Phantasies and Senseitions

Phantasies and Senseitions is the debut studio album of Bügsküll, released in 1994 by Road Cone.[1][2]

Phantasies and Senseitions
Studio album by
Released1994
Recorded1993 (1993) – 1994 (1994)
StudioRed Light Studios, Portland, OR
GenreExperimental rock, lo-fi
Length54:53
LabelRoad Cone
ProducerBrendan Bell, Sean Byrne
Bügsküll chronology
Phantasies and Senseitions
(1994)
Crock: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1995)

Critical reception

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A critic for Alternative Press compared the band favorably to The Residents, Sun Ra, The Orb, Eggs and early Sebadoh, saying the music "has the refreshing splendor of naive folk art, that sense of being timeless and utterly natural." He lauded the band for their sense of adventure and concluded that "Bugskull breathe ingenuity like the rest of us breathe oxygen."[3] In a mixed review, Dean Suzuki of the music journal Option described the album as "a skittish and disorienting spectrum of different musical genres" and likened it to "listening to the soundtrack of a hyperactive and artily pretentious foreign film." He concluded by saying that although the band was talented that they needed to tighten their sound[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sean Byrne

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:51
2."Shorty"2:13
3."Opening Theme"1:29
4."Inhuman"4:16
5."Elfin Majic"3:42
6."Recoder"4:27
7."Old Towne"2:32
8."Concave Life"3:09
9."Long Corridor, No. 6"3:10
10."Almost Blue"2:49
11."Seguara"4:06
12."Big Ronnie"0:58
13."Sit on This"2:56
14."Concrete Boots"3:05
15."Olympic"4:43
16."Death Valley '94"2:24
17."Choosegase"2:37
18."Space"5:26

Personnel

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Adapted from the Phantasies and Senseitions liner notes.[5]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1994 Road Cone CD, LP RoCo 007

References

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  1. ^ "Bügsküll: Phantasies and Senseitions > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ^ Cohen, Bill (2007). "Bugskull". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  3. ^ columnist (August 1995). "Bugskull – Phantasies and Senseitions". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. p. 79.
  4. ^ Suzuki, Dean (1995). "Bugskull – Phantasies and Senseitions". Option. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 94. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  5. ^ Phantasies and Senseitions (booklet). Bügsküll. Portland, Oregon: Road Cone. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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