music.wikisort.org - CompositionBlack Snakes is a collaboration between the experimental rock band Red Krayola and the conceptual art group Art & Language.[5][6] It was released in 1983 by RecRec Music.[7] The album was adopted by Drag City and re-issued on CD in 1997.[8]
1983 studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language
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| Released | 1983 |
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| Recorded | Sunrise Studio, Switzerland |
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| Genre | Experimental rock |
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| Length | 47:22 |
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| Label | RecRec (original release) Drag City (reissue)[1] |
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Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[4] |
Critical reception
Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, referred to the album as an "avant-garde theater [soundtrack] without the theater to explain what was happening."[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michael Baldwin, Mel Ramsden, and Mayo Thompson.
Side one| Title |
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| 1. | "Black Snakes" | 4:41 |
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| 2. | "Ratman, The Weightwatcher" | 2:52 |
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| 3. | "The Sloths" | 6:42 |
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| 4. | "The Jam" | 4:29 |
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| 5. | "Hedges" | 3:48 |
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Side two| Title |
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| 1. | "Portrait of V. I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part I" | 3:05 |
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| 2. | "Future Pilots" | 4:17 |
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| 3. | "A Portrait of You" | 4:49 |
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| 4. | "Words of Love" | 4:49 |
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| 5. | "Café Twenty-One" | 3:53 |
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| 6. | "Gynaecology in Ancient Greece" | 3:55 |
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Personnel
- Musicians
- Ben Annesley – bass guitar
- Chris Taylor – drums
- Allen Ravenstine – synthesizer, saxophone
- Mayo Thompson – guitar, vocals
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- Production
- Etienne Conod – recording
- Eric Radcliffe – mixing
- Robert Vogel – recording
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References
- "The Red Crayola with Art & Language - Black Snakes | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
- Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Black Snakes". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 806.
- Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 322.
- "Thompson's twins". Dallas Observer. June 17, 1999.
- Miller, Eric T. (June 2, 2006). "The Red Krayola: Outside The Lines".
- Kenny, Glenn; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Red Crayola". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- "The Red Krayola: Black Snakes". Drag City. 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- Thompson, Dave (August 9, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
External links
Red Krayola |
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| Related articles | | Articles | |
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| Groups |
- Essential Logic
- Pere Ubu
- The Raincoats
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