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Dan Deacon, is, of course, one of the brightest stars on the experimental pop scene nowadays, but where did he start out? Well, this is one of a couple of releases this week that want to tell you, in staggering and some might say unnecessary detail, about this particular visionary's roots. The first of this double-LP set is very experimental, and definitely more on the abstract/sound collage end of the scale, with only three tracks on the entire disc. The album's other nine tracks are squeezed onto the other disc, which naturally makes for a much more focused and, to my ears, pleasing listen. At its best this is interesting experimental pop, but at its worst it's unfocused improvised guff. Certainly interesting, especially if you're a fan of Deacon's current work, but not by any means a starting point for people who want to explore what this guy is capable of. Interesting bedroom experimentation but very hit-and-miss indeed. File under 'curio', not 'masterpiece'.
First pressing limited to 1000 worldwide.
Originally released on CDR in 2003, available for the first time on vinyl
Double LPs with deluxe photocopied black and white insert
Includes digital download card
-”I was a very different musician back then trying to figure out how to interact with sound, what could be done with it, where it could go, learning music software for the first time, and discovering many more genres of experimental music than what i was exposed to in my youth on Long Island. It was an exciting time! Since then my aesthetic has shifted, my absurdist mindset subdued and I’ve been exposed to a global audience. At times I feel like these albums are skeletons in my musical closet, knowing how easily parts of them could be taken out of context by a media that loves to take things out of context. But these records were made without knowledge of that media world. There’s an innocent ignorance to them that none of my other records will ever be able to have, an ignorance lost to experience. These albums are like seeds. They sound, look and feel very different from the fruit that they’ve grown but they are still of the same tree. I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I enjoyed making them. See you in the future”, Dan.
1. My Name Is Robert,
2. ksjfhgljkhertykjlehgskjhkjvhda,
3. Sound Events (Live),
4. Shit Slowly Applied On Cock Parts,
5. The House I Was Isn’t My Girlfriends Porshe,
6. Missy Modle x 1000,
7. Spring,
8. I Will Always Have Juice Today,
9. Glass and Metal,
10. It’s Not As It’s Going Downtown
11. Junior High Band With Trucks and Dogs,
12. 4400440044040 with Dufus and The Beatles
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