Background
Zombielicious is Zombie Nation's fourth album, released on UKW Records in 2009. Florian Senfter has called it his personal favourite — an evolution from the gritty warmth of Black Toys into something more detailed and refined, with full creative control over every aspect from artwork to mastering.
"If I had to pick one of the albums as my favorite it would be Zombielicious. A lot of attention to detail was given to everything from artwork to song selection and mastering. Zombielicious is an evolving step from the previous Black Toys LP where I really nailed the gritty warm sound. I wanted to take it even further on the next long player, and took control of everything."
— Florian Senfter
Production Notes
The pre-mastering process involved a rare piece of outboard gear: a Munich 1960 EQ prototype, borrowed from Andy at Vertigosound. The unit is a one-of-a-kind equaliser designed to add air on top of a mix.
"I remember the pre-mastering process involved an obscure Equalizer which I borrowed from Andy at Vertigosound. It was a one of a kind Equalizer which they named Munich 1960 EQ, apparently a one-of-a-kind prototype. There are no settings or anything, its only job is to add air on top of a mix. It's hard to describe, you'd switch it on and notice a slight sparkle in the high frequencies, nothing major. But then when you switch it off it's like somebody let the air out of the balloon and the sparkle is gone. I know that sounds really nerdy, but it shows that the level of detail was applied to everything, including an invisible spell on top of the final mix."
— Florian Senfter
During recording in 2008, Florian also captured percussion in a Munich underpass to harness its natural reverb — a hands-on approach that reflects the album's attention to sonic texture and detail.
Artwork
The iconic dripping lips logo was created by Beagle at Designliga Munich. On the CD, a white circle is screen-printed directly onto the clear jewel case — the logo then interacts with the CD print underneath to create a layered, three-dimensional effect. The vinyl edition features a cutout label that produces a similar visual relationship between the inner label and outer sleeve.
Tracklist
- 01 Mas De Todo 5:54
- 02 Get It 4:35
- 03 Supercake 53 7:14
- 04 Radio Controlled 4:47
- 05 The Fact 4:48
- 06 Worth It Pt. 1 4:40
- 07 Worth It Pt. 2 5:21
- 08 Mystery Meat Affair 7:09
- 09 Shottieville 4:56
- 10 Filterjerks 4:08
- 11 Seas of Grease 4:21
- 12 Stand By 3:55
- 13 Forza 4:43
- 14 Bass Kaput 5:48
Credits
- Written & Produced by
- Florian Senfter
- Artwork
- Beagle / Designliga Munich
- Pre-mastering EQ
- Munich 1960 EQ prototype (Vertigosound, Andy)
- Label
- UKW Records 012
- Format
- Double 12" Vinyl, CD, Digital
- Year
- 2009