The Tunes of Two Cities

by The Residents

The Tunes of Two Cities cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 March 1982
  • Label: Ralph
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:23
  • Community rating: 2.43/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Nessie Lessons, Snakefinger, Norman Salant

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Framed as the second installment in the conceptual 'Mole Trilogy,' this deeply esoteric project envisions an ethnomusicological study of two warring fictional cultures. Notably, the album serves as an early prominent platform for the E-mu Emulator sampler, allowing the anonymous collective to construct bizarre, synthetic approximations of traditional acoustic instruments and lounge arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, atmospheric, conceptual, instrumental, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. Serenade For Missy (3:17)
  2. A Maze Of Jigsaws (2:52)
  3. Mousetrap (3:25)
  4. God Of Darkness (3:10)
  5. Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth) (3:52)
  6. Praise For The Curse (2:46)
  7. The Secret Seed (2:45)
  8. Smokebeams (2:44)
  9. Mourning The Undead (3:05)
  10. Song Of The Wild (3:24)
  11. The Evil Disposer (3:18)
  12. Happy Home (Excerpt From Act II Of "Innisfree") (4:45)

Credits

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