The Elephants of Mars
Release Date Apr 8 2022
The Elephants of Mars Cover

TRACK LISTING

01. Sahara
02. The Elephants of Mars
03. Faceless
04. Blue Foot Groovy
05. Tension and Release
06. Sailing the Seas of Ganymede
07. Doors of Perception
08. E 104th St NYC 1973
09. Pumpin'
10. Dance of the Spores
11. Night Scene
12. Through a Mother's Day Darkly
13. 22 Memory Lane
14. Desolation

CREDITS

MUSICIANS

Joe Satriani - guitars, keyboards
Kenny Aronoff - drums
Bryan Beller - bass
Rai Thistlethwayte - keyboards
Eric Caudieux - keyboards
Ned Evett - spoken word

Produced by Eric Caudieux
Engineered and Edited by Eric Caudieux at Chateau Faf Acton, CA
Additional recording by: Joe Satriani at Studio 21, San Francisco, Bryan Beller at Sweetwater Studios, Agua Dulce, CA, Rai Thistlethwayte all over Australia and Tasmania.
Drums recorded by Eric Caudieux at Uncommon Studios Los Angeles, CA
Mixed and Mastered by Greg Koller at The Apex Studio Los Angeles, CA
Art Direction, Design & Photo Illustration by Todd Gallopo at Meat and Potatoes
Portrait Photography by Eduardo Peña Dolhun

All songs written by Joe Satriani
Published by Strange Beautiful Music/ASCAP/Kobalt
(c) & (p) 2021 except the following: "Sahara", "The Elephants of Mars" and "Desolation" written by Joe Satriani and Eric Caudiex, and "Through A Mother's Day Darkly" written by Joe Satriani (Strange Beautiful Music/ASCAP/Kobalt), Eric Caudiex, and Ned Evett (Rinstown Music/ASCAP)

CREW

Mike Manning - Master Guitar Tech
Gary Brawer - Master Luthier
Chris Barnett - Master Amp Guru

Special Thanks

Mike Manning, Gary Brawer, Everyone at the Ibanez Custom Shop, Ibanez USA and Hoshino Gakki, Larry DiMarzio and Steve Blucher at DiMarzio, Everyone at D'Addario, Sustaniac, Alan Rosen and everyone at Bananas at Large, Ben Levin and Chris Cobb at Real Guitars, Jon Brion and The Apex Studio, Eduardo Peña Dolhun, Melissa Dragich and Mad Ink, Jon Luini and Chime Interactive, Todd Gallopo and Meat and Potatoes, Julie Renee and Wendy Hoffhine at High Note Management, Gary Jay and Land Shark, Wayne Forte and everyone at Entourage Talent, Peter Paterno and Harold Papineau at King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP, Max Vaccaro and Kerstin Eberherr and everyone at earMUSIC.

Extra Special Thanks

Rubina and ZZ Satriani

Artist Representation/Management

Mick Brigden and Morty Wiggins

This album is dedicated to the memory of
Mick Brigden (1947-2021)

Rest in peace dear friend.

ONLINE EVENTS

On Thursday and Friday (April 7 and 8) of release week, Joe will be in two very special livestream events, plus the new music video for the title track "The Elephants of Mars" will be premiered!

PRE-RELEASE LISTENING PARTY + Q&A
THU APR 7 (12pm PT / 3pm ET / 9pm CET)


THE ELEPHANTS OF MARS MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE
FRI APR 8 (12pm PT / 3pm ET / 9pm CET)


RELEASE DAY CELEBRATION LIVESTREAM
with Joe, Kenny, Bryan, Rai, Eric, ZZ & More

FRI APR 8 (12:15pm PT / 3:15pm ET / 9:15pm CET)
Joe will be joined by Kenny, Bryan, Rai, Eric & ZZ Following the premiere of the new music video!

MUSIC VIDEOS

TRACK-BY-TRACK VIDEOS