GASTR DEL SOL Upgrade & Afterlife LP DRAG CITY 1996 US orig BASTRO-SQUIRREL BAIT
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GASTR DEL SOL
Gastr del Sol was the most prominent vehicle of indie rock stalwart David Grubbs,
a former member of Squirrel Bait and Bastro. With Gastr del Sol, the Louisville, KY-born
vocalist/guitarist/pianist's evolution from conventional rock music into more intricate
and sophisticated tone patterns became complete
"UPGRADE & AFTERLIFE"1996 12"EP+LP DRAG CITY RECORDS DC90 PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: none
LABEL: DRAG CITY - BLACK LABELS w/RED DOTS & WHITE NUMBERSCatalog on cover: (spine) DC90
Catalog on labels: none
12" Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): DC ? 90A ? G1 394,1(3) ''Kev''
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): D?C?-?G?D?S? DC-90-45B RE1 ? G2 434,2(3) ''Kev'
LP Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): DC ? 90C ? G1 394,3(3) ''Kev''
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): DC ? 90D ? G1 394,4(3) ''Kev'
Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): MASTERED BY CAPITOL
On Labels: none except RED DOTS, 45, 33.3
On Inside Panels: Written and performed by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke except 7 written by John Fahey....
All songs ? Gastr Virgo and Field Code Music (BMI), except 7 © Tortoise Music (ASCAP), © and ? 1996 Drag City......
On Back Cover: tracklist + company
tracklisting
Side A: OUR EXQUISITE REPLICA OF "ETERNITY"
Side B: REBECCA SYLVESTER - THE SEA INCERTAIN
SIDE C: HELLO SPIRAL - THE RELAY
Side D: CRAPPIE TACTICS - DRY BONES IN THE VALLEY
(I SAW THE LIGHT COME SHINING 'ROUND AND 'ROUND)
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RECORDS NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke's fifth album as Gastr del Sol abounds with elliptical melodies,
broken by silence and noise, that avoid resolution. The antithesis of a pop lyricist,
Grubbs' elusive wordplay and vague, surreal imagery matches his music, particularly
on "Rebecca Sylvester." Random noise interrupts throughout the album, bursting and
seeping through song surfaces, wreaking havoc on the compositions. A fanfare of
destructive screeches announces "Hello Spiral." On "The Sea Incertain," they emerge
from the stops and starts of the piano's careful explorations, pushing the instrument out
of focus and out of the picture. A paranoid hum underpins "The Relay and "Crappie Tactics."
There is beauty throughout Upgrade & Afterlife, but it's almost entirely on Gastr's terms.
Grubbs' gorgeous vocal melody on "The Relay" carries some of his most cryptic imagery...(AllMusic)
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