Sound Of Failure [2 Demos] [3:42]Previously Unreleased
M5. It’s Dark… Is It Always This Dark? [Demo] [0:30]Previously Unreleased
M6. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life As Blazing Shield Of Defiance And Optimism As Celestial Spear Of Action) [Ta! Da! Demo] [2:02]Previously Unreleased
M7. Vein Of Stars [Cruel World - 2 Demos] [1:29]Previously Unreleased
M8. Vein Of Stars [4-Track Demo] [2:19]Previously Unreleased
M9. It Overtakes Me [Demo] [1:17]Previously Unreleased
M10. The Stars Are So Big... I Am So Small... Do I Stand A Chance? [Demo] [1:21]Previously Unreleased
L1. Mr. Ambulance Driver [4 Demos] [2:51]Previously Unreleased
L2. Haven’t Got A Clue [Vocal Demo] [1:27]Previously Unreleased
L3. The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) [2 Instrumental Demos] [2:06]Previously Unreleased
L4. The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) [Early Demo] [1:29]Previously Unreleased
L5. Why Does It End? [Demo] [1:21]Previously Unreleased
L6. You Gotta Hold On [2 Demos] [2:57]Previously Unreleased
L7. Your Face Can Tell The Future [Demo] [0:33]Previously Unreleased
L8. The Gold In The Mountain Of Our Madness [Demo] [3:21]Previously Unreleased
L9. Enthusiasm For Life Defeats Existential Fear… [Demo] [3:46]Previously Unreleased