Demos Vol. 3 + Vol. 4
{{Infobox album
| name = Demos Vol. 3 + Vol. 4
| type = compilation
| artist = King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
| cover = Demos Vol. 3 + Vol. 4.jpg
| released = July 15, 2022
| recorded = 2011–2021
| genre = {{Hlist|Psychedelic rock|garage rock|}}
| length = 90:31
| label = {{hlist|Self-released|Various}}
| producer = Stu Mackenzie
| prev_title = Omnium Gatherum
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
| next_year = 2022
}}
Demos Vol. 3 + Vol. 4 is a compilation album released by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard on July 15, 2022 , exclusively through Bandcamp and vinyl. It compiles demos and unreleased tracks ranging from the band's entire career. It was originally released as two separate albums (Vol. 3 Music To Eat Pond Scum To and Vol. 4 Music To Die To) but was eventually compiled into one.{{cite web |title=Demos Vol. 4 – Music To Die To |url=https://kglw.net/discography/demos-vol-4 |website=kglw.net |access-date=11 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Demos Vol. 3 – Music To Eat Pond Scum To |url=https://kglw.net/discography/demos-vol-3 |website=kglw.net |access-date=11 April 2025}}
Recordings
Vol. 3 contains demos from Butterfly 3000, Gumboot Soup, Infest the Rats' Nest, K.G., Omnium Gatherum, and Willoughby's Beach. Vol. 4 contains demos from Flying Microtonal Banana, Murder of the Universe, Fishing for Fishies, Omnium Gatherum, and Nonagon Infinity. Both volumes also contain abandoned concepts that where never turned into full songs.{{cite web |title=King Gizzard- Demos Vol. 3 & 4 |url=https://www.newcommute.net/feed/2022/7/15/king-gizzard-demos-vol-3-amp-4 |website=New Commute |access-date=11 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD 'DEMOS VOL. 3 + VOL. 4' 2LP |url=https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/products/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-demos-vol-3-vol-4-2lp-dead-pond-scum |website=BrooklynVegan |access-date=11 April 2025}} The albums were released during a break between legs of the band's 2022 European tour, although the final leg was cancelled so that Stu Mackenzie could return to Australia for treatment of his Crohn's disease.{{cite web |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release “Demos Vol. 3 + Vol. 4” Compilation |url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/07/15/news/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-release-demos-vol-3-vol-4-compilation/ |website=THEPRP |access-date=11 April 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |date=6 August 2022 |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Cancel European Tour As Frontman Battles Crohn's |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/08/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-cancel-euro-tour-frontman-crohns/ |website=Spin}}
Track listing
Albums where mastered by Joseph Carra with cover art by Jason Galea.{{cite web |title=Demos Vol. 3 + Vol. 4 |url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/demos-vol-3-vol-4 |website=Bandcamp |access-date=11 April 2025}}
{{track listing
|headline = Vol. 3 – Music To Eat Pond Scum To
|total_length = 45:36
|title1 = Music To Eat Pond Scum To
|length1 = 2:14
|title2 = All Is Known (Demo 1)
|length2 = 3:13
|title3 = Stoned Mullet (Demo)
|length3 = 2:03
|title4 = Greenhouse Heat Death (Demo 1)
|length4 = 4:05
|title5 = Party Potential
|length5 = 2:37
|title6 = Gaia (Demo)
|length6 = 3:30
|title7 = German Rock n' Rolle
|length7 = 3:31
|title8 = Sleep Drifter (Demo 1)
|length8 = 2:18
|title9 = Mariposa
|length9 = 0:16
|title10 = Mars for the Rich (Demo 2)
|length10 = 3:46
|title11 = The Hungry Wolf of Fate (Demo 1)
|length11 = 4:07
|title12 = Flying Fishie
|length12 = 5:36
|title13 = The Dripping Tap (Demo 1)
|length13 = 8:20
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Vol. 4 – Music To Die To
|total_length = 44:55
|title1 = Music To Die To
|length1 = 2:29
|title2 = Sleep Drifter (Demo 2)
|length2 = 7:14
|title3 = Converge{{efn|Under the name "Uncolonize" was initially supposed to be in Infest the Rats Nest but would eventually be renamed and added to PetroDragonic Apocalypse}} (Demo)
|length3 = 2:37
|title4 = Altered Beast I (Demo)
|length4 = 2:41
|title5 = Worm
|length5 = 1:46
|title6 = The Bird Song (Demo 2)
|length6 = 3:05
|title7 = Kelebek
|length7 = 0:21
|title8 = Predator X (Demo)
|length8 = 2:41
|title9 = Tea and Jam
|length9 = 1:48
|title10 = Big Fig Wasp (Demo)
|length10 = 3:45
|title11 = Cookies
|length11 = 0:53
|title12 = The Mother Hen
|length12 = 3:18
|title13 = The Dripping Tap (Demo 2)
|length13 = 12:17
}}
Notes
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References
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Category:2022 compilation albums