Punkgasm
Encyclopedia
Punkgasm is the sixth studio album by Don Caballero
, a Pittsburgh
-based math rock
band. Apart from the song count-offs, television samples and ebullient vociferations heard on previous albums, it is the first Don Caballero album to feature vocals.
Don Caballero
Don Caballero are an American rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group took their name from the character Guy Caballero, portrayed by Joe Flaherty, on the sketch comedy show Second City Television...
, a Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
-based math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
band. Apart from the song count-offs, television samples and ebullient vociferations heard on previous albums, it is the first Don Caballero album to feature vocals.
Tracklist
- "Loudest Shop Vac in the World" – 8:56
- "The Irrespective Dick Area" – 1:31
- "Bulk Eye" – 4:57
- "Shit Kids Galore" – 1:03
- "Celestial Dusty Groove" – 2:34
- "Pour You into the Rug" – 3:23
- "Challenge Jets" – 2:37
- "Lord Krepelka" – 4:23
- "Why Is the Couch Always Wet?" – 3:28
- "Slaughbaugh's Ought Not Own Dog Data" – 4:43
- "Dirty Looks" – 1:44
- "Who's a Puppy Cat" – 1:42
- "Awe Man That's Jive Skip" – 4:01
- "Punkgasm" – 3:51
Personnel
- Don Caballero:
- Damon CheDamon CheDamon Che is a rock drummer and guitarist. He has made significant contributions to indie rock and progressive rock through his work with math rock pioneers Don Caballero since 1991...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(songs 1-11, 13); vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(6, 11, 14); synthesizer (9); guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(14) - Eugene Doyle – guitar (songs 1-3, 5-13); vocals (5); drums (14)
- Jason Jouver – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(songs 1, 5-11, 14); guitar (2, 3, 13); vocals (5, 9); engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
(14)
- Damon Che
- Al Sutton – engineer (songs 1-13); mixing