Crumb Duck is the first collaboration between Anglo-French indie band Stereolab and cult avant-garde unit Nurse With Wound, first released on 10" vinyl on the Clawfist label in 1993.[2]
Stereolab guitarist Tim Gane detailed the circumstances surrounding this collaboration to The Wire in 1997 (issue 164) whilst undertaking the magazine's "Invisible Jukebox" feature (alongside Lætitia Sadier). Gane stated that he had invited sole permanent NWW member Steven Stapleton to produce Stereolab's debut album (later released as Peng!). However, Gane stated that Stapleton had refused on the grounds that the group were "too rock" but had agreed to undertake a remix for the group instead. Stapleton surprised Gane by producing a letter he had written to NWW some years previously, which he had marked as the 15th piece of correspondence he had received regarding his group (also The Wire, issue 164). According to a newsletter issued by Stereolab's Duophonic Records, part of the agreement was that Stereolab would not get to hear the finished results until after the record had been pressed and released.[3]
"Exploding Head Movie" is a Stapleton remix of a section of the 18-minute album version of the "Jenny Ondioline" single (as heard on Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements). "Animal or Vegetable (A Wonderful Wooden Reason ......)" saw Stapleton playing the vocal track in reverse and adding several layers of wild distorted guitar to the lengthy middle section before applying his familiar tape collage methods to the coda. The original version of this track has not been released. An homage to the German group Faust is provided by the subtitle to "Animal or Vegetable" – "A Wonderful Wooden Reason." The latter references a line from the lyrics of "Meadow Meal," a track on Faust's first album self-titled Faust (1971). Stapleton provided the distinctive cover image but around 30 copies came with sleeves hand drawn by members of Stereolab.[4][5]
Stereolab later included both tracks on their Refried Ectoplasm compilation which remains in print. NWW, for their part, issued a Crumb Duck CD, adding 2 tracks from a 7" single NWW had previously issued on the Clawfist label and an outtake. A vinyl edition of this expanded reissue was also made available but both formats went out of print when NWW's distributor, World Serpent Distribution, went out of business.[6] NWW also included "Animal Or Vegetable" on their The Swinging Reflective compilation.[4][7][8]
^. Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
^Mike Barnes (October 1997). "Invisible Jukebox". The Wire. p. 38.
^ ab"Crumb Duck". NWW Official Site. Nurse With Wound. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
^"1971: Faust: Clear". Records. The Faust Pages. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
^"World Serpent to stop". Side Line. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
^"The Swinging Reflective: Favourite Moments of Mutual Ecstasy". NWW Official Site. Nurse With Wound. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
^. Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
^. Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
Referencesedit
"Crumb Duck". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
"Crumb Duck". NWW Official Site. Nurse With Wound. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
. Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
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Crumb Duck is the first collaboration between Anglo French indie band Stereolab and cult avant garde unit Nurse With Wound first released on 10 vinyl on the Clawfist label in 1993 2 Crumb DuckEP by Stereolab amp Nurse With WoundReleasedOctober 1993LabelClawfist UK United Dairies UK ProducerSteven Stapleton amp Steve MackStereolab amp Nurse With Wound chronologyCrumb Duck 1993 Simple Headphone Mind 1997 Stereolab chronologyTransient Random Noise Bursts with Announcements 1993 Crumb Duck 1993 Jenny Ondioline 1993 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Stereolab guitarist Tim Gane detailed the circumstances surrounding this collaboration to The Wire in 1997 issue 164 whilst undertaking the magazine s Invisible Jukebox feature alongside Laetitia Sadier Gane stated that he had invited sole permanent NWW member Steven Stapleton to produce Stereolab s debut album later released as Peng However Gane stated that Stapleton had refused on the grounds that the group were too rock but had agreed to undertake a remix for the group instead Stapleton surprised Gane by producing a letter he had written to NWW some years previously which he had marked as the 15th piece of correspondence he had received regarding his group also The Wire issue 164 According to a newsletter issued by Stereolab s Duophonic Records part of the agreement was that Stereolab would not get to hear the finished results until after the record had been pressed and released 3 Exploding Head Movie is a Stapleton remix of a section of the 18 minute album version of the Jenny Ondioline single as heard on Transient Random Noise Bursts with Announcements Animal or Vegetable A Wonderful Wooden Reason saw Stapleton playing the vocal track in reverse and adding several layers of wild distorted guitar to the lengthy middle section before applying his familiar tape collage methods to the coda The original version of this track has not been released An homage to the German group Faust is provided by the subtitle to Animal or Vegetable A Wonderful Wooden Reason The latter references a line from the lyrics of Meadow Meal a track on Faust s first album self titled Faust 1971 Stapleton provided the distinctive cover image but around 30 copies came with sleeves hand drawn by members of Stereolab 4 5 Stereolab later included both tracks on their Refried Ectoplasm compilation which remains in print NWW for their part issued a Crumb Duck CD adding 2 tracks from a 7 single NWW had previously issued on the Clawfist label and an outtake A vinyl edition of this expanded reissue was also made available but both formats went out of print when NWW s distributor World Serpent Distribution went out of business 6 NWW also included Animal Or Vegetable on their The Swinging Reflective compilation 4 7 8 They would collaborate a second time in 1997 with the release of Simple Headphone Mind 9 Contents 1 Track listing 1 1 Side one 1 2 Side two 1 3 CD reissue 2 Personnel 3 Notes 4 ReferencesTrack listing editSide one edit Animal or Vegetable A Wonderful Wooden Reason Tim Gane Laetitia Sadier Steve Stapleton 13 34Side two edit Exploding Head Movie Gane Sadier 4 48CD reissue edit Steel Dream March of the Metal Men 5 39 The Dadda s Intoxication 6 25 Exploding Head Movie 4 48 Animal or Vegetable A Wonderful Wooden Reason 13 34 A New Dress remix 9 43 Only tracks 3 and 4 feature Stereolab all other tracks by Nurse With Wound Personnel editDenis Blackham Mastering Tim Gane Guitar Farfisa Organ Group Member Mary Hansen Vocals David Kenny Guitar Engineer Mixing Steve Mack Engineer Sean O Hagan Organ Colin Potter Engineer Mixing Sound Manipulation Laetitia Sadier Vocals Babs Santini Cover Art Steve Stapleton Organ Guitar Harmonica Percussion Loops Mixing Pedals Tapes Ring Modulator GeneratorNotes edit Allmusic review crumb duck Stereolab Official Site Stereolab Archived from the original on 17 May 2007 Retrieved 5 May 2007 Mike Barnes October 1997 Invisible Jukebox The Wire p 38 a b Crumb Duck NWW Official Site Nurse With Wound Retrieved 5 May 2007 1971 Faust Clear Records The Faust Pages Retrieved 7 May 2007 World Serpent to stop Side Line 23 August 2004 Retrieved 8 May 2007 The Swinging Reflective Favourite Moments of Mutual Ecstasy NWW Official Site Nurse With Wound Retrieved 7 May 2007 refried ectoplasm Stereolab Official Site Stereolab Archived from the original on 17 May 2007 Retrieved 7 May 2007 simple headphone mind Stereolab Official Site Stereolab Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 5 May 2007 References edit Crumb Duck Stereolab All Media Guide All Music Retrieved 5 May 2007 Crumb Duck NWW Official Site Nurse With Wound Retrieved 5 May 2007 crumb duck Stereolab Official Site Stereolab Archived from the original on 17 May 2007 Retrieved 5 May 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crumb Duck amp oldid 1190572008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
