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The first Sebadoh album feels like a prized artifact from an era when a couple of emotionally wracked college kids could lock themselves in the bathroom with a guitar, drums, and four-track recorder and emerge a few hours later with something truly revolutionary. With 52 tracks crammed in just over an hour, this deluxe reissue of The Freed Man--originally released on cassette tape in 1988 for $1--captures everything that made Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney progenitors of a lo-fi movement that inspired countless other maverick musicians from Kurt Cobain to Beck. Matching tongue-tied folk confessionals with unruly punk noise and pri
The first Sebadoh album feels like a prized artifact from an era when a couple of emotionally wracked college kids could lock themselves in the bathroom with a guitar, drums, and four-track recorder and emerge a few hours later with something truly revolutionary. With 52 tracks crammed in just over an hour, this deluxe reissue of The Freed Man--originally released on cassette tape in 1988 for $1--captures everything that made Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney progenitors of a lo-fi movement that inspired countless other maverick musicians from Kurt Cobain to Beck. Matching tongue-tied folk confessionals with unruly punk noise and primitive samples, it doesn't really give a good indication of the sharply conceptual work that would follow so much as offer an invaluable insight into the inner workings of one of the most important acts of the DIY era. --Aidin Vaziri
Album Description
"The Freed Man" was one of the first and most crucial releases in the burgeoning lo-fi movement, which would peak in media attention in the mid-90s with the success of Beck, Guided By Voices, and Pavement. But while it helped inspire and define a global movement, there's little trace of that ambition within these tracks. Sebadoh in this incarnation are a cherishably intimate experience. The 70-odd minutes of wayward brilliance collected here offer the listener a rare and recommended opportunity to transport themselves to the weed-hazed bedroom where these scraps, songs, and pranks were recorded, to imbibe deeply of the haywire creativity that went on in these sessions. This deluxe edition re-issue has been re-mastered and includes a whopping 52 tracks on a single disc, including many that haven't seen the light of day until now. Liner notes by Lou Barlow and Eric Gafney.
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Manufacturer: Domino
Release date: 24 July 2007
EAN: 0801390015229 UPC: 801390015229
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