Animal Monday
Anima Mundi
Original Release Date: 04/09/3008
Previously thought lost to solar exposure and space dust erosion, the full version of Anima Mundi’s single Hang In There is now presented in its full version, as of September 12th.
At the Jemdet Wrecking Yard in Venera, the Venusian duo of Animal Monday had cleared their weekend to collect circuitry, copper, and any other bits they could use to repair their synthesizers. Venerable outcasts among their peers, a recent live show had ended early when stark-raving-mad drunkards smashed their instruments and took off into the night. As they were rummaging, an acid rainstorm, common in the southern hemisphere, forced them into the comfort of a vintage space cruiser. Neon lighting cackled across the sky and they soon realized they were not alone. The vehicle, as it turned out, once belonged to the local police; the deactivated android in the backseat too had been the property of the municipality. Its strange, toothy smile frightened the duo at first (a neighbor reported a bevy of screams for just over fifteen minutes) but after the initial shock, and the discovery of additional arm and leg attachments in the trunk, Animal Monday exchanged the electrified baton for a drum stick and put the bot to work. Dubbed B0BB1, the former copper no longer kept the peace, but the beat, drumming perfectly in sync to the buzzing synthesizers of his new mates. After a bit of tweaking (and a few malicious reversions to its old ways) the new trio quickly launched themselves into the studio and on tour, where a fateful promoter would mispronounce their band name, birthing the hit-makers we know today as Anima Mundi. As fate would have it, the ruffians who had smashed their instruments just months before were at that very show. In their infinite wisdom, they had included a special switch on the back of their automated drummer for just such an occasion.
Original Database Entry: After a concert promoter wrongly introduced Animal Monday as “Anima Mundi,” what was seemingly a joke grew into one of the most successful bands to ever hail from Venus. Featuring an artificial drummer with six hands and four legs, their rather smooth debut album was considered a jumping-off point, acting as confirmation that the trio's sound would, and could, evolve even further. Ten albums later, they are still packing arenas and stamping their intergalactic passport.
Side A
Tangled Up
Skull & Cross
Hang In There
Keep It On Beat
Side B
Bubble/Bubble
Suffocated In Ivy
Weekend Warriors
Venusian Vibrato
