Fingerpainting
Red Krayola · 1999
44 min · 10 tracks · psychedelic rock
A surreal blend of avant-garde sounds and whimsical narratives that challenge the boundaries of psychedelic rock.
Top tracks — play these first
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The Greed of a Clarinet That Is Puffy From Crying Gets Tossed in Butter and Spread by Notes. This Process Depresses the Entire Orchestra So Much That It Only Plays Behind a Golden Partition. The Partition Is Decorated With Semi-Precious Attractive Diamonds — This track encapsulates the album's surrealist approach, merging complex imagery with innovative instrumentation to create an immersive listening experience.
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A Hybrid Creature of Greed, Ignorance and Powers of Comprehension Plays a Vaulted Drum Kit. The Playing Corresponds Completely to the Event. There Are Entrances and Exits. And There Is Gravitation, Where It Is Needed - Tears for Example — The title alone showcases the band's penchant for elaborate storytelling through music, with dynamic shifts that mirror the chaotic narrative.
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In My Baby's Ruth, Sandy's Drums With David & Shadwell, Filthy Lucre — At over 15 minutes long, this epic track serves as a culmination of the album’s themes, blending different musical styles into a cohesive yet unpredictable journey.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- whimsical narratives with surreal imagery
- brief, playful sonic explorations
- unexpected shifts in pacing
- quirky storytelling with odd characters
Maybe skip if you
- prefer straightforward, conventional songs
- seek polished, mainstream production
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1999, Fingerpainting marked Red Krayola's return after a long hiatus since their 1979 album. This period saw the band experimenting with more abstract and conceptual compositions, positioning them uniquely within the evolving landscape of alternative rock at the time.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Velvet Underground· Captain Beefheart· Pere Ubu
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 George III 1:51
- 2 Bad Medicine 3:30
- 3 A Hybrid Creature of Greed, Ignorance and Powers of Comprehension Plays a Vaulted Drum Kit. The Playing Corresponds Completely to the Event. There Are Entrances and Exits. And There Is Gravitation, Where It Is Needed - Tears for Example 2:22
- 4 There There Betty Betty 2:29
- 5 The Greed of a Clarinet That Is Puffy From Crying Gets Tossed in Butter and Spread by Notes. This Process Depresses the Entire Orchestra So Much That It Only Plays Behind a Golden Partition. The Partition Is Decorated With Semi-Precious Attractive Diamonds 4:41
- 6 Vile Vile Grass 2:32
- 7 A Sow With an Abbess's Bonnet Is Sitting on Four Rock-Objects and Singing Along With Them. The Song Sounds Like a Cheater, and Is Imprisoned in a Striped Toy Box Because Its Aims Are Not Recognizable. On Top of the Box Is a Head That Could Be Elvis's, If He Had Survived This 5:48
- 8 Mother 2:16
- 9 Out of a Trombone That Is Divided Lengthways by a Partition of Gold Sound Seven Violins of Dynamite That Are Cut Sideways Into Thin Slices. They Are Played by the Thrown Out Ex-Members of a Very Bad Band and Blown Up 4:18
- 10 In My Baby's Ruth, Sandy's Drums With David & Shadwell, Filthy Lucre 15:03
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