1. Fwakstension 2. Automatic 3. Hawaii Five-O 4. You're A Mean One Mister Grinch 5. Therapy 6. 12 String Thing 7. Secret Hedges 8. Habanera 9. Les Toreadors 10. Shnook 11. Dick Cinnamon's Office 12. Purple Guitar
The instrumental CD from Dweezil Zappa is entitled Automatic, his first release under his own name in nearly a decade and marking a return to his roots as a guitarist. It’s also the first predominately instrumental guitar album of his career. Operating under the musical credo “anything at anytime for any reason at all” gave Dweezil freedom to explore new territory. Dweezil has always had shocking facility for rock music composition and arranging, which proudly boasts his sense of humor and personality. Automatic features thick layers of multi-tracked guitars, all perfectly executed and combined with wild rhythms and intriguing improvisation, adding nicely to the Zappa Family legacy which has been providing alternative entertainment for over thirty years to a worldwide audience that embraces it like nothing else. Featuring special guest performances from Blues Saraceno, Bryan Beller, Scott Thunes, Terry Bozzio, Mike Keneally, Joe Travers and others, Automatic pulls together material recorded during the Shampoohorn (Z) sessions of 1995 and new music.