Zaireeka
Sign in to saveZaireeka is the eighth studio album by the American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on October 28, 1997, by Warner Bros. Records. It consists of four CDs designed so that when played simultaneously on four separate audio systems, they would produce a harmonic or juxtaposed sound; the discs could also be played in different combinations, omitting one, two or three discs. Each of its eight songs consists of four stereo tracks, one from each CD.
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Key dates
- Published
- 28 October 1997
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- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- experimental rock
- Producer
- Dave Fridmann
- Performer
- The Flaming Lips
- Distribution format
- compact disc
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- English language
- P7937
- studio album
- P291
- United States
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14 sectionsContents
- Background
- The Parking Lot Experiments
- Production
- Release
- Logistics of listening
- The Boom Box Experiments
- Aftermath and legacy
- Songs
- Critical reception
- Other formats
- Track listing
- Personnel
- References
- External links
Zaireeka is the eighth studio album by the American rock band the Flaming Lips, released on October 28, 1997, by Warner Bros. Records. It consists of four CDs designed so that when played simultaneously on four separate audio systems, they would produce a harmonic or juxtaposed sound; the discs could also be played in different combinations, omitting one, two or three discs. Each of its eight songs consists of four stereo tracks, one from each CD.
The album's title is a portmanteau of two words. Zaire was chosen as a symbol of anarchy after Wayne Coyne heard a radio news story about the nation's political instability. The word Eureka (literally: "I have found it") was selected as an expression of joyous discovery.