Inside of Emptiness is John Frusciante's fifth release of 2004, this time principally inspired by the raw production values of Lust for Life and White Light/White Heat.
Considerably more guitar-oriented than Will to Death and more straightforward than Ataxia's Automatic Writing, Inside of Emptiness rocks hard up until the last track (a gentle rocker), without the polish of Shadows Collide With People.
That difference is best exemplified by the leadoff track, "What I Saw," where every level is sent into the red; even the drums are distorted.
Many of the songs are sung in falsetto, but when the guitar solos come in, they're all muscle and really benefit from the immediacy of the production.
As with the other albums in this series, Frusciante is wearing his influences on his sleeve but following his own vision, and it's quite interesting to track an artist's virtually unfiltered output over the course of a year or so.
Inside of Emptiness won't win any awards for originality, but Frusciante deserves credit for maintaining a high level of quality with such a prodigious output.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What I SawJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 04:00 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | The World's EdgeJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 02:34 | 0 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | Inside a BreakJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 03:07 | 0 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | A Firm KickJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 04:33 | 0 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Look OnJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 06:10 | 0 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | EmptinessJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 03:34 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | I'm AroundJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 03:49 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | 666John Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 04:53 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Interior TwoJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 02:27 | 0 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | ScratchesJohn Frusciante | John Frusciante | Play | 04:19 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
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| 39 mins | 240 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Dean | Assistant |
| 2 | John Frusciante | Audio Production, Bass, Bass Instrument, Composer, Design, Guitar, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 4 | Ryan Hewitt | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 5 | Josh Klinghoffer | Bass, Bass Instrument, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Soloist, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Mike Piscitelli | Design |
| 7 | Omar Rodríguez-López | Guitar, Main Personnel |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |