Album
Castlemania
2011 · Rock
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
Castlemania is a Rock album by Thee Oh Sees, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
While <i>Castlemania</i> is built on the ‘60s garage foundation that ignites many of Thee Oh Sees’ albums, there is a loose, disjointed, avant-jazz vibe at play here as well. The shambling, acoustic opener, “I Need Seed,” is not an indicator of what lies ahead: “Corprophagist” and “Stinking Cloud” have eerie, vaporous synths and flutes, and the skronky “Corrupted Coffin” feels like early-‘80s New York No Wave, while hazy mellotron collages form “The Horse Was Lost.” But tunes like the twinkling “Pleasure Blimps” make a U-turn back into ‘60s psych-pop, and “The Whipping Continues” and “A Wall, a Century 2” are stomping, fuzz-box garage rockers in the best of the tradition. Amidst the handful of covers are blissful, lysergic takes on the Creation’s “If I Stay Too Long” and “I Won’t Hurt You” by the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. <i>Castlemania</i> is rough around the edges, a little uneven, and -- as we’ve come to expect from Thee Oh Sees — pretty darn exciting.
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Tracklist
- 1I Need Seed2:54
- 2Corprophagist (A Bath Perhaps)2:13
- 3Stinking Cloud3:11
- 4Corrupted Coffin2:07
- 5Pleasure Blimps2:42
- 6A Wall, a Century 22:42
- 7Spider Cider0:58
- 8The Whipping Continues2:27
- 9Blood On the Deck2:17
- 10Castlemania2:31
- 11AA Warm Breeze3:03
- 12Idea for Rubber Dog1:28
- 13The Horse Was Lost3:52
- 14I Won't Hurt You2:32
- 15If I Stay Too Long3:34
- 16What Are We Craving?3:22
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- lo-fi
- chaotic
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- John DwyerGUITAR, VOCALS, DRUMS, BASS, FLUTE, CLARINET, KEYBOARDS, TRUMPET, SYNTHESIZER, HARMONICA, PERCUSSION VOCALS, DRUMS, GUITAR, BASS, FLUTE, CLARINET, KEYBOARDS, TRUMPET, SYNTH, HARMONICA, PERCUSSION
- Brigid DawsonVOCALS
- Heidi AlexanderVOCALS
- Randy SutherlandSAXOPHONE
- Ty SegallDRUMS, BASS VOCALS
10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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