Beet, Maize & Corn
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Beet, Maize & Corn is the seventh studio album by London
-based musical project The High Llamas
, released on October 7, 2003 on Drag City
. The style of the album is a notable departure from earlier High Llamas efforts, eschewing all electronic keyboards and effects in favor of a sound dominated by brass
and strings
.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based musical project The High Llamas
The High Llamas
The High Llamas are a London-based musical group, formed by the Irish guitarist and songwriter Sean O'Hagan after the demise of his group Microdisney. O'Hagan writes and arranges the music and the rest of the group consists of drummer Rob Allum, keyboardist/cellist Marcus Holdaway, and...
, released on October 7, 2003 on Drag City
Drag City (record label)
Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
. The style of the album is a notable departure from earlier High Llamas efforts, eschewing all electronic keyboards and effects in favor of a sound dominated by brass
Brass instrument
A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips...
and strings
String instrument
A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
.
Track listing
- "Barny Mix" – 3:48
- "Calloway" – 5:01
- "The Click and the Fizz" – 4:01
- "Porter Dimi" – 3:24
- "Leaf and Lime" – 3:27
- "Alexandra Line" – 0:19
- "High on the Chalk" – 3:30
- "Rotary Hop" – 5:11
- "Ribbons and Hi-Hats" – 1:31
- "The Holly Hills" – 1:50
- "Monnie" – 3:44
- "The Walworth River" – 4:37