Ancient Melodies of the Future is the fifth studio album by indie rock band Built to Spill. The core line-up of the band remained as it had for the previous two albums, with singer/guitarist Doug Martsch, bassist Brett Nelson, and drummer Scott Plouf. The album was recorded at Bear Creek in Woodinville, Washington, with overdubs recorded at Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington, and Martsch's studio, The Manhouse, in Boise, Idaho. Ancient Melodies of the Future was released in 2001 by Warner Bros.
Track listing
Personnel Built to Spill Doug Martsch – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards; engineer, producer Brett Nelson – bass Scott Plouf – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Sam Coomes – keyboards Brett Netson – guitars , thumb piano , hi-hat
Production Phil Ek – engineer, producer Brad Zefferen – assistant engineer Greg Young – assistant engineer Sheldon Zaharko – mixing engineer Greg Calbi – mastering Tae Won Yu – art direction, design, photography
Charts Chart (2001)PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 94US Top Album Sales94
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