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Automatic Writing (album)

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Automatic Writing

Studio album by

Ataxia

Released

August 10, 2004

Recorded

January 2004

Genre

Psychedelic rock

Length

44:42

Ataxia chronology

Automatic Writing
(2004)

AW II
(2007)

John Frusciante chronology

The Will to Death
(2004)

Automatic Writing
(2004)

DC EP
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Guardian	^[2]
Pitchfork	7.1/10^[3]
Sputnikmusic	^[4]

Automatic Writing is the debut studio album by American experimental rock band Ataxia, released on August 10, 2004 on Record Collection. Ataxia consisted of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, Joe LallyofFugazi, and Josh Klinghoffer, Frusciante's subsequent successor in the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The band recorded 10 songs, approximately 80 minutes of content, over a two-week period, and played two live shows in a matter of four days. A second album, entitled AW II, was released on May 29, 2007 with the remaining five tracks recorded during this session.^[5]

The vinyl edition of the record saw a repressing from Record Collection on December 11, 2012. These reissued records are 180 gram and come with a download of choice between MP3 and WAV formats of the album.

Regarding this release, Frusciante noted, "If you like me cause you saw me live, and I was beating the fuck out of my guitar, then this record - which is a collaboration with Josh Klinghoffer and Joe Lally - will give you what you're looking for. If you don't care about song structure, and you want powerful music with fucked-up guitar-playing and songs that are really long, this record is the one."^[6]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by John Frusciante, Joe Lally and Josh Klinghoffer

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dust"	8:56
2.	"Another"	6:22
3.	"The Sides"	6:45
4.	"Addition"	10:15
5.	"Montreal"	12:24
Total length:		44:42

Personnel[edit]

The following people contributed to Automatic Writing:^[7]

Band[edit]

John Frusciante – guitar, synthesizers, vocals ("Dust", "The Sides", "Another" and "Addition")
Joe Lally – bass, vocals ("Montreal")
Josh Klinghoffer – drums, synthesizers, vocals ("Another")

Recording personnel[edit]

John Frusciante – producer
Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
Ryan Castle – assistant
Bernie Grundman – mastering

Artwork[edit]

Lola Montes – photography
Mike Piscitelli – design
John Frusciante – design

References[edit]

^ Allmusic review

^ Simpson, Dave. "Ataxia, Automatic Writing". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

^ Pitchfork Media review Archived January 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

^ "Ataxia - Automatic Writing". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

^ Howe, Brian. "Automatic Writing review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-11.

^ "John Frusciante Is Your Music Concierge | John Frusciante unofficial website – Invisible Movement". Invisible-movement.net. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-01-15.

^ Automatic Writing liner notes

v t e John Frusciante
Albums	Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt Smile from the Streets You Hold To Record Only Water for Ten Days Shadows Collide with People The Will to Death Inside of Emptiness A Sphere in the Heart of Silence Curtains The Empyrean PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone Enclosure Maya I and II
EPs	Estrus EP Going Inside DC EP Letur-Lefr Outsides Foregrow
Internet releases	From the Sounds Inside 4-Track Guitar Music Renoise Tracks 2009–2011
Trickfinger	Sect In Sgt Trickfinger Trickfinger II Look Down, See Us She Smiles Because She Presses the Button
Ataxia	Automatic Writing AW II
Collaborations	Speed Dealer Moms EP Hiding in the Light
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Mother's Milk Blood Sugar Sex Magik Californication By the Way Live in Hyde Park Stadium Arcadium Unlimited Love Return of the Dream Canteen
The Mars Volta	De-Loused in the Comatorium Frances the Mute Amputechture The Bedlam in Goliath Octahedron
Omar Rodríguez-López	A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One The Special 12 Singles Series Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante Sepulcros de Miel Arañas en la Sombra
Related articles	Discography Josh Klinghoffer Flea Chad Smith Swahili Blonde Black Knights Stuff The Brown Bunny OST The Sentimental Engine Slayer

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