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Track List
01) Sweet Charity
02) None of Them Knew They Were Robots
03) Retrovertigo
04) The Air-Conditioned Nightmare
05) Ars moriendi
06) Pink Cigarette
07) Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy
08) The Holy Filament
09) Vanity Fair
10) Goodbye Sober Day
01) Sweet Charity
02) None of Them Knew They Were Robots
03) Retrovertigo
04) The Air-Conditioned Nightmare
05) Ars moriendi
06) Pink Cigarette
07) Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy
08) The Holy Filament
09) Vanity Fair
10) Goodbye Sober Day
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First Released
1999
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California (1999) is Mr. Bungle’s surrealist love letter to their home state—equal parts sun-drenched nostalgia and acid-drenched satire. Ditching the abrasive chaos of their earlier work, they channel doo-wop, surf rock, and lounge into a warped, irony-laced narrative on American consumerism, delusion, and decay. Mike Patton croons like a deranged Beach Boy one moment, snarls like a possessed lounge singer the next. Tracks like “Sweet Charity” and “The Air-Conditioned Nightmare” shimmer with eerie beauty, while “Pink Cigarette” delivers a haunting, soul-tinged suicide note. Even the jarring detours—like the industrial circus of “Golem II”—feel intentional in this meticulously crafted carnival of sound. It’s experimental rock with heart, humor, and horror—a masterpiece disguised as a pop album.
he album was partly recorded on ADATs at their rehearsal space, despite its lush, analog-like sound. During mixing, the ADATs couldn’t sync with the Studer tape machines—so the entire system was slaved to an ADAT via a BRC remote, causing a 25-second lag every time they hit play.
“Retrovertigo” was written in 20 minutes at a Rhodes piano.
“Pink Cigarette” was originally titled “Neil Diamond”.
A short ABBA-inspired song and “Praise of Folly” were recorded but didn’t make the final cut.
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California (1999) is Mr. Bungle’s surrealist love letter to their home state—equal parts sun-drenched nostalgia and acid-drenched satire. Ditching the abrasive chaos of their earlier work, they channel doo-wop, surf rock, and lounge into a warped, irony-laced narrative on American consumerism, delusion, and decay. Mike Patton croons like a deranged Beach Boy one moment, snarls like a possessed lounge singer the next. Tracks like “Sweet Charity” and “The Air-Conditioned Nightmare” shimmer with eerie beauty, while “Pink Cigarette” delivers a haunting, soul-tinged suicide note. Even the jarring detours—like the industrial circus of “Golem II”—feel intentional in this meticulously crafted carnival of sound. It’s experimental rock with heart, humor, and horror—a masterpiece disguised as a pop album.
he album was partly recorded on ADATs at their rehearsal space, despite its lush, analog-like sound. During mixing, the ADATs couldn’t sync with the Studer tape machines—so the entire system was slaved to an ADAT via a BRC remote, causing a 25-second lag every time they hit play.
“Retrovertigo” was written in 20 minutes at a Rhodes piano.
“Pink Cigarette” was originally titled “Neil Diamond”.
A short ABBA-inspired song and “Praise of Folly” were recorded but didn’t make the final cut.
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