Staring at the Cellophane
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Staring at the Cellophane is the sixth Jandek
album, and his third of 1982. It was released as Corwood
0744. It was reissued on CD in 2001.
The cover image appears to be the same picture taken for his previous album, Living in a Moon So Blue
, only from a different angle.
This album finds the artist using the technique of repeated lyrics more frequently than before, with songs like "Sand I" ("You're stuck in the sand/Go home"), "I See Lights" ("I see red lights/I see green lights"), and "Michael", whose lyrics "Michael, Michael, where are you now" would be copped by the band Red House Painters
ten years later in their song of the same name.
Jandek
Jandek is the musical project of an anonymous outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical...
album, and his third of 1982. It was released as Corwood
Corwood Industries
Corwood Industries is a Houston, Texas-based company whose only output would appear to be the music of Jandek. It is not known what other ventures, if any, that Corwood Industries may be involved with....
0744. It was reissued on CD in 2001.
The cover image appears to be the same picture taken for his previous album, Living in a Moon So Blue
Living in a Moon So Blue
Living in a Moon so Blue is the fifth Jandek album, and was issued as Corwood 0743 in 1982. It was reissued on CD in 2001.- Overview :Living in a Moon so Blue is an album that's very hard to separate from its near-counterpart, Staring at the Cellophane...
, only from a different angle.
This album finds the artist using the technique of repeated lyrics more frequently than before, with songs like "Sand I" ("You're stuck in the sand/Go home"), "I See Lights" ("I see red lights/I see green lights"), and "Michael", whose lyrics "Michael, Michael, where are you now" would be copped by the band Red House Painters
Red House Painters
Red House Painters were an alternative rock group formed in 1989 in San Francisco, California by singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek.-History:While in Atlanta, Georgia, Ohio-born Kozelek became friends with Anthony Koutsos, a drummer. He then moved to San Francisco, California, adding guitarist Gorden...
ten years later in their song of the same name.
Track listing
- Michael – 2:57
- This is for You – 3:09
- Riddles Riddling Me – 2:47
- Basic Themes – 2:50
- I See Lights – 2:31
- Rather Be Blind – 1:51
- Away – 2:18
- Don't Get Too Upset – 2:30
- A Letter – 2:21
- Nevermore – 3:01
- Sand I – 2:14
- Nepoleon in Russia – 3:07
- Split to the East – 2:55
- Number 14 – 2:52
- Blood and Bone – 3:15