{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Sarsippius' Ark (Limited Edition) | type = studio | artist = Infectious Grooves | cover = Sarsippius Ark.jpg | alt = | released = February 2, 1993 | recorded = 1989 – April 18, 1992 | venue = Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California ("Infectious Grooves", "Do the Sinister") | studio = Music Grinder, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California<br />Sony Studios, Santa Monica, California<br />Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California ("Slo-Motion Slam", "Savor da Flavor") | genre = Funk metal | length = 56:32 | label = Epic | producer = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo, Paul Northfield, Tom Fletcher, Mark Dodson | prev_title = The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious Grooves | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = Groove Family Cyco | next_year = 1994 }}

'''''Sarsippius' Ark''''', also referred to as '''''Sarsippius' Ark (Limited Edition)''''', due to its cover, is the second album from Infectious Grooves and was released February 2, 1993. The album features various skits from Mike Muir as the character Sarsippius, the title character of the album.

The album reached number 109 on the Billboard 200 charts and number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers charts that same year.<ref name="Sarsippius' Ark - Infectious Grooves | Awards | AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sarsippius-ark-mw0000617851/awards |title = Album Search for 'sarsippius ark' |website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rw8EAAAAMBAJ |title=Popular Uprisings |magazine=Billboard |date=1993-03-06 |volume=105 |issue=10 |page=21 |language=en}}</ref> Videos were made for "These Freaks Are Here to Party" and "Three Headed Mind Pollution".

== Recording == Most of the album was recorded at Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood and Sony Studios in Santa Monica, with producer Paul Northfield, and mixed at Skip Saylor Studios in Hollywood.<ref name=":0">''Sarsippius' Ark'' ''(Limited Edition)'' (1993) Epic: EK 53131</ref>

The songs "Three Headed Mind Pollution" and "These Freaks Are Here to Party" were recorded with producer Tom Fletcher, and partly mixed at One on One Studios in North Hollywood.<ref name=":0" />

The live versions of "Infectious Grooves" and "Do the Sinister" were recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre on 18 April 1992 by Studio on Wheels, and mixed by Paul Northfield at Skip Saylor Studios.<ref name=":0" />

"Slo-Motion Slam" and "Savor da Flavor" were recorded during the ''The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious Grooves'' sessions at Devonshire Sound Studios with producer Mark Dodson.<ref name=":0" /> They feature that album's personnel: Scott Crago on drums, Stephen Perkins on percussion, and additional guitarists Phil Kettner and Christian Gaiters.<ref name=":0" />

The demo versions of "Infectious Grooves" and "You Pick Me Up (Just to Throw Me Down)" were recorded to 8-track tape in 1989.<ref name=":0" /> "You Pick Me Up (Just to Throw Me Down)" is the demo version of "Therapy", highlighting Robert Trujillo's bassline. The demos were recorded with a lineup of Phil Kettner and Christian Gaiters on guitar, Dave Dunn on keyboards, and Sam Pokebo on drums.<ref name=":0" />

Mike Muir and Robert Trujillo co-produced the album with Northfield, Fletcher, and Dodson.<ref name=":0" /> Josh Freese is credited as an additional musician in the liner notes, rather than a band member.<ref name=":0" />{{Album reviews |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sarsippius-ark-mw0000617851|title=Sarsippius' Ark - Infectious Grooves|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref> }}

==Track listing== {{tracklist | total_length = 56:32 | title1 = Intro | writer1 = Mike Muir/Sarsippius | length1 = 0:41 | title2 = Turtle Wax (Funkaholics Anonymous) | writer2 = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length2 = 3:30 | title3 = No Cover/2 Drink Minimum | writer3 = Mike Muir/Sarsippius | length3 = 0:46 | title4 = Immigrant Song | note4 = Led Zeppelin cover | writer4 = Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | length4 = 2:57 | title5 = Caca de Kick | writer5 = Mike Muir/Sarsippius | length5 = 0:37 | title6 = Don't Stop, Spread the Jam! | writer6 = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo, Adam Siegel, Dean Pleasants | length6 = 4:01 | title7 = Three Headed Mind Pollution | writer7 = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length7 = 4:25 | title8 = Slo-Motion Slam | writer8 = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length8 = 3:59 | title9 = Legend in His Own Mind (Ladies Love 'sip) | writer9 = Mike Muir/Sarsippius | length9 = 1:16 | title10 = Infectious Grooves | writer10 = Dave Dunn, Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length10 = 4:36 | title11 = These Freaks Are Here to Party | writer11 = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length11 = 4:09 | title12 = The Man Behind the Man | writer12 = Mike Muir/Sarsippius | length12 = 0:39 | title13 = Fame | note13 = David Bowie Cover | writer13 = David Bowie, John Lennon, Carlos Alomar | length13 = 4:36 | title14 = Savor da Flavor | writer14 = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length14 = 3:53 | title15 = No Budget/Dust off the 8-Track! | writer15 = Mike Muir/Sarsippius | length15 = 0:40 | title16 = Infectious Grooves (Demo) | writer16 = Dave Dunn, Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length16 = 4:04 | title17 = You Pick Me up (Just to Throw Me Down) "Therapy" | writer17 = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length17 = 3:11 | title18 = Do the Sinister (Live) | writer18 = Mike Muir, Robert Trujillo | length18 = 5:22 | title19 = Big Big Butt, by Infectiphibian | writer19 = Mike Muir/Sarsippius, Robert Trujillo | length19 = 0:55 | title20 = Spreck | note20 = Unlisted | writer20 = Sarsippius, Infectious Grooves | length20 = 2:34 }}

== Credits == Sourced from the CD liner notes:<ref name=":0" />

'''Infectious Grooves'''

* Mike Muir – vocals, producer * Robert Trujillo – bass, producer * Dean Pleasants – guitar * Adam Siegel – guitar, artwork

'''Additional musicians'''

* Josh Freese – drums * Dave Dunn – keyboards on "Slo-Motion Slam" * Phil Kettner – lead guitar on "Slo-Motion Slam", additional guitar parts on "Savor da Flavor", heavy guitars and solo on "Infectious Grooves (Demo)" * Christian Gaiters – additional guitar parts on "Savor da Flavor", clean guitars on "Infectious Grooves (Demo)" * Scott Crago – drums on "Slo-Motion Slam" and "Savor da Flavor" * Stephen Perkins – percussion on "Slo-Motion Slam" and "Savor da Flavor" * Sam Pokebo – drums on "Infectious Grooves (Demo)"

'''Technical personnel'''

* Paul Northfield – producer (tracks 2, 4, 6, 13, 20), mixing * Tom Fletcher – producer (7, 11) * Mark Dodson – producer (8, 14)

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|109|artist=Infectious Grooves|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Infectious Grooves|rowheader=true|access-date=March 6, 2018}} |}

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