Mondo Decay is the debut release from Nun Gun, the multimedia collaboration between visual artist Brad Feuerhelm, and musicians Lee Tesche and Ryan Mahan of the band Algiers.[1] After winning the 2021 Ear/Eye Award,[2] Mondo Decay was released as a 144-page photo book of Feuerhelm's photography with an accompanying soundtrack cassette produced by Tesche and Mahan on February 19, 2021, by Witty Kiwi.[3] Mondo Decay "turns the tourist gaze of mid-century Italian exploitation films onto post-industrial America, while scavenging the pulpiest bits of their soundtracks, giving them the chopped and screwed treatment, and festooning them with Tesche's brash sax flourishes."[4] The album features guest contributions from Mark Stewart of The Pop Group, ONO, Mourning [A] BLKstar, artists Luiza Prado and Farbod Kokabi, as well as authors Blake Butler, Michael Salu, and Sohail Daulatzai.[5]

Mondo Decay
Mondo Decay book and cassette cover
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)
GenreExperimental
Length55:45
LabelWitty Kiwi
ProducerLee Tesche
Nun Gun chronology
Mondo Decay
(2021)
Stealth Empire (In Dub)
(2021)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Nun Gun

No.TitleLength
1."The Spectre" (featuring Michael Salu)5:08
2."Stealth Empire" (featuring Mark Stewart)4:15
3."Beef Diet"3:21
4."Gold Mine" (featuring ONO)5:38
5."More Viscous Than Dawn" (featuring Luiza Prado)4:42
6."Excusable Homicide"3:39
7."On Neurath's Boat" (featuring Farbod Kokabi w/ Mourning [A] BLKstar)5:12
8."The Aesthetics of Hunger"4:01
9."Under the Throne" (featuring Sohail Daulatzai)2:28
10."Addio Zio Sam"2:59
11."I Used to Wear a Face" (featuring Blake Butler)3:29
12."America Addio"10:47

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[6]

  • Brad Feuerhelm – Photography, Drums on A1, A3, A4, A5
  • Lee Tesche – Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lap Steel, Bass, Percussion and Motors, Bowed and String Instruments, Sampler, Drum Programming, Tape Manipulation, Field Recording, Radio and Electronics, Synthesizer, Voice, Mixing and Production
  • Ryan Mahan – Synthesizer, Piano, Drum Programming, Voice
  • Matt Ricchini – Mastering

References

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  1. ^ "The Wire Tapper 55". The Wire. April 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "News: Algiers Announce Album and Book Under The Name Nun Gun". New Noise Magazine. April 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Dickerman, Kenneth (July 26, 2021). "This art project takes you on a somber journey of loss and decay". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Bick, Emily. "Electronics", The Wire, London, March 2021.
  5. ^ "Lee & Ryan Algiers As Nun Gun Unveil Video With Mark Stewart". The Quietus. February 2, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nun Gun – Mondo Decay". Discogs. Retrieved May 20, 2023.