| Desk Trickery | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 13, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 – 1999 in Texas and Virginia | |||
| Genre | Post-rock | |||
| Length | 46:50 | |||
| Label | Kranky | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | 6/10 [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.7/10 [3] |
Desk Trickery is a studio album by Doldrums, released in 1999 by Kranky. [4]
The Chicago Tribune wrote that Doldrums "embrace playing for the fun of it, stretching out on extended improvisations that owe as much to the Grateful Dead and Balinese gamelan music as they do to Can and Popul Vuh." [5]
All music is composed by Doldrums.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Office Scene" | 0:45 |
| 2. | "Sparkling Deadheadz" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Fritland" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Grill Out Time" | 8:04 |
| 5. | "Free Festival of the Stonebridge" | 13:17 |
| 6. | "Who Shot J.R.?" | 9:51 |
| 7. | "Godspeed You Young Actress" | 5:36 |
Adapted from the Desk Trickery liner notes. [6]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1999 | Kranky | CD | krank 040 |
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