LPx2, 45rpm & 33 1/3 rpm, Drag City, 1996
Gastr Del Sol is David Grubbs & Jim O’Rourke
featuring Tony Conrad, Mats Gustafsson, John McEntire, Sue Wolf, Steve Braack, Tony Burr, Gene Coleman, Kevin Drumm, Terri Kapsalis, Günter Müller, Jerry Ruthrauf, Ralf Wehowsky
Recorded by Jim O’Rourke with Rob Bochnik (A1) and John McEntire (C1)
Album Profile
Styles & influences: Post-Rock, Electroacoustic, Experimental, Tape Music, Avant-Folk, Drone, American Primitivism, Glitch
Vibes: Cryptic, Deconstructed, Existential, Surreal, Restrained, Plaintive, Hypnotic, Suspenseful, Active Listening
Musical Qualities: Extended Technique, Dynamic, Sparse, Noisy, Electro-Acoustic, Droney, Acoustic, Soft
Instrumentation: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Tapes, Woodwinds, Violin, Organ
Further research
Ep. #877: Gastr del Sol