Locust Star
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{{Infobox album
| name = Locust Star
| type = ep
| longtype = (split)
| artist = Neurosis & Tribes of Neurot
| cover = File:Locust_Star_(1996)_cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1996
| recorded = 1994–1995
| venue =
| studio = Brilliant Studios, Coast Studios, and Aurora House in Oakland, California
| genre = {{hlist|Post-metal|dark ambient}}
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=04}}
| label = Relapse Records
| producer = Neurosis
| chronology = Neurosis
| prev_title = Through Silver in Blood
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Times of Grace
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Tribes of Neurot
| type = ep
| prev_title = Silver Blood Transmission
| prev_year = 1995
| title = Locust Star
| year = 1996
| next_title = Static Migration
| next_year = 1998
}}
}}
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Locust Star is a split EP between Oakland bands Neurosis and Tribes of Neurot released in 1996 through Relapse Records as a CD and a promo.{{cite web|title=Neurosis – Locust Star|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/locust-star-mw0001159863|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=January 26, 2018}}{{Cite AV media notes |title=Locust Star |type=CD liner notes |others=Neurosis / Tribes of Neurot |year=1996 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Neurosis-Tribes-Of-Neurot-Locust-Star/master/47471 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |publisher=Relapse Records |id=RR 6941-2}} Unlike most split releases, both groups involved with this EP are composed of the same members.{{cite web|last=Solis|first=Matt|title=Grace Period: Neurosis Talk Times of Grace's Companion Album|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2016/08/18/grace-period-neurosis-talk-times-of-grace-s-companion-album/|work=Decibel|date=18 August 2016 |accessdate=January 26, 2018}}
Content
Being a side project of Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot creates ambient releases that act as companion pieces to Neurosis albums meant to be played simultaneously.{{cite web|last=Leone|first=Dominique|title=Tribes of Neurot – Adaptation and Survival: The Insect Project|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8151-adaptation-and-survival-the-insect-project/|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=January 26, 2018}} In 1995, Tribes of Neurot released Silver Blood Transmission, and in 1996, Neurosis released Through Silver in Blood. Locust Star acts as a sort of bridge between the two, featuring songs from both.
=The song=
"Locust Star" is a track originally from Through Silver in Blood. This split includes a shortened edit of the song that was distributed to radio stations as a promotional.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Locust Star (promotional) |type=CD liner notes |others=Neurosis / Tribes of Neurot |year=1996 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Neurosis-Locust-Star/release/361294 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |publisher=Iron City Records |id=ICR 002 B CD}} Musically, "Locust Star" is an aggressive post-metal song that has since been recognized as one of Neurosis's signature tracks.{{cite web|last=Pratt|first=Greg|title=Hall of Fame Countdown: Neurosis' Through Silver in Blood|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2016/09/29/hall-of-fame-countdown-neurosis-through-silver-in-blood/|work=Decibel|date=29 September 2016 |accessdate=January 26, 2018}}
A music video for "Locust Star" directed by Neurosis and Andrei Rozen was released in 1996.{{cite web|title=Neurosis – 'Locust Star' (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEVyDjxsUrk|publisher=Relapse Records|accessdate=January 26, 2018}} The video depicts a weary man wandering through a wasteland, assaulted by visions.{{cite web|last=Anselmi|first=J.J.|title=Neurosis' Through Silver In Blood is still crushing, 20 years later|url=https://www.avclub.com/neurosis-through-silver-in-blood-is-still-crushing-20-1798251493|work=The A.V. Club|date=31 August 2016 |access-date=January 25, 2018}}
=The EP=
Locust Star is composed of four tracks from Through Silver in Blood, three of which are new shortened edits, and three tracks by Tribes of Neurot, one of which appeared on their 1995 album Silver Blood Transmission.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Silver Blood Transmission |type=CD liner notes |others=Tribes of Neurot |year=1995 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Tribes-Of-Neurot-Silver-Blood-Transmission/release/261625 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |publisher=Relapse Records |id=RR 6929-2}} The closing songs, "Sustenance" and "Crawl Inside", are unique to this release.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_music = Neurosis
| title1 = Locust Star
| note1 = Edit
| length1 = 4:00
| title2 = Aeon
| note2 = Edit
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Eye
| note3 = Edit
| length3 = 3:48
| title4 = Aeon
| length4 = 11:46
| total_length = 23:14
}}
{{Track listing
| all_music = Tribes of Neurot
| title5 = Wolf Lava
| length5 = 9:09
| title6 = Sustenance
| length6 = 9:50
| title7 = Crawl Inside
| length7 = 4:51
| total_length = 23:50 {{small|(47:04)}}
}}
Personnel
Neurosis
- Scott Kelly – guitar, vocals, percussion
- Steve Von Till – guitar, vocals, percussion
- Noah Landis – keyboards, synthesizer, sampling
- Dave Edwardson – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jason Roeder – drums, percussion
- Pete Inc. – visuals
Tribes of Neurot
- Dave Edwardson – percussion, bass, effects, programming
- Noah Landis – sampling, tapes
- Steve Von Till – synthesizers, electronics, noises, effects, tapes, drums, samplers, bass, timpani
References
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Category:Tribes of Neurot albums