Desk Trickery is a studio album by Doldrums, released in 1999 by Kranky.[4]
| Desk Trickery | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 13, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 – 1999 in Texas and Virginia | |||
| Genre | Post-rock | |||
| Length | 46:50 | |||
| Label | Kranky | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | 6/10[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.7/10[3] |
Critical reception
editThe Chicago Tribune wrote that Doldrums "embrace playing for the fun of it, stretching out on extended improvisations that owe as much to the Grateful Dead and Balinese gamelan music as they do to Can and Popul Vuh."[5]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Doldrums
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Office Scene" | 0:45 |
| 2. | "Sparkling Deadheadz" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Fritland" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Grill Out Time" | 8:04 |
| 5. | "Free Festival of the Stonebridge" | 13:17 |
| 6. | "Who Shot J.R.?" | 9:51 |
| 7. | "Godspeed You Young Actress" | 5:36 |
Personnel
editAdapted from the Desk Trickery liner notes.[6]
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1999 | Kranky | CD | krank 040 |
References
edit- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Doldrums: Desk Trickery > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ columnist (January 15, 2000). "Doldrums: Desk Trickery". NME: 27.
- ^ Sirota, Brent S. "Doldrums: Desk Trickery". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "Doldrums | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Meyer, Bill (28 November 1999). "DoldrumsDesk Trickery (Kranky)Doldrums, a trio whose members..." chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Desk Trickery (booklet). Doldrums. Chicago, Illinois: Kranky. 1999.
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External links
edit- Desk Trickery at Discogs (list of releases)