Meditations in B

Meditations in B is the debut full-length album by Old Man Gloom.[4][5] A remastered version of the album was released on April 7, 2015, through Hydra Head Records.[6]

Meditations In B
Studio album by Old Man Gloom
Released	August 22, 2000
Length	29:23
Label	Tortuga Recordings[1]
Producer	Tim Stroh, Old Man Gloom
Old Man Gloom chronology
Meditations In B (2000) Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5[3]

Production

The album was written and recorded in New Mexico in under a week.[7]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote: "OMG focuses more on quick, jagged, sonic barbs and drawn out ambient experimentation, rather than the brooding, atmospheric destruction Isis is known for."[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Perez and Turner.

1. "Afraid Of" – 1:16
2. "Flood I" – 0:50
3. "Simian Alien Technology: Message Received" – 3:27
4. "Sonic Wave of Bees" – 1:22
5. "Sonar Enlightenment Program" – 5:43
6. "Rotten Primate" – 1:47
7. "The Exploder Whale" – 1:02
8. "Poisoner" – 0:42
9. "An Evening at the Gentleman's Club for Apes" – 0:55
10. "Vipers" – 0:50
11. "Test Result: Alien Ape Distress Signal" – 1:55
12. "Flood II" – 1:02
13. "Resolving the De-Evolution Conflict" – 1:31
14. "Scraps Theatre Presents: Confusion in Five Movements" – 7:01

Credits

• Eric Gallegos – assistant
• Santos "Hanno" Montano - drumming, backup vocals, data backup, viral marketing
• Dave Merullo – editing and mastering
• Old Man Gloom – producing, editing and mastering
• Juan Perez – vocals, consultation, direction and layout concept
• Tim Stroh – production, engineering and mixing
• Aaron Turner – guitar, vocals, noise, engineering, sampling, mixing, layout design, construction and layout concept

References

1. "Loud Rock". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. March 27, 2000 – via Google Books.
2. "Meditations in B - Old Man Gloom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Old Man Gloom - Meditations in B (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
4. "Old Man Gloom | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 26, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 9780958268400 – via Google Books.
6. "Old Man Gloom: Meditations in B Vinyl LP". Hydra Head Records.
7. "Old Man Gloom Meditations in B". exclaim.ca.