Gastr Del Sol – Upgrade & Afterlife

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


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