The Nature of Sap
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The Nature of Sap is Portastatic
's third studio album. It was released on Merge Records
on March 11, 1997.
The album was recorded at Duck Kee Studios in Mebane, North Carolina during the Summer of 1996, except tracks 4, 7-9, and 11 which were recorded on 4-track cassette on "Old NC 86."
Portastatic
Portastatic is an American indie rock band founded in the early 1990s by Mac McCaughan. Portastatic began as a solo project for McCaughan, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Superchunk...
's third studio album. It was released on Merge Records
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
on March 11, 1997.
The album was recorded at Duck Kee Studios in Mebane, North Carolina during the Summer of 1996, except tracks 4, 7-9, and 11 which were recorded on 4-track cassette on "Old NC 86."
Track listing
- "You Know Where to Find Me"
- "A Lovely Nile"
- "Hurricane Warning (Ignored)"
- "Flare"
- "Jonathan's Organ"
- "Before You Sailed Around the World"
- "Ben's Revenge"
- "Impolite Cheers"
- "Spying on the Spys"
- "BJJT"
- "Landed"
- "If You Could Sing"
- "The Nature of Sap"
- "[Silent Hidden Track]"
- "[Untitled Hidden Track]"