Are you in the mood to inflict a headache upon yourself? If the answer is yes, then no problem -- slap on your headphones, load up the 2007 release by the Number Twelve Looks Like You, Mongrel, hit play, and voilà!, you should soon get your wish.
This is certainly one of the "busiest" rock releases you're likely to hear, as it appears that the Number Twelve Looks Like You's main goal is to cram as much musical activity as humanly possible into each composition.
And the gentlemen are quite adept at their respective instruments -- it's pretty intimidating to think how much practice and woodshedding they must have endured to get these complicated math formula-esque compositions sounding just right.
The bandmembers have obviously studied their Mars Volta and Dillinger Escape Plan albums from front to back, as evidenced by such supersonic freakouts as "Imagine Nation Express," "El Pinata de la Muerte," and the delightfully titled "Alright, I Admit It...It Was a Whore House." Both intense and complex, there's very little room for error on Mongrel.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imagine Nation ExpressJon Karel, Jesse Korman, Justin Pedrick | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | El Piñata de La MuerteJon Karel, Jesse Korman, Justin Pedrick | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | Jay Walking BackwardsJon Karel, Jesse Korman, Justin Pedrick | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Alright, I Admit It...It Was a Whore HouseJon Karel, Jesse Korman, Justin Pedrick | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | Paper Weight PigsJon Karel, Jesse Korman, Justin Pedrick | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Cradle in the CraterJon Karel, Jesse Korman, Justin Pedrick | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | The Weekly WarsJon Karel | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | The Try (Thank You)Jon Karel, Jesse Korman, Justin Pedrick | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 29 mins | 66 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 215 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Bates | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 2 | Bill Blackstone | Audio Engineer |
| 3 | Jon Karel | Arranger, Composer |
| 4 | Jesse Korman | Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer, Composer |
| 5 | UE Nastasi | Mastering |
| 6 | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Audio Production, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Justin Pedrick | Composer |
| 8 | Wayne Pighini | Management |
| 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). |