Strangers from the Universe
Introduction '''''Strangers from the Universe''''' is an album by the American band Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, released in 1994 through Matador Records. The band supported the album by touring with Live. ''Strangers from the Universe'' was a moderate commercial success. Mark Davies used an Optigan keyboard on some of the tracks.It was reissued in 2022.
Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote: "Berserk rhythms are presented with deadpan simplicity, like the sickly funk riff of 'Socket' that keeps sticking a banana peel in its own path." ''Spin'' opined that "for once the Thinking Fellers have made an album that you can comfortably hear straight through, and its dark mood deepens along the way. "''The Washington Post'' determined that the album "can be elusive, but much of it deserves the title the band bestowed on the closing track, 'Noble Experiment'." ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' noted that "sometimes stringed instruments, such as banjo or mandolin, are used as rhythm instruments, or to create a throbbing drone ... It's usually unsettling, but sometimes beautiful."
Track listing
Personnel ;Thinking Fellers Union Local 282*Mark Davies – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, banjo, Optigan, brass instruments, percussion*Anne Eickelberg – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion*Brian Hageman – vocals, guitar, mandolin*Jay Paget – vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards, sampler*Hugh Swarts – vocals, guitar, percussion;Production and additional personnel*Gail Butensky – photography*Greg Freeman – production, engineering*John Frentress – sculptures*Margaret Murray – design*Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – production, recording
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