Untying the Not
Studio album by
The String Cheese Incident
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003
StudioSound City Studios
GenreNeo-psychedelia, jam, folk rock
LabelSCI Fidelity
ProducerThe String Cheese Incident, Martin Glover
The String Cheese Incident chronology
Outside Inside
(2001) 		Untying the Not
(2003) 		One Step Closer
(2005)
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Untying the Not is the sixth release and fourth studio album of Colorado based jam band The String Cheese Incident. The album deviates from their previous rock and bluegrass sounds and shows heavy influence from guest producer Martin Glover. Untying the Not is much darker than the band's previous lighthearted studio releases, full of minor keys and introspection on topics such as death, which are most clearly evidenced in the tracks "Elijah" and "Mountain Girl." It also shows significant evidence of the band's recent habit of introducing techno and trance elements into the mix, such as on the track "Valley of the Jig", which is a fusion of techno and bluegrass stylings.

Track listing

  1. "Wake Up" (Bill Nershi) - 5:46
  2. "Sirens" (Keith Moseley) - 5:07
  3. "Looking Glass" (John Greer, Bill Nershi) - 5:44
  4. "Orion's Belt [Instrumental]" (Bill Nershi) - 2:50
  5. "Mountain Girl [Instrumental]" (The String Cheese Incident, Martin Glover) - 4:57
  6. "Lonesome Road Blues [Instrumental]" (Traditional) - 1:24
  7. "Elijah [Instrumental]" (Kyle Hollingsworth) - 2:41
  8. "Valley of the Jig" (Traditional) - 4:03
  9. "Tinder Box" (John Perry Barlow, Christina Callicott, Michael Kang) - 4:24
  10. "Just Passin' Through" (John Perry Barlow, Bill Nershi) - 4:46
  11. "Who Am I?" (Kyle Hollingsworth, Michaels) - 4:23
  12. "Time Alive" (Michael Travis) - 5:11
  13. "On My Way" (Kyle Hollingsworth) - 3:02

Credits

The String Cheese Incident

Additional personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
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