Douglas, Charles

Statecraft - Expanded Edition

Fifteen years ago, Charles Douglas wandered out of a Manhattan recording studio where he was putting the finishing touches on what was to become his final album, Statecraft. Featuring Joey Santiago of the Pixies on lead guitars, and recorded by Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. producer Wharton Tiers, the album was intended as a huge step forward for this iconoclastic indie rocker, who had started his recording career when he was a teenager in Dayton, Ohio. His previous studio album, The Lives of Charles Douglas, had been a raw Ramones-meets-VU-meets-Jonathan Richman blast of energy, featuring Maureen Tucker on drums and production, recorded mostly live in the studio. Statecraft was meant as a much more fleshed-out affair, featuring offbeat horns and strings alongside the guitar assault of Douglas and Santiago's unmistakable signature sound. Upon its initial release, Statecraft would go on to gather praise from the likes of David Bowie (who sent a fan letter) and John Waters-as well as rave reviews in music magazines in the US and UK.

Price
€ 11.00
Genre
Format
CD - 2 disk
Release date
01-09-2017
Label
Item-nr
506119
EAN
0666017311456
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. FREE AT LAST
2. CRACKERJACK
3. ANCIENT MYSTERIES
4. BLUES FOR CATALINA
5. THE ISLAND
6. SPLITTING THE ATOM
7. I DONT CARE
8. CLOSE TO ME
9. REVELATION IN CHAPEL HILL
10. THE DAY OF CREATION
11. STATECRAFT
12. TAKE IT OFF
13. GAME OVER
14. CHAN
15. THE RABBIT NEVER GETS THE CARROT, PART 2

Disk 2

1. THE PARADOX
2. SHES AN ANGEL
3. THE GREAT ESCAPE
4. AMONG THE BOYS & GIRLS
5. JULIE
6. BOMBAY AVENUE
7. ONE DAY OLD
8. HAPPIER NOW
9. CANYONS ON FIRE
10. BRAND NEW FLAVOR
11. SALT
12. OUTSIDE IN
13. REST ASSURED
14. THE END OF TODAY
15. BONE MACHINE
16. COCAINE CHRISTMAS
17. THE LOST DOMAIN
18. BLUES FOR CATALINA (DEMO)
19. I LIKE TO DRINK AND TAKE PILLS