Upgrade & Afterlife

by Gastr del Sol

Upgrade & Afterlife cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 June 1996
  • Label: Drag City
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:18
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Jerry Ruthrauf, Terri Kapsalis, Sue Wolf, Steve Braack, David Grubbs, Kevin Drumm, Gene Coleman, Tony Conrad, Anthony Burr, John Fahey

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Driven by the avant-garde partnership of David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke, 'Upgrade & Afterlife' is a cryptic, highly eclectic masterpiece of Chicago post-rock. The duo merges delicate American Primitivism acoustic guitar figures with surreal tape manipulation and long-form electroacoustic drones.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, minimalistic, long-form, improvisational, chamber, experimental, acoustic, lo-fi, bizarre, unconventional, intricate, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Our Exquisite Replica of "Eternity" (8:26)
  2. Rebecca Sylvester (3:53)
  3. The Sea Incertain (6:12)
  4. Hello Spiral (10:40)
  5. The Relay (5:49)
  6. Crappie Tactics (1:48)
  7. Dry Bones In the Valley (I Saw the Light Come Shining 'Round and 'Round) (12:28)

Credits

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