St. Arkansas

by Pere Ubu

St. Arkansas cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 May 2002
  • Label: Glitterhouse
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:17
  • Community rating: 3.09/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Mehlman, David Thomas, Jim Jones, Tom Herman, Michele Temple

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Constructed as a conceptual journey through the darker facets of the American Midwest, 'St. Arkansas' relies heavily on unsettling, hypnotic grooves. The legendary art-rock pioneers channel an ominous sense of urban alienation via eccentric, deadpan vocal narratives and jagged synth-driven instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: alienation

Tracklist

  1. The Fevered Dream of Hernando DeSoto (2021 Remix and Master) (02:41)
  2. Slow Walking Daddy (2021 Remix and Master) (04:40)
  3. Michele (2021 Remix and Master) (03:07)
  4. 333 (2021 Remix and Master) (04:00)
  5. Hell (2021 Remix and Master) (04:57)
  6. Phone Home Jonah (2021 Remix and Master) (02:39)
  7. Lisbon (2021 Remix and Master) (03:13)
  8. Steve (2021 Remix and Master) (02:40)
  9. Where's the Truth (2021 Remix and Master) (03:16)
  10. Dark (2021 Remix and Master) (09:04)

Credits

  • Pere Ubu - primary artist
  • Michele Temple - bass, piano, organ, bass guitar
  • Steve Mehlman - drums, organ, drums (drum set)
  • Tom Herman - guitar, organ, backing vocals, background vocals vocal
  • Jim Jones - organ, guitar
  • Robert Wheeler - synthesizer [eml], theremin, piano, synthesizer

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