| Artist |
Bongwater |
| Album Title: |
Too Much Sleep |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Experimental |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
00/00/1990 |
| Label |
Shimmy Disc |
| Catalog No |
SHIMMY -031 |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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The Living End (2:40)
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| 2.
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The Drum (4:25)
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| 3.
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Mr. & Mrs. Hell (3:24)
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| 4.
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Too Much Sleep (3:39)
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| 5.
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Talent Is A Vampire (5:45)
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| 6.
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The Bad Review (1:50)
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| 7.
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Ill Fated Lovers Go Time Tripping (1:52)
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| 8.
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Psychedelic Sewing Room (4:22)
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| 9.
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Splash 1 (2:19)
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| 10.
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He Loved The Weather (4:07)
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| 11.
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Teena Stays The Same (2:33)
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| 12.
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One Hand On The Road (3:15)
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| 13.
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Then The Babies Return (3:29)
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| 14.
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Why Are We Sleeping (3:58)
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| 15.
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Khomeini Died Tonight (1:58)
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| 16.
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One So Black (5:04)
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| 17.
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No Trespassing (4:23)
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| Date Acquired |
11/11/1994 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amy Myrbo |
| Purchase Price |
9.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Produced and engineered at Noise New York.
Credits:
Artwork [Cover Art] – Jim Shaw
French Horn – Coby Batty
Lead Guitar – Dave Rick
Lead Vocals – Ann Magnuson
Other [Spiritual Advisor] – Eddie Gorodetsky
Photography By – Macioce
Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Instruments – Kramer
Typography [Lettering] – Gary Panter
Written-By – Ann Magnuson (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 13, 15, 17), Dave Rick (tracks: 5 to 7), Kramer (tracks: 1, 3 to 8, 10 to 13, 15, 17)
Companies, etc.:
Made By – Disque Americ
Produced At – Noise New York
Engineered At – Noise New York
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: DDN2 <285> SHIMMY-031
Matrix / Runout: made by/fabriqué par DISQUE AMERIC
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-12-21 02:02:50
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Analyzed: Bongwater / Too Much Sleep
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR09 -0.28 dB -11.07 dB 2:40 01-The Living End
DR11 -1.38 dB -13.51 dB 4:25 02-The Drum
DR10 -0.83 dB -12.52 dB 3:25 03-Mr. & Mrs. Hell
DR09 -2.45 dB -14.71 dB 3:39 04-Too Much Sleep
DR10 -1.06 dB -15.26 dB 5:46 05-Talent Is a Vampire
DR12 -1.60 dB -18.17 dB 1:51 06-The Bad Review
DR11 -0.64 dB -15.57 dB 1:53 07-Ill Fated Lovers Go Time Tripping
DR09 -1.15 dB -12.93 dB 4:23 08-Psychedelic Sewing Room
DR10 -2.47 dB -15.72 dB 2:20 09-Splash 1
DR11 -0.85 dB -15.71 dB 4:07 10-He Loved the Weather
DR10 -2.51 dB -15.38 dB 2:34 11-Teena Stays the Same
DR09 -1.81 dB -14.47 dB 3:16 12-One Hand on the Road
DR13 -1.48 dB -17.57 dB 3:30 13-Then the Babies Return
DR11 -0.61 dB -13.45 dB 3:58 14-Why Are We Sleeping
DR14 -3.57 dB -22.05 dB 1:59 15-Khomeini Died Tonight
DR09 -2.75 dB -15.94 dB 5:05 16-One So Black
DR11 -4.20 dB -18.33 dB 4:24 17-No Trespassing
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 744 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ned Raggett:
Helped by first album vets Rick and French horn player Coby Batty, Magnuson and Kramer whip up another set of sometimes squalling, sometimes weirdly pretty, but always just off-balance enough songs on Too Much Sleep. Covers again surface here, though generally done more in a spirit of appreciation rather than destruction. Two of Bongwater's witty art rock forebears Slapp Happy and the Soft Machine get the nod with fine takes on, respectively, "The Drum" (complete with a lyrical alteration or two to match Bongwater's name) and "Why Are We Sleeping." Meanwhile, American roots also get acknowledged with a nice run through the 13th Floor Elevators' "Splash 1." Fun though these are, though, it's the originals which deservedly take center stage, mixing often thick, fuzzy production, quirky pop, psychedelic strangeness, and especially Magnuson's singing and speaking abilities. Her spoken word pieces really come to the fore here, more than once resulting in overlapping recitations thanks to the joys of multi-tracking. "The Bad Review" takes a pan from Rolling Stone as a launching point for a surreal tale, while "Then the Babies Return" puts together a strange recollection of family with strange synth-pop backing. Even when the lyrics sometimes head out to realms of the curious, the music is often captivating. The title track is a great example of the group's musical chops, an at once soothing and strange vocal performance matched by Batty's French horn, seaside noises, and guitar playing and production that won't surprise anyone familiar with Kramer's work producing Galaxie 500. A number of songs feature joint Kramer/Magnuson vocal takes, which often manages the neat trick of making things sound like a folky campfire sing-along in a radically different context. A special note should be given to the nutty album cover, done in a chunky end of the '60s lettering that seems perfectly appropriate for, say, an early Black Sabbath opening act.
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