Outsides (EP)

Outsides is the fifth EP by John Frusciante, originally scheduled to be released on August 14, 2013 in Japan, and on August 27, 2013 internationally on Record Collection but due to an error in the distribution process, some pre-ordered CDs were shipped to customers during late July 2013.[1] As a result, the international record release date has been brought forward to the 6th August 2013. The EP was released in multiple formats, including CD, vinyl, 32-bit digital formats and cassette. The music serves as a conceptual bridge between PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone and Enclosure.

Outsides
EP by
John Frusciante
ReleasedAugust 27, 2013
Recorded2012–2013
GenreElectronica, experimental rock, IDM, electronic rock, avant-garde
Length19:13 (Standard release)
23:41 (Japanese release)
LabelRecord Collection
ProducerJohn Frusciante
John Frusciante chronology
PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone
(2012)		 Outsides
(2013)		 Enclosure
(2014)

Background and recording

Frusciante commented on the release:

Outsides consists of a 10-minute guitar solo and 2 abstract “out” pieces of music. Here I use the word out in the same sense as the term was used in free jazz. It’s a modern approach to the concepts of harmony found in some late 50s/early 60s free jazz and some 20th century classical. I don’t employ any aspects of rock or pop harmony, and that was basically the approach, just to make music that is not reliant on the center that, on PBX, was provided by my songwriting style. I consider this to be working along abstract lines. Making forward moving, full sounding music without resorting to any familiar musical relationships of harmony to serve as a basis has been a goal of mine for quite a while. Both songs have my style of drums and guitar solos, but nevertheless I think of them as my version of modern classical music. They started as just orchestra, but I go wherever music takes me, and I use any instrument to express my feelings, just as I use aspects of any style. For instance, on "Shelf", despite the unconventional tonality of the section, I was surprised to find that a blues guitar solo worked well. Also, both songs have Acid sections.[2][3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Alternative Press[6]
Consequence of Sound[7]
PopMatters6/10[8]
Sputnikmusic[9]
Ultimate Guitar Archive4.9/10[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Frusciante.

No.TitleLength
1."Same"10:16
2."Breathiac"2:34
3."Shelf"6:08
Total length:19:13
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
4."Sol"4:38
Total length:23:41

Personnel

Musicians
  • John Frusciante – guitar, vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drum machine, sequencer, samples

Recording personnel
  • John Frusciante – production
  • Anthony Zamora – studio manager

Artwork
  • John Frusciante – cover art and design

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2013-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2013-07-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2013-07-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Outsides Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  5. Thomas, Fred. "Outsides - John Frusciante". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  6. Ham, Robert. "John Frusciante - Outsides EP". altpress.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  7. Staples, Derek. "Album Review: John Frusciante - Outsides EP". consequenceofsound.net. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  8. Macek III, J.C. "John Frusciante: Outsides EP". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. Gun, Tommy. "John Frusciante Outsides". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  10. "Outsides [EP] Review". ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
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