Crookt, Crackt, or Fly

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Crookt, Crackt, or Fly
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Studio album by
Gastr del Sol
ReleasedApril 18, 1994 (1994-04-18)
RecordedOctober 1993
StudioKingsize (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre Post-rock
Length45:15
Label Drag City
Gastr del Sol chronology
The Serpentine Similar
(1993)		Crookt, Crackt, or Fly
(1994)		 Upgrade & Afterlife
(1995)
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Crookt, Crackt, or Fly is the second studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on April 18, 1994, by Drag City. [2] [3] The album was written and performed by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke, with John McEntire (percussion), Steve Butters (percussion) and Gene Coleman (bass clarinet) also contributing. [4] It was recorded by Brian Paulson in October 1993 at Kingsize in Chicago. [4]

Contents

In 2016, Crookt, Crackt, or Fly was ranked at number 17 on Paste 's list of the best post-rock albums. [5] John McEntire's band the Sea and Cake derived their name from his mishearing of the title of the song "The C in Cake". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke.

No.TitleLength
1."Wedding in the Park"1:02
2."Work from Smoke"12:30
3."Parenthetically"1:20
4."Every Five Miles"7:49
5."Thos. Dudley Ah! Old Must Dye"2:40
6."Is That a Rifle When It Rains?"1:29
7."The C in Cake"3:36
8."The Wrong Soundings"14:49

References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Crookt, Crackt, or Fly – Gastr del Sol". AllMusic . Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gastr del Sol – Crookt, Crackt, or Fly". Drag City . Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Rothschild, David (April 22, 1994). "Gastr Del Sol's New Release Is, Well, Different". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Crookt, Crackt, or Fly (liner notes). Gastr del Sol. Drag City. 1994. DC43CD.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Ham, Robert (December 19, 2016). "The 50 Best Post-Rock Albums". Paste . Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "The Sea and Cake". AllMusic . Retrieved July 4, 2020.


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