Eskimo Deconstructed by The Residents offers a fascinating exploration of one of experimental music’s most intriguing works. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the original “Eskimo” album, this release lets listeners experience the building blocks of the legendary anthropological ambient masterpiece with over seventy chants, loops, sound effects, and musical passages sourced from the group’s iconic 1970s recordings.
This deconstructed edition uncovers the intricate details and immersive soundscapes that shaped the original album, providing an unprecedented opportunity to “walk around inside a masterpiece.” With its collaged atmospheres, commercial jingles, and authentic arctic sound textures, Eskimo Deconstructed invites longtime fans and new listeners alike to discover hidden layers and previously unheard facets of The Residents’ boundary-pushing sonic universe.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: New Ralph Too
- Genre: Electronic, Non-Music
- Release Date: 05/31/2019
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TRACKS
A1. Mysterious Chant #1
A2. Ga Ga Ga
A3. Neki Neki
A4. Catch ‘Em Up
A5. Mysterious Chant #2
A6. Ooh Wit Aah Stomp
A7. Something Interrupts The Chatter
A8. Hunt Field Recording
A9. Crank
A10. Meat
A11. Mysterious / Indigenous Song
A12. North Western Poem #1
A13. Residents Poem #1
A14. Dodgers All The Way!
A15. Break
A16. Commercial Chant
A17. Studio Argument
A18. North Western Poem #2
A19. Squeeze
A20. Indigenous Chant #1
A21. Two Amused Hunters Impersonate The Residents
A22. Asked
A23. Driven
A24. An Amused Hunter Impersonates Player
A25. Life
A26. We Don’t Know How To Prey
B1. 'Eskimo' Theme
B2. Synthesiser Pad #1
B3. Six Inuit Musicians Impersonate The Residents
B4. Birth Field Recording Extract
B5. Album Finale Version One
B6. Ancient Whale Chant
B7. A Musician Plays Kooa For Us (At Daybreak)
B8. Unknown Indigenous Poem & Synthesiser
B9. Kooa Musician At Daybreak Take 2
B10. The Residents Rehearse An Old Northwestern Play
B11. Album Finale Version Two
C1. Commercial Rhythm & Pooeye
C2. Rounding Up Hunters
C3. Wounded And Dragged Ashore
C4. Floating Downstream
C5. An Excited Welcome!
C6. Segook And Ooluksak Rehearsal
C7. The Hunt Accelerates Towards A Kill
C8. Possibly Another Birth
C9. A Communal Clapalong
C10. Angakok Sermon
C11. The Residents Greeted One By One
C12. Atseak Orchestra
C13. Grumbling
C14. Bells And Whistles Rhythm
C15. The Sled Chase
C16. Drums And Horns
C17. Sedrak Piece Draws A Crowd
C18. The Lone Lookout
D1. Train Ride
D2. Creaking In The Wind
D3. Synthesiser Pad #2 And Whistlin’
D4. Water’s Edge Ritual And Overdubs
D5. Drone Piece #1
D6. Tape Speed Play Improv
D7. Twinklz
D8. Dogs
D9. Drone Piece #2
D10. Whistle While You Walk
D11. Water’s Edge Field Recording
D12. Synth Bang
D13. Synth Swell
D14. Bell
D15. Sonar Communications
D16. Low Synth Rises Up
D17. We All Stomp
D18. Somebody’s Abstract Piece
CD-1. Arctic Field Recordings
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