Album name: Equation of Time
Release date: August 13, 1996
Release format: cassette
Studio name: Metal XOR Studio
Tracks:
1. Fake Houdini
2. In the Memory of Man
3. Follow the Steps
4. En Crypt
5. Krietner
6. Summer Song
7. Essence of Pearl
8. Bumpy and Jumpy
9. I'm With You (Outcome)
10. Ever Regret
11. One Night (v2.0)
12. Under Venus
13. Before
14. Nightspell
15. On Good Terms
16. One Lunar Minute
17. Deviate
This was the first full-length Mune Mud studio album in three years. The last was Pryme Material from 1993. Since them there was the debut album re-release, the EP Devaulted consisting of unused material, and the "live" album Monograph which was new performances of older songs.
The album title was a revisit to the astronomy theme. When the astronomical equation of time is zero, it means that when the sun stands at its highest it really is "high noon". And the graph on the album cover was clip art found on the Internet.
On the inside of the album cover were the letters NPSYAJBEAEAULLL. This was an anagram that nobody solved. The answer was 'Japanese Lullaby', which was also the name of the lyric booklet that was released one week after the album came out.
Although all of the music for this album was recorded at Metal XOR-B Studio, it wasn't until the move to Metal XOR-C that the album was mixed-down and released.
Many of the songs on this album were stories. The story-teller was coming out in Jason. He told stories of deer, letters written in secret codes, a summer day, bunny rabbits, and more.
Other than the traditional guitar, keyboards, and drum machine, Jason also played the recorder on "Nightspell" (which was the name of some incense he used). He started out strong but by the time he neared the end of the recording, the notes were sounding rather weak.
This album was re-released in 2006 as Equation of Time 10th Anniversary Collection, containing outtakes and alternate takes of songs.
Next week's Album of the Week: Sleep State F by Mune Mud from 1997.
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