King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Omnium Gatherum 2LP

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Omnium Gatherum

Following 2020’s KG and 2021’s LW and Butterfly 3000, Omnium Gatherum was the first time King Gizzard recorded together as a band since the COVID pandemic hit, and Melbourne placed its citizens under a series of prohibitive lockdown measures.

Omnium Gatherum’s sprawling 16 tracks of gonzoid prog jams, dizzying pop nuggets, rubber-legged hip-hop odysseys and passages of pure thrash-metal abandon offer plenty for Gizzard fans and neophytes alike to chew on. Typically, Gizzard albums pursue a single theme or style – for example, Infest The Rat’s Nest’s eco-themed metal barrage, or Butterfly 3000’s new age trance-pop, or Nonagon Infinity’s endless garage-prog contortions – and part of the thrill of Omnium Gatherum for the group was the opportunity of new ideas without committing to deliver an entire album in that vein. It’s the perfect entry point for newcomers, and a solid treat for the faithful as well.

Tracklist:
A1 The Dripping Tap 18:16

B1 Magenta Mountain 6:05
B2 Kepler-22b 3:12
B3 Gaia 5:12
B4 Ambergris 4:28
B5 Sadie Sorceress 3:09

C1 Evilest Man 7:38
C2 The Garden Goblin 2:56
C3 Blame It On The Weather 2:29
C4 Persistence 3:49
C5 The Grim Reaper 3:13

D1 Presumptuous 4:53
D2 Predator X 3:45
D3 Red Smoke 4:22
D4 Candles 4:34
D5 The Funeral 2:23

Label: Virgin Music
Released: 2022