whitespace differences by the gifted children
This is the 5th full-length by the gifted children (Buffalo and Rochester, NY), and their 20th release to date. Everything from shoegazer indie rock to short stabs of pop brilliance to noisy electronic instrumentals... A true winter album, this is the perfect friend for those dark January nights spent drinking alone.
Tracklist
| 1. | plot:god | 2:00 |
| 2. | velvet rope | 2:11 |
| 3. | ah, Pan - | 4:00 |
| 4. | we saw the vultures | 0:46 |
| 5. | grace | 4:02 |
| 6. | infection swath flyover | 1:49 |
| 7. | tinhorn planets | 3:56 |
| 8. | strange caroms | 4:49 |
| 9. | ...and then fold, homeward. | 3:02 |
| 10. | the best of the surface tourists | 1:40 |
Credits
released February 2, 2008
Credits:
aaron boucher - woodblock on 5; drumset on 10
brett dreyer - tenor saxophones on 4
tim grimaldi - cymbals on 1; drumset on 2, 3, 5 & 6; shakers on 4
katherine jacobs - cello on 4
jeff suszczynski - guitars on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10; piano on 1, 2, 4 & 5; bass on 1, 2 & 6; drum programs on 1, 7 & 9; keyboards on 3, 6, 7, 9 & 10; voice on 2-8 & 10; harmonica on 5; slide guitar on 5; noises on 7 & 8; organ on 9
pam swarts - voice on 1, 2 & 4; clarinet on 8
bill trautman - bass on 2, 5 & 10
Credits:
aaron boucher - woodblock on 5; drumset on 10
brett dreyer - tenor saxophones on 4
tim grimaldi - cymbals on 1; drumset on 2, 3, 5 & 6; shakers on 4
katherine jacobs - cello on 4
jeff suszczynski - guitars on 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10; piano on 1, 2, 4 & 5; bass on 1, 2 & 6; drum programs on 1, 7 & 9; keyboards on 3, 6, 7, 9 & 10; voice on 2-8 & 10; harmonica on 5; slide guitar on 5; noises on 7 & 8; organ on 9
pam swarts - voice on 1, 2 & 4; clarinet on 8
bill trautman - bass on 2, 5 & 10
License
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the gifted children is a music collective centered in rochester and buffalo, ny.
since forming in 1995, the gifted children have released 13 albums, over 30 EPs and singles, and a boxed set, with several dozen unfinished albums currently being worked on. stylistically they range from art rock to folk, electronic to indie rock, ambient to shoegaze.