Host (Critters Buggin album)
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Host is the second studio album
by Critters Buggin
of Seattle, Washington
and was released in 1996. It was recorded December 18–20 at Bad Animals and December 21–23 live at OK Hotel
1995. Originally released by Loosegroove, Host was reissued by Kufala Recordings in 2004.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Critters Buggin
Critters Buggin
Critters Buggin is a Seattle, Washington-based instrumental group which performs in a jazz, rock and African-influenced, eclectic style. The band is composed of Matt Chamberlain , Skerik , Brad Houser Critters Buggin is a Seattle, Washington-based instrumental group which performs in a jazz, rock...
of Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
and was released in 1996. It was recorded December 18–20 at Bad Animals and December 21–23 live at OK Hotel
OK Hotel
The OK Hotel was a bar and music venue located under the viaduct in Seattle's Pioneer Square district. The club's 15-year-plus life span came to an end with the Nisqually earthquake of February 28, 2001, which damaged numerous buildings in the historic district.Most widely recognized as a prominent...
1995. Originally released by Loosegroove, Host was reissued by Kufala Recordings in 2004.
Track listing
- "Mount Blasta" - 4:22
- "Mullet Cut" - 5:40
- "Crowley Dissertation" - 0:49
- "Bill Gates 5:52
- "Red Eyed Wonder" - 6:12
- "I Ain't No Adobe Hut" - 3:33
- "Bubble Boy" - 0:59
- "Sheets" - 4:59
- "Manhog's Day in the Park" - 5:50
- "B.H. Goes to a Freak" - 5:07
- "Sex Doily Intro" - 3:45
- "Sex Doily" - 5:08
- "Nahmani" - 1:53
- "Bonus track" - 3:20
Personnel
- Matt ChamberlainMatt ChamberlainMatthew Chamberlain is an American drummer, producer and sound engineer. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.-Early life:...
: drums set, tabla, guitar, lap slide, loops, percussion - Brad HouserBrad HouserJohn Bradley Houser is an American bass guitar, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet player, originally from Dallas, Texas. He was a co-founding member of the New Bohemians, later to become known as Edie Brickell & New Bohemians...
: bass, bass clarinet - SkerikSkerikSkerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated...
: saxophone, piano, rhodes and guitar
- Doug Stringer: djembe on "B.H. Goes to a Freak"
- Tim Young is Bubble Boy
- Doc Briton: the voice of Francis E. Deck on "Bill Gates"