Fingerpointing (album)

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Fingerpointing
Red Krayola - Fingerpointing.jpg
Remix album by
The Red Krayola
ReleasedJuly 22, 2008
Genre Experimental rock
Length34:45
Label Drag City [1]
The Red Krayola chronology
Sighs Trapped by Liars
(2007)		Fingerpointing
(2008)		 Five American Portraits
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media (6.0/10) [3]
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Fingerpointing is a remix album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released on July 22, 2008, by Drag City. It is a remix of the album Fingerpainting , with Jim O'Rourke responsible for the new mix. [1] [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Exclaim! praised O'Rourke's "striking use of space," writing that the producer "puts [Mayo] Thompson's voice and guitar low in the mix and lets a sparse array of skittering beats and synths carry the album." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Freeform Freakout 0/Bad Medecine/Freeform Freakout 1/There There Betty Betty/Freeform Freakout 2/Freeform Freakout 3/In My Baby's Ruth/Freeform Freakout 4"34:45

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Red Krayola: Fingerpointing". Drag City. 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Fingerpointing", Alternative Press , October 1999. pg. 106, 108. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ Gaerig, Andrew (September 23, 2008). "Red Crayola: Fingerpointing". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Music Review: Red Krayola - Fingerpointing". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  5. ↑ "Debut Demands Attention". www.rcreader.com. July 16, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Red Krayola Fingerpointing". exclaim.ca.
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