Turnstyles & Junkpiles is Pullman's debut album. Released on August 11, 1998, by Thrill Jockey, Turnstyles & Junkpiles was recorded live to analog 2-track with two AKG 451-EB microphone in the Cool Blue Cave by Bundy K. Brown in November 1997, with two exceptions: "Two Parts Water" and "Beacon & Kent", which were recorded at home by Curtis Harvey and Chris Brokaw, respectively. The album was edited at Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois, and mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Digital & Analog Mastering, in Phoenix, Arizona.
| Turnstyles & Junkpiles | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 11, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock, folk, alternative folk | |||
| Length | 42:01 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Ken Brown Chris Brokaw Curtis Harvey | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| NME |   [2] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | Positive [3] |
| Spin | [4] |
| Chicago Tribune | Negative [5] |
Critical reception
editIn its review of the album, NME characterized it as "by turns evocative, lyrical and heavy with a submerged sense of unease, like Ry Cooder's soundtrack for Paris, Texas filtered through the minds of distressed rock musicians."[6] In September 2009, Fact magazine placed Turnstyles & Junkpiles at number 3 in its list "20 best: Post-Rock records ever made", going on to describe it as "quiet wonder personified. Heartbreaking and more cockle-warming than an autumn bonfire."[7] In his review for Allmusic, Jonathan Cohen stated that "Turnstyles & Junkpiles is an honest tribute to some of the acoustic guitar's most important innovators," pronouncing it "a perfect soundtrack for an AM spent in lovely dreams".[1] CMJ New Music Monthly stated that Turnstyles and Junkpiles is akin to "a Sunday in the park: Gentle, fingerpicked guitar patterns are the order of the day here";[3] similarly, Spin magazine declared that "Pullman's pensively paced compositions allow each note to glisten in tranquil isolation."[4]
Track listing
editAll songs written and performed by Chris Brokaw, Bundy K. Brown, Curtis Harvey and Doug McCombs, except as indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Hold a Shadow" | 3:15 | ||
| 2. | "Barefoot" | 2:45 | ||
| 3. | "In a Box, Under the Bed" | 4:19 | ||
| 4. | "Sagamore Bridge" | 4:32 | ||
| 5. | "Gravenhurst" | David Pajo | Pajo | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Lyasnya" | 2:19 | ||
| 7. | "Two Parts Water" | Harvey | Harvey | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Beacon & Kent" | Brokaw | Brokaw | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Deerhill" | 3:18 | ||
| 10. | "So Breaks Yesterday" | 4:28 | ||
| 11. | "Fullerton" | McCombs | McCombs | 1:56 |
| 12. | "Sunday Morning Traffic" | Brown | Brown | 1:14 |
| 13. | "Tall Grass" | 3:14 | ||
| 14. | "With Hands" | Brokaw & Harvey | Brokaw & Harvey | 1:32 |
| Total length: | 42:01 | |||
Personnel
edit- Chris Brokaw
- Bundy K. Brown
- Curtis Harvey
- Doug McCombs
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- Additional personnel
- Bundy K. Brown – Producer
- Curtis Harvey – Producer
- Chris Brokaw – Producer
- Roger Seibel – Mastering
- James Warden – Photography
- Sheila Sachs – Layout
References
edit- ^ a b Jonathan Cohen. "Turnstyles & Junkpiles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Turnstyles & Junkpiles". NME. August 1, 1998. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ a b Franklin Bruno (September 1998). "Pullman - Turnstyles & Junkpiles". CMJ New Music Monthly. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ a b Tim Ross (October 1998). "Pullman - Turnstyles & Junkpiles". Spin. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Brad Cawn (November 15, 1998). "Pullman Turnstyles and Junkpiles (Thrill Jockey)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ^ "Turnstyles & Junkpiles". NME. 1 August 1998. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ Rich Hanscomb (3 September 2009). "20 Best: Post-Rock Records Ever Made". Fact magazine. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-27.