- Live from a Shark Cage
Infobox Album |
Name = Live from a Shark Cage
Type =Album
Artist =Papa M
Released =October 25 1999
Genre =Post-Rock
Length = 59:00
Label =Drag City DC170
Producer =David Pajo
Nat GleasonSteve Albini Tim Gane
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:26rz287u05na link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20739-live-from-a-shark-cage link]
This album = "Live From A Shark Cage"
(1999)
Next album = "Whatever, Mortal "
(2001)"Live from a Shark Cage" is the first album by
Papa M , the third suchpseudonym used byDavid Pajo (after 'M' and 'Aerial M'), released in 1999 on theChicago -basedDrag City label (see1999 in music ).The album was released on both CD and 180-gram
vinyl . As specified in the brief liner notes, "Roadrunner" was recorded in San Francisco byNat Gleason , "Drunken Spree" was recorded in Chicago bySteve Albini (who produced Pajo's previous bandSlint 's first album,Tweez ), "I Am Not Lonely With Cricket" was recorded inLondon byStereolab 'sTim Gane , and all other tracks were recorded at Velvetone Music Studio in Louisville, KY, pre-mastered by Konrad Strauss at Chicago Recording Company, and mastered byNick Webb atAbbey Road Studios .The image on the mostly black-background cover is a photograph, taken by Valery Yakushev, of a portion of a wall in the "Park Of Culture" subway station in
Moscow .Track listing
# "Arundel" – 1:04
# "Roadrunner" – 5:10
# "Pink Holler" – 5:01
# "Plastic Energy Man" – 5:36
# "Drunken Spree" – 9:05
# "Bups" – 1:12
# "Crowd of One" – 3:35
# "I Am Not Lonely with Cricket" – 14:55
# "Knocking the Casket" – 3:32
# "Up North Kids" – 5:14
# "Arundel" – 4:36Track information
Concerning the songs that bookend the album, a few places share their name with the title of both songs, "Arundel". The town of
Arundel inWest Sussex , in the south ofEngland , is bordered on the west by theRiver Arun , and lies within the district ofArun . BothArundel Castle andArundel Cathedral lie within the town. Also, there is a county inMaryland , namedAnne Arundel . However, considering that Pajo recorded one track inLondon , it is likely, though by no means definite, that "Arundel" was inspired or influenced by one of the locations in England.External links
* [http://www.dragcity.com/dragcity.html/ Drag City label]
* [http://www.papa-m.com/ David Pajo's official website]
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