The Amorphous Androgynous - The Emptiness Of Nothingness (06:18)
Available on: Alice In Ultraland

Lyrics:
None

Notes:
Originally entitled The Otherness, The Emptiness Of Nothingness was premiered at the Afisha Festival, 15th May 2004. The track appears have originated as a remix of Divinity, the rest of which appeared on The Otherness, which may explain the song's working title. The track features drums, brass, strings, flutes and a female vocal sample from Divinity, led around a piano loop.
Gaz explains: "'What track should we put at the beginning of the album?' - a silence descended on the room as thick and heavy as engineer Stone Freshwaters' outlawed cigarettes which still seemed to repeatedly find their way back into the room "OK it has to be EPIC! it has to be sonic it has to sound like a band at the height of its game but also a band who use the studio technology as the ultimate GIZMO - it must sound far out!!" Thus spoke Stone Freshwaters on his thoughts for the beginning of the album '.... more than this it has to create a profound bang but no explosion... in other words it can't give the WHOLE game away... IMMEDIATELY!! Does anyone understand what I'm talking about????" Built around a stonking piano riff, sliding bassline and vintage fat drums provided by Divine Comedy drummer Tim Weller capped with twisted Hammond from Mikey Rowe (one time keyboardist with Oasis) the Emptiness of Nothingess fitted all the criteria. Bingo! The show had begun!"

Credits:
Written by Cobain/Dougans/M. Rowe. Produced by The Future Sound Of London.
Piano and hammond by Mikey Rowe. Electric guitar by Stu Rowe. Drums by Tim Weller. Flute by Ben Owen. Female vocals by The Electric Gospel Choir.