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Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips

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Length
  
15:17

Release date
  
22 September 1998

Label
  
Man's Ruin Records

Artist
  
The Desert Sessions

Producer
  
Josh Homme

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Released
  
September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)

Recorded
  
June 23–26, 1998 at Monkey Studios, Palm Springs, California

Volume 4 Hard Walls and Little Trips (1998)
  
Volume 5 Poetry for the Masses (SeaShedShithead ByTheSheSore) (1999)

Genres
  
Stoner rock, Experimental rock, Desert rock

Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips is the fourth extended play (EP) by American desert rock collective The Desert Sessions. Recorded in June 1998 at Monkey Studios, it was released by Man's Ruin Records on September 22, 1998. The album features twelve credited musicians, including Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri and Mario Lalli. It was later re-released with Volume 3: Set Coordinates for the White Dwarf!!! as Volumes 3 & 4.

Contents

Recording and release

The fourth Desert Sessions EP was recorded in sessions between June 23 and 26, 1998 at Monkey Studios in Palm Springs, California. The sessions were produced by Josh Homme, engineered and mixed by Homme and Steve Feldman, and featured a total of twelve credited musicians: Homme (drums, guitars and vocals), Larry Lalli, Craig Armstrong (both bass), Boomer (guitars and keyboards), Alfredo Hernández, Tony Tornay (both drums), Loo Balls, Chris Goss (both vocals), Jesse Hughes (guitars), T. Fresh (turntables), Nick Oliveri and Mario Lalli (both guitar and vocals).

Volume 4 was initially released alone on vinyl by Man's Ruin Records on September 22, 1998. It later received a re-release with its predecessor, Volume 3: Set Coordinates for the White Dwarf!!!, on CD on October 27, 1998 as Volumes 3 & 4.

Critical reception

Music website AllMusic awarded Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips three and a half out of five stars. Writer Ned Raggett said the following in his review of the album: "it's furry classic FM/bonghit-inspired action as usual on tracks like "Monster in the Parasol" and "Hogleg," plus the intentionally stupid punk-thrash "Jr. High Love"."

Personnel

Personnel credits adapted from album liner notes.

Musicians
  • Josh Homme – drums (tracks 1 and 5), guitars (tracks 2 and 4), backing vocals (tracks 3 and 4), vocals (track 2)
  • Larry Lalli – bass (tracks 2, 3 and 4)
  • Boomer – guitars (tracks 2 and 3), keyboards (track 2)
  • Alfredo Hernández – drums (tracks 2 and 4)
  • Loo Balls – vocals (tracks 1 and 5)
  • Jesse Hughes – guitars (tracks 1 and 5)
  • Craig Armstrong – bass (tracks 1 and 5)
  • T. Fresh – turntables (tracks 1 and 5)
  • Chris Goss – vocals (track 2)
  • Nick Oliveri – guitar and vocals (track 3)
  • Tony Tornay – drums (track 3)
  • Mario Lalli – guitar and vocals (track 4)

    • Songs

    1The Gosso King of Crater Lake2:58
    2Monster in the Parasol3:42
    3Jr High Love1:51

    References

    Volume 4: Hard Walls and Little Trips Wikipedia
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