Gastropodo by Electric Self
Electric Self finally releases the long awaited LP ‘Gastropodo’
After 2022’s Sea Pig really tore up the charts, our tens of thousands of fans have been eagerly awaiting our first full length LP. 2020 and 2022’s two part inter-dimensional trips 'Act 1' and 'Act 2 both drew upon corporate dystopia, carceral punishment ‘avant-funk,’ early references to snail worship, and murderous chimpanzees. This album, however, is more than just an LP. It is journey of devotion. The worship of snails, crustaceans, jellyfish....MY SAVIOURS and a stirring tribute to my wonderful mentor Dr. Richard ‘Panti’ McGallagher and his infinite knowledge of the infestations and inhabitants of the great blue. Richard’s mystifying record collection of hard- rock, free jazz, musique concrete, doo-wop of the 1950's, the music of India and psychedelia possessed me to grasp hollow body guitars, organs, sitars and signal-chains built from germanium and get to work on this album. I hope you enjoy it
Tracklist
| 1. | Coral | 0:51 |
| 2. | Coconut Crab | 3:57 |
| 3. | Opithostoma | 2:28 |
| 4. | Narcissism (Snail) | 3:33 |
| 5. | Sea Pig | 1:02 |
| 6. | Liguus Virgineus | 2:21 |
| 7. | RLHF (Beware the Artificial Snail!) | 6:48 |
| 8. | Swamp Crayfish | 1:04 |
| 9. | Pseudotaliopia Ranesi | 3:29 |
Credits
Recorded and Mixed by Electric Self
Except some overdubs on Sea Pig recorded by Stive Collins
All instruments and voices by Electric Self, except...
Fool's Ivories on Coral- Scuba Choo Choo Moody
Bone of the Brine on Sea Pig- Nicholas "Gastropodo Gargantuan" Pietsch
Pedal Steel on Sea Pig- Seaweed Arthur
Non-contracted Tubs on RLHF and Pseudotaliopia Ranesi- Drowny Heifetz
Moog on Opithosthma- Pulp Pureé
Snail'sAxe on Opithostoma- Daniel McArthur
Bass on Sea Pig- Sch'gool Squid
Tubs on Sea Pig- DeepSea Lumbar
Clav on Sea Pig- Barnacle McAll
The Snail's Sitar on Narcissism (Snail) & Pesudotaliopia Ranesi-
Matt "Splat" Robb
Mucin Mridangam on Narcissism (Snail) & Psuedotaliopia Ranesi- Hugh 'Exoskeleton' Rabinovici
Mastered by Mixa
Cover art and design by Beth Otenstein
This recording is dedicated to Beth
License
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Through pieces of circuitry I attempt to express, and create small universes
In recent years I have grown weary of the digital signal & have favoured the aforementioned circuitry, made from metals such as germanium.
I treasure the crackle of the inoperable organ.
The spring reverb or the distant plate.
The ghostly Rhodes through the Roland Jazz Chorus ‘round midnight at Sinclair’s.