Cubist Blues

by Alan Vega, Alex Chilton & Ben Vaughn

Cubist Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Thirsty Ear
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:00:26
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded over just two nights of completely unscripted improvisation, three massive icons of the American underground converged for a legendary, late-night jam session. Alan Vega's heavily distorted, stream-of-consciousness rockabilly vocals glide ominously over Alex Chilton's jazzy guitar textures and Ben Vaughn's minimalist drum machines. The deeply atmospheric, entirely spontaneous recording beautifully captures a unique intersection of synth-punk, blues, and southern gothic dread.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, bluesy, lo-fi, minimal, unpolished, spoken-word

Tracklist

  1. Fat City (8:30)
  2. Fly Away (5:32)
  3. Freedom (8:07)
  4. Candyman (4:42)
  5. Come on Lord (3:23)
  6. Promised Land (4:43)
  7. Lover of Love (5:04)
  8. Sister (3:34)
  9. Too Late (5:35)
  10. Do Not Do Not (5:33)
  11. The Werewolf (3:50)
  12. Dream Baby Revisited (1:48)

Credits

  • Alan Vega - Primary Artist
  • Alex Chilton - Primary Artist, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Lead Guitar, Bass, Keyboards [Bass], Drums
  • Ben Vaughn - Primary Artist, Bass, Piano, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards [Bass]

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