What Else Do You Do? (A Compilation of Quiet Music)

What Else Do You Do? (A Compilation of Quiet Music)
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	1990
Recorded	Noise New York (New York City, NY)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	67:09
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Select	[2]

What Else Do You Do? (A Compilation of Quiet Music) is a various artists compilation album, released in 1990 by Shimmy Disc.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Burn & Rob"	Paleface	Paleface	2:48
2.	"Smile"	Dean Wareham	Dean Wareham	2:40
3.	"Ill Fated Lovers Go Time Tripping"	Mark Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	Bongwater	1:47
4.	"Rosemary in Red"	Dogbowl	Dogbowl	4:00
5.	"The Protection Song"	Suzie Unger	Suzie Unger	4:08
6.	"1989 Blues"	Daniel Johnston	Daniel Johnston	2:44
7.	"Tip of the Iceberg"	David Keener	David Keener	3:18
8.	"I Was Much Mistaken"	Tuli Kupferberg	Tuli Kupferberg	3:26
9.	"Les Boites"	Catherine Jauniaux, Christian Marclay	Christian Marclay & Catherine Jauniaux	3:00

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"The Warm-Up Song"	Rob Elk, Dean J. Seal	Mr. Elk & Mr. Seal	2:28
2.	"Only House on My Block"	David Greenberger, Phil Kaplan	Men & Volts	1:57
3.	"The Future/Dinosaurs Are Better"	Charles Brohawn, Chris Mason	The Tinklers	3:51
4.	"The Man With the Foldback Ears"	Fred Lane	Fred Lane	2:48
5.	"Dark as a Dungeon" (Merle Travis cover)	Merle Travis	The Hat Brothers	3:43
6.	"Wherm I Gonna Go?"	Rebby Sharp	Rebby Sharp	3:55
7.	"The Invisible People"	False Prophets	False Prophets	4:07
8.	"Day"	Tamela Glenn	Tamela Glenn	3:38
9.	"Move"	Daved Hild	Daved Hild	2:15

CD edition track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Burn & Rob"	Paleface	Paleface	2:48
2.	"Smile"	Dean Wareham	Dean Wareham	2:40
3.	"Ill Fated Lovers Go Time Tripping"	Mark Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	Bongwater	1:47
4.	"Rosemary in Red"	Dogbowl	Dogbowl	4:00
5.	"The Protection Song"	Suzie Unger	Suzie Unger	4:08
6.	"1989 Blues"	Daniel Johnston	Daniel Johnston	2:44
7.	"Tip of the Iceberg"	David Keener	David Keener	3:18
8.	"I Was Much Mistaken"	Tuli Kupferberg	Tuli Kupferberg	3:26
9.	"Les Boites"	Catherine Jauniaux, Christian Marclay	Christian Marclay & Catherine Jauniaux	3:00
10.	"Dual Control"	Azalia Snail	Azalia Snail	2:05
11.	"Life"	King Missile	King Missile	4:38
12.	"The Warm-Up Song"	Rob Elk, Dean J. Seal	Mr. Elk & Mr. Seal	2:28
13.	"Only House on My Block"	David Greenberger, Phil Kaplan	Men & Volts	1:57
14.	"The Future/Dinosaurs Are Better"	Charles Brohawn, Chris Mason	The Tinklers	3:51
15.	"The Man With the Foldback Ears"	Fred Lane	Fred Lane	2:48
16.	"Dark as a Dungeon" (Merle Travis cover)	Merle Travis	The Hat Brothers	3:43
17.	"Wherm I Gonna Go?"	Rebby Sharp	Rebby Sharp	3:55
18.	"The Invisible People"	False Prophets	False Prophets	4:07
19.	"Day"	Tamela Glenn	Tamela Glenn	3:38
20.	"Move"	Daved Hild	Daved Hild	2:15
21.	"Fatigue"	Lida Husik	Lida Husik	3:35
22.	"Sshhh"	Mark Kramer	Kramer	3:34
23.	"Blue of Noon"	John Zorn	John Zorn	1:05

Personnel

Adapted from the What Else Do You Do? (A Compilation of Quiet Music) liner notes. ^[3]

• Kramer  – production, engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1990	Shimmy Disc	CD, CS, LP	shimmy 034
Netherlands			CD, LP	SDE 9021

References

1. "Various Artists: What Else Do You Do? A Compilation of Quiet Music > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
2. Perry, Andrew (October 1990). "Various: What Else Do You Do? (A Compilation of Quiet Music)". Select . No. 4. p. 122.
3. What Else Do You Do? (A Compilation of Quiet Music) (booklet). Various artists. New York City, New York: Shimmy Disc. 1990.

External links

• What Else Do You Do? (A Compilation of Quiet Music) at Discogs (list of releases)