Gizmodgery
Studio album by
Self
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2000
April 25, 2001 (Japan)
RecordedBennet House, Franklin, TN and Matt's Old House, Murfreesboro, TN
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:11
LabelSpongebath
ProducerMatt Mahaffey
Self chronology
Breakfast with Girls
(1999)		 Gizmodgery
(2000)		 Self Goes Shopping
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork6.9/10[2]
Portland Press HeraldA[3]

Gizmodgery is the fifth studio album by alternative pop/rock band Self.[4][5] It released in 2000 by Spongebath Records. The LP was recorded entirely with children's toy instruments.[6] It was released in the short-lived HDCD format.

The album contains a cover of the Doobie Brothers' hit song "What a Fool Believes".[7] "Trunk Fulla Amps" appears twice on the album, the second version with the expletives removed. The song references and parodies a variety of rock artists, including Freddie Mercury/Queen, ELO, Glenn Danzig/Danzig, and Lenny Kravitz. The Japanese import version of the album contains the bonus track "Resurrect", and alternate artwork.

Two songs from Breakfast with Girls ("Suzie Q Sailaway" and "Uno Song") had originally been recorded for inclusion on Gizmodgery but they were added to Breakfast at the insistence of DreamWorks Records.

Critical reception

The Pitch called the album "brilliantly conceived," writing that "even beyond the novelty of the toys’ sound, Gizmodgery is an enjoyable, diverse listening experience, as Self conjures up images of everyone from Queen and Jellyfish to the Doobie Brothers, whose 'What a Fool Believes' Self covers with disarming reverence."[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Self

No.TitleLength
1."I Am a Little Explosion"3:39
2."5 Alive"3:12
3."Chameleon"2:56
4."Dead Man"3:07
5."Trunk Fulla Amps"3:27
6."Pattycake"4:08
7."Ordinaire"3:26
8."Miracleworker"2:06
9."Hi, My Name's Cindy"2:33
10."What a Fool Believes" (Doobie Brothers cover)3:46
11."9 Lives"2:36
12."Ilovetoloveyourlovemylove"4:26
13."Trunk Fulla Amps" (Edit)3:26
Total length:42:11
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
14."Resurrect"3:22
Total length:45:33

Personnel

  • Engineer - Matt Mahaffey (tracks: 1-4,6,8-11,14), Shawn McLean (tracks: 5,7,12,13)
  • Mastering - Tom Baker
  • Mixing - Chris James
  • Writer, Performer - Chris James (tracks: 5,7,12,13), Jason Rawlings (tracks: 5,6,7,12,13), Mac Burrus (tracks: 5,6,7,12,13), Matt Mahaffey (tracks: 1-9, 11-14), Mike Mahaffey (tracks: 5,7,12,13)

References

  1. ↑ "AllMusic Review by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Self Gizmodgery". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Peters, Ryan (15 Oct 2000). "Self's fourth album 'Gizmodgery' is performed entirely on toy instruments and it's one lots of people are going to want". Portland Press Herald: 5E.
  4. ↑ "Artist Biography by Heather Phares". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ↑ ""WE NEVER BROKE UP, BUT WE GOT BURNED OUT"—MATT MAHAFFEY ON THE RETURN OF SELF". Alternative Press. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Leaders of the onetime Murfreesboro indie boom, Self, dip a toe into the 21st century". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Hall, Rashaun (October 28, 2000). "'They're Playing My Song'". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 44. p. 44.
  8. ↑ "Best Albums of 2000: Critics' Picks". The Pitch. 14 December 2000. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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