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The Serpentine Similar
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 1993 (1993-06-01)
RecordedSeptember – November 1992
Studio
GenrePost-rock
Length31:02
LabelTeenBeat
ProducerBrian Paulson
Gastr del Sol chronology
The Serpentine Similar
(1993)
Crookt, Crackt, or Fly
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Serpentine Similar is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on June 1, 1993 by TeenBeat Records.[2] The album was re-released by Drag City on June 16, 1997.[3]

Background

Guitarist David Grubbs and drummer John McEntire had played together in the post-hardcore band Bastro with bassist Clark Johnson. When Johnson left Bastro in 1991 to attend law school, Bundy K. Brown joined and the group began writing new material, later documented as the instrumental live album Antlers: Live 1991. These songs were then reworked as quieter, acoustic versions for The Serpentine Similar as Bastro became Gastr del Sol.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bundy K. Brown and David Grubbs

No.TitleLength
1."A Watery Kentucky"9:18
2."Easy Company"1:08
3."A Jar of Fat"2:10
4."Ursus Arctos Wonderfilis"4:46
5."Eye Street"1:50
6."For Soren Müeller"4:19
7."Serpentine Orbit"0:45
8."Even the Odd Orbit"6:50

Personnel

Adapted from The Serpentine Similar liner notes.[4]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1993 TeenBeat CD, LP TEENBEAT 95
1997 Drag City DC106

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. "The Serpentine Similar – Gastr del Sol". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Teen-Beat 95. Gastr Del Sol. The Serpentine Similar". TeenBeat Records. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Gastr del Sol – The Serpentine Similar". Drag City. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ The Serpentine Similar (booklet). Gastr del Sol. Arlington, Virginia: TeenBeat Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)