it "one of those albums that you can't believe a major label had anything to do with", writing, "the more I listen to California, the more I'm convinced that Mike Patton is really the devil on holiday." Steve Huey of AllMusic similarly remarked that the album "[will] make you marvel at the fact that such a defiantly odd, uncommercial band recorded for Warner Bros." In 2017, Canadian site Exclaim! cited it as an essential album in Mike Patton's career discography, claiming "California maintained the strange stylings that Mr. Bungle fans had come to love by that point, but remains beautiful and melodic to this day." Experimental artist Igorrr was greatly influenced by the album, especially by its track "Ars Moriendi". The 2005 single "Unretrofied" (from the album Miss Machine) by The Dillinger Escape Plan, who toured with Mr. Bungle in 1999, was inspired by the feelings that the song "Retrovertigo" evoked in guitarist Ben Weinman after listening to it every night. On June 30, 2017, the metal band Avenged Sevenfold released a studio cover of "Retrovertigo". Accolades Track listing Personnel Mr. Bungle Trevor Dunn – bass guitar, artwork concept and production Danny Heifetz – percussion, drums, keyboards and production Clinton "Bär" McKinnon – saxophone, keyboards, French horn and production Mike Patton – vocals, keyboards, artwork concept and production Trey Spruance – guitar, engineering, production strategy and production Additional personnel Bill Banovetz – English horn Sam Bass – cello Ben Barnes – violin and viola Henri Ducharme – accordion Timba Harris – trumpet Marika Hughes – cello Eyvind Kang – violin, viola Carla Kihlstedt – violin and viola Michael Peloquin – harmonica David Phillips – pedal steel guitar Larry Ragent – French horn Jay Stebley – cymbalom Aaron Seeman – piano William Winant – timpani, mallets, tam tam and bass drum Billy Anderson – engineering Gibbs Chapman – mixing Ryan Cooper – publicity Elizabeth Gregory – legal representation Josh Heller – engineering Malcom Hillier – sleeve photography George Horn – mastering Adam Muñoz – engineering, mixing and editing Mackie Osborne – sleeve layout and graphic design Justin Phelps – engineering Rob Worthington – mixing References Mr. Bungle albums 1999 albums Warner Records albums