Made in Timeland

Made in Timeland is the 19th studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released on 5 March 2022.

Made in Timeland
Studio album by
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released5 March 2022 (2022-03-05)
GenreAvant-garde
Length30:00
Label
ProducerStu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Butterfly 3000
(2021)		 Made in Timeland
(2022)		 Omnium Gatherum
(2022)

Background and recording

The album consists of two 15 minute long tracks, each taking one side of the record. Both tracks consist of several short sections and feature a consistent clicking sound at a tempo of 60 BPM (much like a clock ticking), which carries on through the album.

On 29 April and 30 November 2020, the band did two AMAs on Reddit. The username used for both was MadeInTimeland.[1] During the November AMA, when asked about an idea they had that never panned out, Lucas Harwood answered "Timeland".

On 23 November 2021, the Timeland festival was announced.[2] A New Year's Eve festival, the two-night event was to be held at Our Friend's Farm in Tallarook, between 31 December and 2 January. On 17 December, the band teased the release of their 19th full-length album, titled Made in Timeland, which would be available on the festival.[3][4][5] However on 30 December, the day before the festival was scheduled to begin, its cancellation was announced, citing COVID-19 concerns.[6][7]

In February 2022, in an interview with band member Ambrose Kenny-Smith for the podcast The Vinyl Guide, he stated that the album was created "as an intermission" for their three-hour marathon set. In the same interview, he also confirmed that the album had already been pressed, and copies of it had been sent prematurely to record stores in places like Madrid.[8]

Release

The record was supposed to be given out for free at the Timeland festival on New Year’s Eve, but its last-minute cancellation led to those plans being scrapped.[9] Beginning in January 2022, after the cancellation of the festival, vinyl copies of Made In Timeland started to be accidentally released to the public. Record stores in Sweden, Finland, and Spain had the album available to the public. In the following weeks, the album was leaked via vinyl recordings onto the internet, where many fans heard the album for the first time.[8]

In February 2022, the band announced a three-hour marathon set in Melbourne, naming the one-off show as Return Of The Curse Of Timeland, set to take place on 5 March.[10] The album could be bought at the show, and was later made available on the band's website as a vinyl-only release.[11][12]

Track listing
Made in Timeland track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Timeland"
  • Michael Cavanagh
  • Cook Craig
  • Stu Mackenzie
  • Joey Walker
15:00
2."Smoke & Mirrors"
  • Cavanagh
  • Lucas Harwood
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  • Mackenzie
  • Walker
15:00
Total length:30:00

Personnel

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals (tracks 1–2), drums (track 1), bass guitar (tracks 1–2), keyboards (tracks 1–2), synthesiser (tracks 1–2), percussion (tracks 1–2), ocarina (track 1), mellotron (tracks 1–2), vocoder (track 2)
  • Joey Walker – synthesiser (tracks 1–2), percussion (tracks 1–2)
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums (tracks 1–2), percussion (tracks 1–2), synthesiser (track 2)
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals (tracks 1–2), synthesiser (track 2), acoustic guitar (track 2), percussion (track 2), keyboards (track 2)
  • Cook Craig – keyboards (track 1), synthesiser (track 1)
  • Lucas Harwood – keyboards (track 2), synthesiser (track 2), bass (track 2), fretless bass (track 2)

Production

  • Stu Mackenzie – production, mixing (tracks 1-2)
  • Joey Walker – mixing (tracks 1-2)
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork

Charts
Chart performance for Made in Timeland
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 65
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 39
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 16
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[16] 43

References
  1. "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard AMA". Reddit. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. "King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard announce New Year's Eve festival Timeland". NME. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. "TIMELAND IS ON SALE". Twitter. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. "Wake up Gizzheads! New Gizz LP". Instagram. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Reveal Untitled New LP Only Available To Timeland Festival Attendees". Live For Live Music. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. "Boogie Festival - Facebook".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard share DJ Shadow's 'My Own Reality' remix of 'Black Hot Soup'". NME. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. "Ep325: Ambrose Kenny-Smith - The Murlocs & King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard". The Vinyl Guide. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. "King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard team up with Tropical Fuck Storm for 'Satanic Slumber Party' EP". NME. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  10. "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will perform a three-hour marathon set in Melbourne next month". NME. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  11. "Gizzverse - Made in Timeland". Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Preview New Album With 18-Minute Single, "The Dripping Tap" [Listen]". Live For Live Music. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 14 March 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1671. Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 March 2022. p. 6.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  15. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  16. "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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