Fast Japanese Spin Cycle

by Guided by Voices

Fast Japanese Spin Cycle cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: April 1994
  • Label: Engine
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 10:27
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

True to its title, this extremely brief, lo-fi collection blasts through eight eccentric indie pop fragments in under eight minutes. Recorded primarily in Robert Pollard's basement, the fractured acoustic strumming and tape-hiss perfectly encapsulate the band's charmingly disjointed, 'hit-and-run' approach to songcraft. The EP serves as a bite-sized encapsulation of their hyper-prolific mid-90s creative peak.

Genres

Descriptors: Lo Fi, lo-fi, melodic

Tracklist

  1. 3rd World Birdwatching (0:42)
  2. My Impression Now (2:07)
  3. Volcano Divers (1:19)
  4. Snowman (0:47)
  5. Indian Fables (0:42)
  6. Marchers in Orange (1:19)
  7. Dusted (2:06)
  8. Kisses to the Crying Cooks (1:20)

Credits

  • Guided by Voices - primary artist
  • Michael Sarsfield - lacquer cut by
  • Dan Toohey - performer [it's a line up that includes]
  • Jim Pollard - performer [it's a line up that includes], written-by
  • Kevin Fennell - performer [it's a line up that includes], written-by
  • Mitch Mitchell - performer [it's a line up that includes]
  • Robert Pollard - performer [it's a line up that includes], written-by

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