The Smother Party, by Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores

The Smother Party

by Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores

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Carsten Pieper The 3rd Alec K. Redfearn related album I got via Cuneiform Records' weekend specials :-)

As always, heavy on Alec's accordion but stylistically, well, not all over the place, but widely stretched. Freak folk indeed is a nice label for this. And, as the liner notes also boast, good songs, too! Favorite track: The Way Of All Flesh.

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	1.	Valse 03:42
	2.	Choreboy and a Blowtorch 02:23
	3.	Valse II 04:28
	4.	Ginger Gin / Flight Of The Sims 06:53
	5.	The Way Of All Flesh 02:31
	6.	Litany 06:41
	7.	Overhang 05:07
	8.	Gutterhelmet Ascending 23:49

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This 2006 release is a total killer, with great songs and performances.

It is almost like two EPs put together, with the first part being 25' of the full Eyesore experience and the second 25' being by the accordion / drum duo of Matt and Alec, Gutterhelmet.

"Redfearn and the Eyesores play with their sound, modulating it enough to evoke cartoon images of French sailors one moment and tormented, hungry thieves the next. They stay sweetly listenable the entire time, using their progressive influences to pepper already exquisite song writing. Though the songs are obvious and immediate, there exists an air of surrealism all over the disc." -Brainwashed

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released April 13, 2018

Alec K. Redfearn - Accordion, Distorted Accordion, Stomping, Vocals, Jawharp
Margie Wienk - String Bass, Vocals, Stomping
Domenick Panzarella - Guitar, E-bow, Stomping
Olivia Geiger - Violin, Stomping
Ann Schattle - Horn In F, Stomping
Matt McLaren - Drums, Glockenspiel, Vocals
Frank Difficult - Electronics and Processing on 'Litany' and 'Overhang'
Jason McGill - Alto Sax on 'Litany'
Orion Rigel Dommisse - Vocals on 'Valse I'

All music written and arranged by Alec K. Redfearn except for 'Overhang', which was written by Alec K. Redfearn and Abigail Karp and 'Gutterhelmet Ascending', which was written by Alec K. Redfearn and Matt McLaren.

Recorded winter/spring 2005 by Keith Souza at Machines With Magnets in Providence, RI
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering in Boston, MA
Produced by Alec K. Redfearn and Keith Souza. Assistant engineers were Mike Viele and Seth Manchester.

Cover Art by Abigail Karp
Lettering by Alec K. Redfearn

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