The Buried Life

by Medicine

The Buried Life cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 October 1993
  • Label: American Recordings
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 55:29
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: He Goak, Beth Thompson, Brad Laner, Stefanie Fife, Jim Goodall, Van Dyke Parks, Miriam Mayer

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Los Angeles ensemble's sophomore effort plunges deeper into heavily manipulated, noise-pop textures while retaining a core of accessible, ethereal melodies. Propelled by Brad Laner's distinctive, hyper-distorted guitar tones, the production simultaneously embraces abrasive industrial elements and sun-drenched Californian pop.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, rhythmic, melodic, distorted, fuzz, fuzz-drenched

Tracklist

  1. The Pink (5:37)
  2. Babydoll (3:09)
  3. Slut (3:54)
  4. She Knows Everything (4:17)
  5. Something Goes Wrong (3:12)
  6. Never Click (6:04)
  7. Fried Awake (4:47)
  8. Beneath The Sands (4:37)
  9. Emmeline (1:27)
  10. I Hear (5:35)
  11. Live It Down (5:34)
  12. The Earth Is Soft And White (7:10)

Credits

  • He Goak - bass guitar
  • Stefanie Fife - cello
  • Jim Goodall - drums, tape, performer [water, etc.], written-by
  • Judy Koenig - painting [front cover painting]
  • Miriam Mayer - violin, viola, arranged by [strings]
  • Beth Thompson - vocals, tape, performer [toads, etc.], written-by
  • Eddie Ruscha - written-by
  • Jim Putnam - written-by

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