Label: Sony Music (Japan), SICP 1488-9
Style: Instrumental Rock, Hard Rock
Country: New York, U.S. (July 15, 1956)
Time: 37:47
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 279 Mb
The album was recorded on a budget of $13,000. Satriani's equipment was limited by the budget, consisting of two Kramer Pacer guitars and an adapted Stratocaster guitar, for which he would change the pickups to get different sounds. His guitar effects included a Roland JC-120, a Marshall '68 half-stack, and a Rockman.
Due to the limited budget, Satriani had to use whatever studio time and rooms were available, and as a result printed his effects to tape while tracking. This proved fortuitous for "Surfing with the Alien", whose solo was recorded with a malfunctioning Eventide H949 as his allotted studio time nearly ended.
To save money, the album heavily used drum machines, programmed by Bongo Bob Smith, with Jeff Campitelli recording overdubs of hi-hats, cymbals, toms and snares. Satriani stated this gave the music an "awkward charm", and maintained the combination of loose guitar playing and machine-like drum programming.
"Satch Boogie" is the only song to fully feature live drums, played by Campitelli. The song was originally recorded to a drum machine pattern, and the quick fade-out disguised the sound of the drum machine being picked up by the amplifier at the end.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfing_with_the_Alien)
01. Surfing With the Alien (04:26)
02. Ice 9 (04:00)
03. Crushing Day (05:15)
04. Always With Me, Always With You (03:22)
05. Satch Boogie (03:14)
06. Hill of the Skull (01:48)
07. Circles (03:29)
08. Lords of Karma (04:48)
09. Midnight (01:42)
10. Echo (05:40)
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