Angel Guts: Red Classroom

by Xiu Xiu

Angel Guts: Red Classroom cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 February 2014
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:37
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Shayna Dunkelman, Jamie Stewart

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Abandoning traditional rock instrumentation almost entirely, Jamie Stewart crafts one of his most bleak, terrifying records using only vintage analog drum machines and oppressive synthesizers. Named after an infamous 1970s Japanese erotic film, the album confronts themes of severe racial violence, sexual degradation, and urban decay with unflinching, abrasive post-industrial hostility.

Genres

Descriptors: lgbtq, industrial, distorted, harsh-vocals, abrasive, experimental, electronic, noisy, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. Angel's Guts (3:28)
  2. Archie Fades (3:45)
  3. Stupid in the Dark (2:50)
  4. Lawrence Liquors (2:59)
  5. Black Dick (3:43)
  6. New Life Immigration (2:47)
  7. El Naco (3:13)
  8. Adult Friends (2:23)
  9. The Silver Platter (3:39)
  10. Bitter Melon (2:55)
  11. A Knife in the Sun (2:55)
  12. Cynthya's Unisex (4:22)
  13. Botanica De Los Angeles (3:05)
  14. Red Classroom (2:27)

Credits

  • Xiu Xiu - primary artist
  • Thor Harris - drums [drum set], percussion
  • Angela Seo - lyrics by [lyrics edited by], synthesizer [analog synth, microtonal synth]
  • Vincent Van Gerven Oei - lyrics by [lyrics edited by]
  • Shayna Dunkelman - percussion

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