Japan in Paris in L.A.

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Japan in Paris in L.A.
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Soundtrack album by The Red Krayola
ReleasedOctober 5, 2004
Genre Experimental rock
Length31:50
Label Drag City
Producer Mayo Thompson
The Red Krayola chronology
Singles
(2004)		Japan in Paris in L.A.
(2004)		 Introduction
(2006)

Japan in Paris in L.A. is a soundtrack album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released on October 5, 2004 through Drag City. The short film Japan in Paris in L.A. was directed by Bruce and Norman Yonemoto in 1996. [1] [2]

Experimental rock is a subgenre of rock music which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, with some of the genre's distinguishing characteristics being improvisational performances, avant-garde influences, odd instrumentation, opaque lyrics, unorthodox structures and rhythms, and an underlying rejection of commercial aspirations.

Red Krayola was a psychedelic experimental rock band from Houston, Texas, formed by art students at the University of St. Thomas (Texas) in 1966. The band was led by singer/guitarist and visual artist Mayo Thompson, along with drummer Frederick Barthelme and Steve Cunningham. Their work prefigured punk, post-punk, indie rock and the no wave scene in 1980s New York City.

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

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Générique" Prina, Thompson 2:08
2."Japan in Paris in L.A." Grubbs 1:10
3."Trip to Paris"Thompson0:52
4."Cafe...Boudoir"Grubbs, Stewart2:10
5."I Saw a Photograph"Prina3:50
6."The Surrealist Dream No. 1"Watson5:08
7."The Surrealist Dream No. 2" O'Rourke, Watson4:48
8."Storm Sequence"Grubbs2:16
9."The Green Sun"Watson6:44
10."Death of a Painter"Thompson2:44

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "Japan in Paris in L.A." Electronic Arts Intermix. 1997. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Red Krayola: Japan In Paris In L.A." Drag City. 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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