American Gong
Encyclopedia
American Gong is the eighth album by Portland
based indie rock
band Quasi
. It was released on February 23, 2010 on Kill Rock Stars
. It was released in Europe by Domino Records. A Deluxe 2-CD version of the album exists, featuring a compilation disc entitled So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
based indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Quasi
Quasi
Quasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by ex-husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss . Since 2007 the group has been a trio, following the addition of bassist Joanna Bolme.-History:In 1990 , Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat...
. It was released on February 23, 2010 on Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
. It was released in Europe by Domino Records. A Deluxe 2-CD version of the album exists, featuring a compilation disc entitled So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology.
Track listing
So Far So Good: A Quasi Anthology track listing
| # | Song title | Time | Year | Original release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "R&B Transmogrification" | 2:29 | 1997 | R&B Transmogrification R&B Transmogrification R&B Transmogrification is an album by the American indie band Quasi. It was released on March 25, 1997, on Up Records.-Track listing:All tracks by Sam Coomes except "Bird's Eye View" by Janet Weiss and Coomes.# "Ghost Dreaming" – 3:24... |
| 2. | "Our Happiness is Guaranteed" | 3:15 | 1998 | Featuring "Birds" |
| 3. | "Sunshine Sounds" | 7:11 | 2003 | Hot Shit |
| 4. | "Alice the Goon" | 4:16 | 2006 | When the Going Gets Dark When The Going Gets Dark When the Going Gets Dark is an album by Quasi. It was released on March 21, 2006 on Touch and Go Records. It was released in Europe by Domino Records.-Track listing:... |
| 5. | "All the Same" | 4:05 | 1999 | Field Studies Field Studies Field Studies is an album by the American indie band Quasi. It was released on September 7, 1999, on Up.-Track listing:All tracks by Sam Coomes except "Two By Two" by Janet Weiss.# "All the Same" – 4:05# "The Golden Egg" – 5:16# "The Skeleton" – 1:41... |
| 6. | "It's Hard to Turn Me On" | 4:33 | 1998 | Featuring "Birds" |
| 7. | "The Sword of God" | 4:55 | 2001 | The Sword of God |
| 8. | "A Case of No Way Out" | 4:12 | 2001 | The Sword of God |
| 9. | "Sea Shanty" | 4:08 | 1998 | Featuring "Birds" |
| 10. | "Mama Tried" | 3:42 | 2003 | Hot Shit |
| 11. | "Invisible Star" | 5:06 | 2006 | When the Going Gets Dark When The Going Gets Dark When the Going Gets Dark is an album by Quasi. It was released on March 21, 2006 on Touch and Go Records. It was released in Europe by Domino Records.-Track listing:... |
| 12. | "The Poisoned Well" | 2:08 | 1998 | Featuring "Birds" |
| 13. | "Nothing, Nowhere" | 3:13 | 2001 | The Sword of God |
Personnel
- Sam CoomesSam CoomesSamuel J. Coomes is an American musician, and currently one-third of the Portland-area indie band Quasi, along with drummer and ex-wife Janet Weiss and bassist Joanna Bolme...
- vocals, keyboards, guitar - Janet WeissJanet WeissJanet Lee Weiss was the drummer of now defunct Sleater-Kinney and is currently a member of Quasi and Wild Flag. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album Mirror Traffic.-Early life:...
- drums, background vocals - Joanna BolmeJoanna BolmeJoanna Bolme is a multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer who works with several indie rock bands and artists, mainly in the Pacific Northwest...
- bass