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Zaireeka
Experimental · 1997 · 32 tracks

Zaireeka

The Flaming Lips

A radical four-disc experiment designed for simultaneous playback. Dense, chaotic, and brilliant noise-pop that physically surrounds the listener.

October 28, 1997 · Warner Records Inc.

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A chaotic, high-stakes exploration of sound and space that feels both terrifying and deeply playful.

Tracklist · 32 Tracks
01
Okay I’ll Admit That I Really Don’t Understand
2:52
02
Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)
7:02
03
Thirty‐Five Thousand Feet of Despair
4:59
04
A Machine in India
10:24
05
The Train Runs Over the Camel but Is Derailed by the Gnat
6:13
06
How Will We Know? (Futuristic Crashendos)
2:24
07
March of the Rotten Vegetables
6:27
08
The Big Ol’ Bug Is the New Baby Now
5:05
09
Okay I’ll Admit That I Really Don’t Understand
2:52
10
Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)
7:02
11
Thirty‐Five Thousand Feet of Despair
4:59
12
A Machine in India
10:24
13
The Train Runs Over the Camel but Is Derailed by the Gnat
6:13
14
How Will We Know? (Futuristic Crashendos)
2:24
15
March of the Rotten Vegetables
6:27
16
The Big Ol’ Bug Is the New Baby Now
5:11
17
Okay I’ll Admit That I Really Don’t Understand
2:52
18
Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)
7:02
19
Thirty‐Five Thousand Feet of Despair
4:59
20
A Machine in India
10:24
21
The Train Runs Over the Camel but Is Derailed by the Gnat
6:14
22
How Will We Know? (Futuristic Crashendos)
2:24
23
March of the Rotten Vegetables
6:27
24
The Big Ol’ Bug Is the New Baby Now
5:11
25
Okay I’ll Admit That I Really Don’t Understand
2:52
26
Riding to Work in the Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)
7:02
27
Thirty‐Five Thousand Feet of Despair
4:59
28
A Machine in India
10:24
29
The Train Runs Over the Camel but Is Derailed by the Gnat
6:13
30
How Will We Know? (Futuristic Crashendos)
2:24
31
March of the Rotten Vegetables
6:27
32
The Big Ol’ Bug Is the New Baby Now
5:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The terrifying high-frequency frequencies in 'How Will We Know?' that test the limits of human hearing.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Zaireeka sound next to the rest of The Flaming Lips's catalogue?

Intense+2.6σ

Intense saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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