Guest (album)
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Guest is the first studio album
by Critters Buggin
of Seattle, Washington
and was released in 1994 on Stone Gossard's
then new label Loosegroove. Guest was reissued by Kufala Recordings in 2004.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Critters Buggin
Critters Buggin
Critters Buggin is a Seattle, Washington-based instrumental group which performs in a jazz, rock and African-influenced, eclectic style. The band is composed of Matt Chamberlain , Skerik , Brad Houser Critters Buggin is a Seattle, Washington-based instrumental group which performs in a jazz, rock...
of Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
and was released in 1994 on Stone Gossard's
Stone Gossard
Stone Carpenter Gossard is an American musician who serves as the rhythm and lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam...
then new label Loosegroove. Guest was reissued by Kufala Recordings in 2004.
Track listing
- "Shag" - 4:43
- "Kickstand Hog" - 6:52
- "Critters Theme" - 6:21
- "T-Ski" - 3:12
- "5/4 FTD" - 5:34
- "Fretless Nostril" - 5:51
- "Double Pot Roast Backpack" - 1:19
- "Naked Truth" - 5:48
- "Los Lobos" - 12:56
Personnel
- John Bush: percussion and loops
- Matt ChamberlainMatt ChamberlainMatthew Chamberlain is an American drummer, producer and sound engineer. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.-Early life:...
: drums - Brad HouserBrad HouserJohn Bradley Houser is an American bass guitar, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet player, originally from Dallas, Texas. He was a co-founding member of the New Bohemians, later to become known as Edie Brickell & New Bohemians...
: bass - SkerikSkerikSkerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated...
: saxophone and guitar
- Prophet OmegaProphet OmegaProphet Omega was a weekly radio evangelist broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee on Music Row’s WNAH in the 1970s. He was founder of the Peaceway Temple then located at "Apartment Q-258 at 488 Lemont Drive" . He has become most known for the recordings of his sermons which became popular among...
: sampled vocals on "Shag" - Dave PalmerDave Palmer (American keyboardist)Dave Palmer is an American session keyboardist native to Texas and living in Studio City, California. Palmer has toured, performed, or recorded with Air, Fiona Apple, Seal, Chris Isaak, Joe Henry, Bobby Previte, Wayne Horvitz, Ponga, Critters Buggin, MC 900 Foot Jesus, Aimee Mann, Solomon Burke,...
: keyboards on "Double Pot Roast Backpack" - Shawn SmithShawn SmithShawn Smith is a Seattle-based songwriter, vocalist and musician in several bands and also as a solo artist. He was born in Spokane, Washington.Smith has cited Freddie Mercury, Prince and KISS as early influences...
: vocals on "Naked Truth" - Sophia: talk on "Naked Truth"
- Bruce Calder: static engineer