Burning Kingdom

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Burning Kingdom
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ReleasedSeptember 19, 1994
Recorded1994
Genre Lo-fi
Length20:34
Label Drag City (U.S.)
Domino (UK)
Producer Bill Callahan
Smog chronology
Julius Caesar
(1993)
Burning Kingdom
(1994)
Wild Love
(1995)
Professional ratings
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Burning Kingdom is the second EP by Bill Callahan (also known as Smog), released on Drag City in 1994 and later re-released in Europe on Domino. "My Shell" is an electric version of the 1991 single of the same name.

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Bill Callahan (musician) American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Bill Callahan is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders. Later he began releasing albums with the label Drag City, to which he remains signed today.

Drag City (record label) independent record label in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Drag City is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It was established with a Royal Trux single release in Chicago in 1990 in by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn. It specializes in indie rock, experimental rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, and alternative country.

Contents

This EP is the first of two collaborations between Callahan and the drummer Ron Burns, as well as the beginning of his work with Cynthia Dall. She provided vocals to "Renée Died 1:45". Steven Fidybel played violin and Kim Osterwalder played cello, as she did on the Julius Caesar album.

Cynthia Dall, sometimes known as "Cindy Dall", was an American lo-fi musician and photographer. Dall also gained notoriety in the fanzine world of the 1990s for her frequent transgressive-styled cover shots and appearances in Lisa Carver's Rollerderby magazine.

<i>Julius Caesar</i> (album) 1993 studio album by Smog

Julius Caesar is the third album by Bill Callahan, released in 1993 on Drag City. It was re-released in Europe in 2001 on Domino Records. After his two first LPs, which were recorded at home with an experimental lo-fi-approach, Callahan decided to record this album in a professional studio. Nevertheless, he kept control over the recording process, with only Kim Osterwalder helping out on cello.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bill Callahan except where noted.

  1. "My Shell" (Electric Version) – 5:47
  2. "Renée Died 1:45" (Callahan, Dall) – 1:50
  3. "My Family" – 3:33
  4. "Drunk on the Stars" – 4:18
  5. "Not Lonely Anymore" – 2:03
  6. "The Desert" – 2:59

Personnel

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