A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material

by John Maus

A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material cover art
  • 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

  1. North Star (2008) (02:32)
  2. The Law (2003) (01:23)
  3. Castles In The Grave (2010) (02:15)
  4. Angel Of The Night (2010) (02:04)
  5. Mental Breakdown (2004) (04:37)
  6. Bennington (2007) (03:13)
  7. Big Dumb Man (2003) (02:12)
  8. No Title (Molly) (2008) (03:09)
  9. Lost (2003) (02:49)
  10. All Aboard (2007) (02:51)
  11. This Is The Beat (2005) (02:23)
  12. My Hatred is Magnificient (2008) (02:56)
  13. The Fear (2003) (02:46)
  14. Fish With Broken Dreams (1999) (02:56)
  15. Rock The Bone (2008) (02:49)
  16. 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]

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