Music
the Metahumans are a progressive band that makes indie pop music.
All songs written, composed, arranged, and produced by Ricardo Williams.
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Listen to the entire Rise of the Aggrocrag album below via soundcloud
Rise of the Aggrocrag by the Metahumans
Rise of the Aggrocrag by the Metahumans is an alternative dance album containing various world music influences including baroque pop, breakbeat, dubstep, electro house, jazz poetry, neo-psychedelia, rock and roll, salsa, spoken word, synthpop, trance, western classical, and yoruba music. The album chronicles the main character’s arrival into the electronic music subculture and is centered around his ambivalence towards existing in this newfound world. His trip journeys through themes of alienation, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, love, and self-doubt.
PERSONNEL / PRODUCTION NOTES / CREDITS
Released: September 30, 2011 (Pushed back to Oct. 12)
Recorded: April 2011 – September 2011
Genre: Alternative dance / Baroque Pop / Indietronica
Length: 33.1 minutes
Producer: Craig Kalinyak (executive), Ricardo Williams
All songs written, composed, arranged, and produced by Ricardo Williams.
Track 1 (“Intro”) contains excerpts of a brief French monologue by Gigi Parsa.
Track 2 (“Rise of the Aggrocrag”) contains a vocal sample of Eabha Beary
Track 4 (“Amanda Panacea”) contains a vocal sample of Sarah McWilliams.
Track 6 (“…Ascension”) contains excerpts of the poem, “Today at 25″ written and performed by Amanda Wegmann.
Track 7 (“Metaphysical Refugees”) contains an unauthorized sample of Celia Cruz from the song “Guantanamera” performed by Wyclef Jean on the album, The Carnival
Track 8 (“Over the Influence”) contains excerpts of the poem, “Real Love” written and performed by Amanda Wegmann.
Amanda Caban – Vocals on Track 1, 6, and 9
Ricky Cuellar – Guitar on Track 4
Craig Kalinyak “Aggrocrag” – Additional Arrangement / Executive Producer
Amanda Wegmann – Artwork / Paintings / Poetry
Ricardo Williams – Art Direction / Instruments / Poetry / Producer / Sequencer / Vocals
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Listen to the entire First Philosophy album below via soundcloud
First Philosophy by the Metahumans
Released: September 24, 2010
PERSONNEL / PRODUCTION NOTES / CREDITS
All songs written, composed, arranged, and produced by Ricardo Williams.
Track 1 & 7 (“Prelude to First Philosophy” & “Are We Alone”) feature a lead guitar performance by Ricky Cuellar of the Gainesvillains.
Track 3 (“So What”) contains a vocal sample of Sara Wegmann
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Listen to the entire Test Sounds and Burn Music (from Deep Space) album below via soundcloud
Test Sounds and Burn Music (from Deep Space) by the Metahumans
Released: March 25, 2010
PERSONNEL / PRODUCTION NOTES / CREDITS
All songs composed by Ricardo Williams (*Except where noted)
All tracks mixed and engineered by the Metahumans.
*Track 5 (“Jenny Come Back”) was written by Nick Fringo and Ricardo Williams
*Track 6 (“I’m On Fire”) was originally written and performed by Bruce Springsteen
Tracks 1,2,3,4,&6 contain a vocal sample from Eabha Beary
Track 1 (“Deep Space (Intro)”) contains a vocal sample from Chelsea Hayes
Track 6 (“I’m On Fire (Deep Space Remix)”) contains an unauthorized recording of “I’m On Fire” by Sara Bareilles (from Bruce Springsteen’s “Hangin’ Out on E Street” series)
Contact: themetahumans@gmail.com
Other links for the Metahumans:
http://www.twitter.com/themetahumans/
http://www.soundcloud.com/themetahumans/
http://www.facebook.com/themetahumans/
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PREVIOUSLY RECORDED MUSIC BY RICARDO WILLIAMS
Greetings from Altamonte Springs, FL (the mixtape) by Ricardo Williams
Released: August 27, 2008
(All 17 tracks below are available for free download)
PERSONNEL / PRODUCTION NOTES / CREDITS
Ricardo Williams – Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
Cameron Gholami – Drums / Violin
Andrew James – Bass on “Jenny Come Back”
Ricky Cuellar – Electric Guitar on “Downtown”
All songs written by Ricardo Williams
- Except “Jenny Come Back” & “Downtown” written by Nick Fringo & Ricardo Williams
- Except Track 3 “For You”, originally written and performed by Bruce Springsteen
- Except Track 11 “Brown Eyed Girl”, originally written and performed by Van Morrison
- Except Track 13 “Between the Bars”, originally written and performed by Elliott Smith
- Except Track 14 “All My Loving”, written by Lennon/McCartney and originally performed by the Beatles
- Except Track 15 “Damnit”, written by Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Scott Raynor and originally performed by Blink-182
* “Jenny Come Back” Mixed & Engineered by Trevor Kerr
* All other tracks Mixed & Engineered by Dwight Fortner & Ricardo Williams
Track 1 contains unauthorized portions from the following songs:
- “Its Gonna Be Me” by ‘NSync
- “3 A.M.” by Matchbox Twenty
- “Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr” by Trivium
- “This Could Have Been a Dance Revolution; But Now It’s Just a Dance” by Rory
- “Anticipation” by Chris Hall
- “Third Story” by Detoura
Other links for music by Ricardo Williams:
http://www.purevolume.com/ricardowilliams
http://www.aralie.com/ricardo_williams/
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Ricardo+Williams
http://www.myspace.com/ricardowilliamsmusic
