A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material
by John Maus
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 17 July 2012
- Label: Ribbon Music
- Country: United States
- Length: 44:36
- Community rating: 3.98/5 from 8 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Bridging the gap following his critically acclaimed 'We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves', this carefully curated anthology gathers over a decade of John Maus's obscure cassette recordings and discarded studio outtakes. The collection reinforces his mastery of nostalgic, lo-fi synthesizer textures and intensely emotional, highly reverberated vocal deliveries. Far from a throwaway B-sides collection, it is widely regarded as a remarkably cohesive extension of his hypnagogic pop catalog.
Genres
Descriptors: lo-fi, atmospheric, synth, DIY, minimal
Tracklist
- North Star (2008) (02:32)
- The Law (2003) (01:23)
- Castles In The Grave (2010) (02:15)
- Angel Of The Night (2010) (02:04)
- Mental Breakdown (2004) (04:37)
- Bennington (2007) (03:13)
- Big Dumb Man (2003) (02:12)
- No Title (Molly) (2008) (03:09)
- Lost (2003) (02:49)
- All Aboard (2007) (02:51)
- This Is The Beat (2005) (02:23)
- My Hatred is Magnificient (2008) (02:56)
- The Fear (2003) (02:46)
- Fish With Broken Dreams (1999) (02:56)
- Rock The Bone (2008) (02:49)
- I Don't Eat Human Beings (2008) (03:41)
Credits
- John Maus - primary artist, songwriter, performer, recorded by, mixed by
- Karl Kolbitz - design
- Wolfgang Tillmans - design, photography by
- Joe Lambert - mastered by [uncredited]