Phantasies and Senseitions

Phantasies and Senseitions is the debut studio album of Bügsküll, released in 1994 by Road Cone.^[1]^[2]

Critical reception

A critic for Alternative Press compared the band favorably to The Residents, Sun Ra, The Orb, Eggs and early Sebadoh, saying the music "has the refreshing splendor of naive folk art, that sense of being timeless and utterly natural." He lauded the band for their sense of adventure and concluded that "Bugskull breathe ingenuity like the rest of us breathe oxygen."^[3] In a mixed review, Dean Suzuki of the music journal Option described the album as "a skittish and disorienting spectrum of different musical genres" and likened it to "listening to the soundtrack of a hyperactive and artily pretentious foreign film." He concluded by saying that although the band was talented that they needed to tighten their sound^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sean Byrne

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:51
2.	"Shorty"	2:13
3.	"Opening Theme"	1:29
4.	"Inhuman"	4:16
5.	"Elfin Majic"	3:42
6.	"Recoder"	4:27
7.	"Old Towne"	2:32
8.	"Concave Life"	3:09
9.	"Long Corridor, No. 6"	3:10
10.	"Almost Blue"	2:49
11.	"Seguara"	4:06
12.	"Big Ronnie"	0:58
13.	"Sit on This"	2:56
14.	"Concrete Boots"	3:05
15.	"Olympic"	4:43
16.	"Death Valley '94"	2:24
17.	"Choosegase"	2:37
18.	"Space"	5:26

Personnel

Adapted from the Phantasies and Senseitions liner notes.^[5]

Bügsküll

Brendan Bell – bass guitar, keyboards, saxophone, clarinet, production, engineering, mixing
Sean Byrne – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, clarinet, percussion, production, engineering, cover art
James Yu – drums, violin, design

Production and additional personnel

Aaron Day – guitar (6), drums and clarinet (10)
Suzie Ziegler – bass guitar (11)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Road Cone	CD, LP	RoCo 007

References

^ "Bügsküll: Phantasies and Senseitions > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
^ Cohen, Bill (2007). "Bugskull". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ columnist (August 1995). "Bugskull - Phantasies and Senseitions". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 79. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)
^ Suzuki, Dean (1995). "Bugskull - Phantasies and Senseitions". Option. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 94. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ Phantasies and Senseitions (booklet). Bügsküll. Portland, Oregon: Road Cone. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Phantasies And Senseitions at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] "Bügsküll: Phantasies and Senseitions > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

[trouserpress-2] Cohen, Bill (2007). "Bugskull". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[altmag95-3] umnist (August 1995). "Bugskull - Phantasies and Senseitions". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 79. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |journal= (help)

[optionmag95-4] Suzuki, Dean (1995). "Bugskull - Phantasies and Senseitions". Option. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 94. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[linearnotes-5] Phantasies and Senseitions (booklet). Bügsküll. Portland, Oregon: Road Cone. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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