The Dripping Tap
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| name = The Dripping Tap
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
| album = Omnium Gatherum
| B-side =
| released = 9 March 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * Psychedelic rock
- krautrock{{Cite web |title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-omnium-gatherum/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Loud And Quiet |language=en-US}}
- stoned soul{{Cite web |last=Interviews |first=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & |last2=ClashMusic |date=2022-04-19 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-omnium-gatherum/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}
- jam band
- thrash metal{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/20220421_20220421_1357 |title=Record Collector - May 2022}}
| length = 18:17
| label = KGLW
| writer = Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie
| producer = Stu Mackenzie
| prev_title = Pleura
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Magenta Mountain
| next_year = 2022
}}
"The Dripping Tap" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released in 2022 as the lead single from their twentieth studio album, Omnium Gatherum. Over 18 minutes in length, the song was first composed during studio sessions for the 2019 album Fishing for Fishies and re-recorded with all band members present following a period of remote collaboration during COVID-19 lockdowns.
==Recording==
While the song was first released on Omnium Gatherum, an early version of the song was first played during the Fishing for Fishies sessions, the song would be scrapped until after COVID-19 lockdowns were lifted, when the song was re-recorded and finished with all band members present."{{Cite web |date=2022-06-28 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Tapped In |url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-tapped-in/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Relix Media |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-08 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - "The Dripping Tap" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2178773/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-the-dripping-tap/music/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard recorded an extended jam and then edited the best segments into the completed song.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-11 |title=The Wild, Wonderful World Of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2202315/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-stu-mackenzie/interviews/cover-story/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}
Composition
The song is over 18 minutes in length. Guitar World described it as featuring "drop D, Mixolydian guitar madness set to an irresistible motorik beat (complete with wailing harmonica)".{{Cite web |last=Moon |first=Grant |date=2022-12-20 |title=Inside the strange world of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, the most eclectic and prolific guitar band on Earth |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-stu-mackenzie-omnium-gatherum |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=Guitar World |language=en}} Stereogum described it as "a kosmische rave-up punctuated by soulful outbursts worthy of Hall & Oates" inspired by Krautrock groups such as Can.
Critical reception
Abby Jones of Consequence stated that "The Dripping Tap" "exemplifies that renewed sense of inspiration King Gizzard felt upon returning to the studio."{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2022/03/king-gizzard-and-the-wizard-lizard-dripping-tap-stream|title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Announce New Album, Share 18-Minute Single "The Dripping Tap": Stream|author=Jones, Abby|work=Consequence|date=8 March 2022 |access-date=24 November 2022}}
Personnel
- Lucas Harwood – bass
- Michael Cavanagh – drums
- Cook Craig – guitar, vocals
- Joey Walker – guitar
- Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano, percussion
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, organ, percussion, electric piano, harmonica
Charts
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ZkghDSzkE "The Dripping Tap"] on YouTube
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