Buzzle Bee is the sixth studio album by English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 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 23, 2000 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...

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Track listing

1. "The Passing Bell" – 6:31
2. "Pat Mingus" – 4:25
3. "Get Into the Galley Shop" – 4:38
4. "Switch Pavilion" – 4:28
5. "Tambourine Day" – 3:36
6. "Sleeping Spray" – 5:05
7. "New Broadway" – 5:11
8. "Bobby's Court" – 5:55

Some editions of the album include the song "2 Part Byke" (6:04).

Liner Notes

"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...

 are Rob Allum, Jon Fell, Marcus Holdaway, Sean O'Hagan

Sean O'Hagan

Sean O'Hagan is a founding member of Irish indie band Microdisney. In the 1990s he formed The High Llamas and released a number of highly acclaimed albums showing influences as diverse as The Beach Boys, Ennio Morricone, Antonio Carlos Jobim and avant-garde electronica...

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All music played and arranged by 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...

 with Dominic Murcott on vibes and marimba, Pete Aves on 12-string guitar and John Bennet on slide guitar.

John Teffer played tenor sax and flute and Andy Ramsay

Andy Ramsay

Andy Ramsay is a British drummer, programmer and sound engineer. He has played with the electro-pop band Stereolab since 1992...

 played modular synth. Fulton Dingley is heard on electronic bits and pieces. Mary Hansen

Mary Hansen

Mary Hansen was a guitarist and singer with Stereolab.Born in Maryborough north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, Hansen moved to London in the late 1980s and became a backing singer with the Essex-based indie band, The Wolfhounds.She met Stereolab founder Tim Gane when the Wolfhounds played...

 and Susan James sang backing vocals on Get Into The Gallery Shop and Tambourine Day. Mary sings on Switch Pavillion and Tambourine Day. The chorus on The Passing Bell is Emma Carter, Kelsey Michael, Jo Haynes, Mary Hansen

Mary Hansen

Mary Hansen was a guitarist and singer with Stereolab.Born in Maryborough north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, Hansen moved to London in the late 1980s and became a backing singer with the Essex-based indie band, The Wolfhounds.She met Stereolab founder Tim Gane when the Wolfhounds played...

 and Susan James.

The record was recorded by Fulton Dingley and mixed by Fulton Dingley and 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...

 except Bobby's Court which was recorded by Dominic Murcott and mixed by Dominic and Sean.

Recorded and mixed at Blackwing Studios

Blackwing Studios

Blackwing Studios was an English recording studio, most notable for early Depeche Mode and Yazoo recordings in the early 1980s.-Background:The Blackwing Studios complex was housed inside a deconsecrated church in South-East London. All Hallows church was partly destroyed during The Blitz in 1941...

 London except Bobby's Court which was recorded at Pinny Sound.

Thank you Eric. Cover design M2. Songs written by Sean O'Hagan

Sean O'Hagan

Sean O'Hagan is a founding member of Irish indie band Microdisney. In the 1990s he formed The High Llamas and released a number of highly acclaimed albums showing influences as diverse as The Beach Boys, Ennio Morricone, Antonio Carlos Jobim and avant-garde electronica...

 and arranged by 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...

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