Amotion

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aMOTION
A Perfect Circle - aMotion.jpg
Compilation album by A Perfect Circle
Released November 16, 2004
Genre Alternative rock, industrial, ambient
Length 39:38 (CD)
Label Virgin Records
Producer Various
A Perfect Circle chronology
eMOTIVe
(2004)eMOTIVe2004
aMOTION
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
Classic Rock 2/5 stars[2]

Amotion (stylized as aMOTION) is a DVDCD set released by American rock band A Perfect Circle on November 16, 2004, only two weeks after the debut of the band's last album, eMOTIVe. The DVD consists of music videos for singles such as "Judith", "3 Libras" and "Weak and Powerless" as well as previously unreleased videos for singles such as "Blue" and "Thinking of You". The CD is composed entirely of remixes of the singles from Mer de Noms and Thirteenth Step. The songs were retooled by Danny Lohner, Joshua Eustis, Massive Attack, and James Iha among others.[3][4] The video album debuted at number four on the SoundScan Top Music Video chart[5] and number ten on the Australian music DVD chart.[6] aMOTION was certified Platinum by the RIAA on 17 December 2004.[7]

DVD track listing

  1. "Judith" (Unedited music Video)
  2. "3 Libras" (Video)
  3. "Weak and Powerless" (Unedited Video)
  4. "The Outsider" (Edited Video)
  5. "Thinking of You" (Video)
  6. "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" (Video)
  7. "Blue" (Contest Winner's Video)
  8. "The Noose" (Live Video)
  9. "Imagine" (Video)
  10. "The Outsider" (Director's Cut Video)
  11. "Blue" (A Runner-up's Video)
  12. "Blue" (B Runner-up's Video)
  13. "Blue" (C Runner-up's Video)
  14. "Bikini Bandits Experience" (Trailer)
  15. "Bikini Bandits Save Christmas" (Trailer)
  16. "Bikini Bandits Sauvent Le Monde" (Trailer)

CD track listing (titled and stylized as "rEMIXED")

All lyrics written by A Perfect Circle

No. Title Music Length
1. "Judith" (Renholdër Mix) Danny Lohner, Joshua Eustis 4:24
2. "3 Libras" (Feel My Ice Dub Mix) Danny Lohner 4:28
3. "The Outsider" (Apocalypse Mix) Danny Lohner 5:28
4. "Weak and Powerless" (Tilling My Grave Mix) Danny Lohner, Wes Borland, Joshua Eustis 3:05
5. "The Outsider" (Frosted Yogurt Mix) James Iha 4:07
6. "Blue" (Bird Shake Mix) James Iha, George Sanoff 3:56
7. "3 Libras" (All Main Courses Mix) Robert "3D" Del Naja (credited as Massive Attack) 7:16
8. "The Hollow" (Constantly Consuming Mix) Paz Lenchantin 3:39
9. "The Hollow" (The Bunk Mix) Troy Van Leeuwen, Josh Abraham 3:12


Personnel

  • Christopher Abbas – Director
  • Josh Abrahams – Remixing
  • Tim Alexander – Group member
  • Ken Andrews – Mixing
  • Wes Borland – Remixing
  • Brothers Strause – Director
  • Jerry Casale – Director
  • Joshua Eustis – Drums, engineer, Fender Rhodes, remixing, mixing
  • David Fincher – Director
  • Jason Freese – Sax (baritone), sax (tenor)
  • Josh Freese – Drums, group member
  • Steven R Gilmore – Art direction, design, package design, cover design, sleeve art, poster design
  • Billy Howerdel – Bass, guitar, programming, vocals, vocals (background), producer, engineer, photography, group member
  • James Iha – Guitar, keyboards, remixing, group member
  • Maynard James Keenan – Guitar, arranger, vocals, performer, executive producer, artwork, group member
  • Mark Kohr – Director
  • Paz Lenchantin – Piano, strings, vocals, acoustic guitar, performer, group member
  • Luciano Lenchantin – Viola on "3 Libras"
  • Danny Lohner – Arranger, vocals, multiple instruments, engineer, remixing, mixing, group member
  • Robert Del Naja – Remixing
  • Jeff Myers – Editing
  • Geoff Sanoff – Remixing
  • Branden Steineckert – Drums
  • Paul Thiel – Director
  • Troy Van Leeuwen – Guitar, remixing, group member
  • Jeordie Osborne White – Bass, vocals (background), group member

Chart positions

Chart (2004) Peak
Australian Music DVDs (ARIA)[6] 10
US Billboard 200[8] 57
US Top Music Videos (SoundScan)[5] 4

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

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