Crisis in Clay
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Crisis in Clay is a studio album by the American
avant-rock group 5uu's
, which was released in 1997.
with
United States
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avant-rock group 5uu's
5uu's
The 5uu's were an American avant-rock group founded in Los Angeles, California in 1984 by drummer-composer Dave Kerman. The group released their first album in 1986 and recorded a second in 1988 with Motor Totemist Guild, a similar band from the area. The two groups merged in 1988 to form U Totem...
, which was released in 1997.
Track listing
- "Comeuppance" (Kerman) – 3:48
- "Broadside Hits and Near Misses" (Kerman) – 2:21
- "The How-To's of Self Taught" (Kerman) – 3:40
- "Bought the Farm" (Kerman) – 4:19
- "Simply Agree" (Drake, Kerman) – 1:38
- "Goliath in the Sights" (Kerman) – 4:18
- "December" (Kerman) –2:55
- "Hunter Gatherer" (Kerman) – 3:30
- "What Price Virtue?" (Kerman) – 3:19
- "Darkened Doors" (Kerman) – 4:54
- "The Encounter" (Kerman) – 3:26
- "The Willful Suspension of Disbelief" (Kerman) – 3:41
- "Cirrus" (Kerman) – 3:38
- "Weaponry" (Kerman) – 1:11
- "Absolutely, Absolute" (Kerman) – 3:48
- "Ringing in the New Ear" (Kerman) – 0:42
Personnel
- Bob DrakeBob Drake (musician)Bob Drake is an American multi-instrumentalist musician and recording engineer. He was a founding member of the avant-rock band Thinking Plague in the early 1980s, and a member of the 5uu's, Hail and The Science Group . He formed his own band, Bob Drake's Cabinet of Curiosities in 2007...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Dave KermanDave KermanDavid Kerman , better known as Dave Kerman, is a United States experimental rock drummer and composer, best known as the founder and member of the Los Angeles avant-rock group 5uu's. He is also a member of the Belgian progressive rock band Present and the Israeli avant-rock band Ahvak...
– guitar, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Sanjay Kumar – keyboards, talking
with
- Scott Brazieal – vibraphoneVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
- Thomas Dimuzio – electronic sounds, computer editing