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| | | kranky (usa) #krank 080 cd charalambides “our bed is green” double compact disc set - tea (4:35)
- the treadmill (1:52)
- take the pointing finger for the moon (6:39)
- pas el agoa (5:10)
- black pope (2:36)
- bid you goodnite (1:50)
- i don't know you (3:49)
- stuttgart (4:19)
- silver reeds (3:24)
- our bed is green (4:12)
- faze her (3:57)
- dead bee (3:28)
- regret (3:35)
- neutron decay (2:40)
- c.g. (3:16)
- the core (3:21)
- coming out (3:48)
- strange matter (3:52)
- 20 hours (2:06)
- cosmic string (6:04)
- dorothy (1:10)
- i don't know what to sing (1:04)
- the bottle (2:04)
- the hair on my head (is brown) (1:26)
- same old routine (8:00)
- final (2:53)
| reissue of arguably the ‘bides best (and first) record, originally realeased k7-only back in the first year of the band’s existence (prior to their involvement with siltbreeze) which they then reissued on their own wholly other label in 1995... here is it again, finally in a non-finite edition, restored to it’s initial length and released as a double-disc set.
it’s certainly one of the key points in the lengthy discography of the band, which i believe is now defunct (tom, christina, jason, and heather all have solo projects.) - it’s wall of haze thrown up in haste, slowly broken down over the course of the hour-plus radiation session. tantalizing in its inclusivity - you certainly feel like you’re in the room with them, if not in their mind(s) ... |
| | artist: charalambides
title: our bed is green
catalog #: krank080
formats available: 2xcd
release date: april 4, 2005
originally released on one cassette by the band in 1992 and later reissued as a limited edition compact disc on their wholly other label, our bed is green was the first release by charalambides. kranky is proud to add this album to our charalambides reissue series, placing all of the original cassette (with the exception of two cover songs) on a double cd set. time lag reissued the album on vinyl in fall 2004. this is more than a historical document, the continuing relevance of the music is self-explanatory.
our bed is green was the debut release from charalambides. formed in 1991 by tom carter (who was playing in the heavy psych combo the mike gunn at the time) and christina carter to take part in improvisational sessions at a local houston club, the band was asked to play live on ktru. instead, they recorded our bed is green.
although no band is totally sui generis, anyone who heard the debut recordings by charalambides in 1992 could have been forgiven for thinking that of the duo. our bed is green was a recording that roped in folk, improvisation, psychedelia, blues and gospel into a crackling sound world utterly unlike anything else. ranging across a 90 minute cassette and produced at home on four track, the music had only the means of production in common with the so-called lo fi scene of the time. on their debut charalambides achieved the distinct otherness they retain to this day. |
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