The Serpentine Similar

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The Serpentine Similar is the debut studio album of Gastr del Sol, released in June 1993 by TeenBeat Records. The album was re-released on Drag City Records in 1997.

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.	Title	Length
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 The Serpentine Similar liner notes.

Gastr del Sol

• Bundy K. Brown – instruments
• David Grubbs – instruments

Additional musicians

• John McEntire – additional percussion

Production and additional personnel

• Michael O'Bannon – cover art
• Brian Paulson – production, recording

Release history

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

References

External links

• The Serpentine Similar at Discogs (list of releases)