Gingerbread Man
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Gingerbread Man is an album by The Residents
, released in 1994. It was their first foray into computer graphics
. Original versions of the CD were "enhanced" with animation
s that followed the music when played on a computer. The animations served as a basis for the costumes of the characters when a number of the songs were performed in the 25th anniversary shows in 1997. Later the same year regular CDs, with just the music, were released. The inside cover of the album special edition was held together with a branded label of Velcro
.
The Residents
The Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs....
, released in 1994. It was their first foray into computer graphics
Computer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
. Original versions of the CD were "enhanced" with animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
s that followed the music when played on a computer. The animations served as a basis for the costumes of the characters when a number of the songs were performed in the 25th anniversary shows in 1997. Later the same year regular CDs, with just the music, were released. The inside cover of the album special edition was held together with a branded label of Velcro
Velcro
Velcro is the brand name of the first commercially marketed fabric hook-and-loop fastener, invented in 1948 by the Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral...
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Track listing
- The Weaver: The fool and the death-maker die alone
- The Dying Oilman: Blinded by the hostages of fortune
- The Confused Transsexual: Stamen and pistillate together again
- The Sold-Out Artist: Black are the legs inside the white sepulchre
- The Ascetic: Shadows doubt the strength of the sun
- The Old Soldier: Safety sells, but war always wins
- The Aging Musician: Narcissus knows no one naked
- The Butcher: The flesh of animals angers anew… and moos
- The Old Woman: Kissless are the isolated, rootless are their tongues
- Ginger's Lament