SLINT — Spiderland

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Album · 1991

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By SLINT

Tracklist


1. Breadcrumb Trail (5:55)
2. Nosferatu Man (5:35)
3. Don, Aman (6:28)
4. Washer (8:50)
5. For Dinner... (5:05)
6. Good Morning, Captain (7:38)

Total Time 39:31

2014 Remastered Version:

1. Breadcrumb Trail (Remastered) (5:54)
2. Nosferatu Man (Remastered) (5:34)
3. Don, Aman (Remastered) (6:27)
4. Washer (Remastered) (8:49)
5. For Dinner... (Remastered) (5:05)
6. Good Morning, Captain (Remastered) (7:41)
7. Nosferatu Man (Basement practice) (7:05)
8. Washer (Basement practice) (4:48)
9. Good Morning, Captain (Demo) (7:34)
10. Pam (Rough mix of Spiderland outtake) (4:44)
11. Glenn (Spiderland outtake) (7:59)
12. Todd's Song (Post-Spiderland song in progress) (7:22)
13. Brian's Song (Post-Spiderland demo) (5:57)
14. Cortez the Killer (Live in Chicago, Illinois, March 3, 1989) (8:36)
15. Washer (4-track vocal demo) (7:21)
16. Nosferatu Man (4-track vocal demo) (5:23)
17. Pam (4-track vocal demo) (3:33)
18. Good Morning, Captain" (Evanston Riff tape) (0:45)
19. "Nosferatu Man" (Evanston Riff tape) 3:18
20. "Pam" (Evanston Riff tape) 4:39


Total Time 118:35

Line-up/Musicians


- Brian McMahan / vocals; guitar (tracks 1–2, 4–6)
- David Pajo / guitar (tracks 1–6)
- Todd Brashear / bass guitar (tracks 1–2, 4–6)
- Britt Walford / drums; vocals (tracks 2, 3, 6), guitar (track 3)

About this release

Released on CD, vinyl and cassette on 27th March 1991 by Touch and Go Records.

Recorded in August 1990 at River North Records, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Engineering by Brian Paulson.

Re-released on CD in USA and Canada in 1995 (precise date unknown).

Re-released on vinyl in USA on 20th January 2004.

Re-released on CD in USA in 2011 (precise date unknown).

Remastered box set released on CD and Vinyl on 15th April 2014 with 14 additional recordings of demos and other rarities.

Thanks to BitterJalapeno for the addition

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siLLy puPPy
The critically acclaimed mother of all things post-rock does indeed seem to be the first successor to Talk Talk's later albums that layed down the foundation for the subgenre of rock to blossom although it was clearly heavily influenced by other dronological bands like The Velvet Underground who had already tapped into the sound in the 60s. The band's 2nd album SPIDERLAND went virtually unnoticed at the time and the band would break up soon after its release, yet for those who heard it they were truly inspired and through sheer influence alone this album has gained a steadily growing popularity in the underground world since its release.

It is interesting to hear just which parts influenced different post-rock acts that followed. The opener “Breadcrumb Trail” and its Godspeed! You Black Emperor narrations and the slower songs being heavily influential for Toby Driver's Maudlin Of The Well and Kayo Dot projects. Although I don't love this album as much as others simply because i find the vocals a bit weak in the screaming department and way too much talking instead of some kind of singing, I do recognize this as the landmark historically important album for what it is and i do kinda like the music which is mostly a punkish dissonance with a reggae kind of syncopation for a lot of the more upbeat tracks whilst the slower tracks are pure ambient riffing and atmospheric generators. Worth having alone for the mark it's made on the musical world but i can't say i enjoy listening to this on a regular basis.

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