From the Gecko

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From the Gecko
From the Gecko album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1997 (1997)
Genre Jazz fusion, indie rock
Label KA
Producer The Slip, Martin Guigui
The Slip chronology
From the Gecko
(1997)
Does
(2000)
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From the Gecko is the debut album by Boston band The Slip. It was released in 1997 on the band's KA Records label. (It is also the title of a different album by Daboa (aka Frank Harris) also released in 1997 on the Triple Earth label.)

Contents

The album features guest musicians Timo Shanko (tenor sax), Daisuke Fujiwara (soprano sax), and Gus Zeising (soprano sax) on selected tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Munf" – 6:19
  2. "Alsoa" – 6:25
  3. "Yellow Medicine" – 8:45
  4. "The Weight of Solomon" – 8:09
  5. "Spice Groove" – 4:46
  6. "Cumulus" – 8:01
  7. "Eube" – 8:23
  8. "Children of Atlantis" – 6:06
  9. "Island of Peace" – 2:03
  10. "Honey Melon" – 11:17
  11. "Entering Saugus" – 3:44

All tracks credited to The Slip.

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