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2009 studio album by Phideaux Xavier
Number Seven
Studio album by Phideaux Xavier
ReleasedMay 29, 2009
GenreProgressive rock
Psychedelic rock
Length62:39
LabelBloodfish Media
ProducerGabriel Moffat
Phideaux Xavier chronology
Doomsday Afternoon
(2007) 		Number Seven
(2009) 		Snowtorch
(2011)

Number Seven is the seventh studio album by American musician Phideaux Xavier. It is a concept album based on its main character; a dormouse. Inside, it features 20 pages of artwork featuring the dormouse and other characters.

The album's first and last song are "Dormouse – A Theme" and "Dormouse – An End" (reminiscent of King Crimson's In the Wake of Poseidon). It is divided into three acts.

Musical styles

The album is played by the live band, with no outside musicians or orchestra. Its musical style is closer to the albums Chupacabras and Doomsday Afternoon. It is a blend of progressive rock and psychedelic rock with chamber jazz and classical music.

Remastered edition

A remastered version of the album was released in April 2010. Phideaux later said about the original release of Number Seven: ", we made a mistake with the first issue of Number Seven by breaking up the songs into smaller sub-bits for people to have easy access to. People couldn't really find the 'songs' of Number Seven." The remastered version of the album fused many of the original version's short tracks into longer tracks.

Track listing

One: Dormouse Ensnared
No.TitleLength
1."Dormouse: A Theme"1:08
2."Waiting for the Axe to Fall"6:13
3."Hive Mind"4:00
4."The Claws of a Crayfish"5:41
5."My Sleeping Slave"3:26
Two: Dormouse Escapes
No.TitleLength
1."Darkness at Noon"1:50
2."Prequiem"1:53
3."Gift of the Flame"6:07
4."Interview With a Dormouse"1:17
5."Thermonuclear Cheese"1:54
6."The Search for Terrestrial Life"5:32
7."A Fistful of Fortitude"2:41
Three: Dormouse Enlightened
No.TitleLength
1."Love Theme From 'Number Seven'"7:06
2."Storia Senti"6:42
3."Infinite Supply"4:57
4."Dormouse: An End"2:16

Remastered edition

One: Dormouse Ensnared
No.TitleLength
1."Dormouse: A Theme"1:08
2."Waiting for the Axe to Fall"
  • "Waiting for the Axe to Fall"
  • "Hive Mind"
  • "The Claws of a Crayfish"
  • "My Sleeping Slave"
19:22
Two: Dormouse Escapes
No.TitleLength
1."Darkness at Noon"
  • "Darkness at Noon"
  • "Prequiem"
3:44
2."Gift of the Flame"6:58
3."Interview With a Dormouse"0:28
4."Thermonuclear Cheese"1:55
5."The Search for Terrestrial Life"
  • "The Search for Terrestrial Life"
  • "A Fistful of Fortitude"
    		• 8:14
    Three: Dormouse Enlightened
    No.TitleLength
    1."Love Theme From 'Number Seven'"
    • "Love Theme From 'Number Seven'"
    • "Storia Senti"
    		13:50
    2."Infinite Supply"4:59
    3."Dormouse: An End"2:17
    Total length:62:55

    Personnel

    References

    1. "CD & DVD Reviews". Epic Prog. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
    2. Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
    3. "Number Seven (Remastered) publish website". Retrieved 2012-09-12.
    4. "Phideaux interview with DPRP's Brian Watson". Retrieved 2012-09-12.
    5. "Number Seven (Remastered) publish website". Retrieved 2012-09-12.
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