Black Snakes
1983 studio album by Red Krayola with Art & Language
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Black Snakes is a collaboration between the experimental rock band Red Krayola and the conceptual art group Art & Language.[2][3] It was released in 1983 by RecRec Music.[4] The album was reissued by Drag City in 1997.[5]
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Sunrise, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 47:22 | |||
| Label | RecRec (original release) Drag City (reissue)[1] | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | B[6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [7] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[8] |
Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, referred to the album as an "avant-garde theater [soundtrack] without the theater to explain what was happening."[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michael Baldwin, Mel Ramsden, and Mayo Thompson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Snakes" | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Ratman, The Weightwatcher" | 2:52 |
| 3. | "The Sloths" | 6:42 |
| 4. | "The Jam" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Hedges" | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Portrait of V. I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part I" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Future Pilots" | 4:17 |
| 3. | "A Portrait of You" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Words of Love" | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Café Twenty-One" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Gynaecology in Ancient Greece" | 3:55 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Ben Annesley – bass guitar
- Chris Taylor – drums
- Allen Ravenstine – synthesizer, saxophone
- Mayo Thompson – guitar, vocals
- Production
- Etienne Conod – recording
- Eric Radcliffe – mixing
- Robert Vogel – recording