The Doctor Came at Dawn
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The Doctor Came at Dawn is Smog
's fifth album, released in September 1996 on Drag City
and re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. It was engineered by Jim O'Rourke
, who would later become the producer of Smog's two following albums Red Apple Falls
and Knock Knock
. "Lize" features Callahan's occasional creative partner Cynthia Dall
.
Smog (band)
Bill Callahan , is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders...
's fifth album, released in September 1996 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...
and re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. It was engineered by Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke (musician)
Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
, who would later become the producer of Smog's two following albums Red Apple Falls
Red Apple Falls
Red Apple Falls is Smog's sixth album, released in May 1997 on Drag City and re-released in Europe in 2001 by Domino. It was recorded by Jim O'Rourke and Bill Callahan, with assistance from Phil Bonnet. It is the first of two Smog records produced by O'Rourke, and Callahan's third team-up with...
and Knock Knock
Knock Knock (album)
Knock Knock is Smog's seventh album, released in January 1999 on Drag City and by Domino in Europe. The album is the fourth and final collaboration with producer and musician Jim O'Rourke. Knock Knock elaborates Callahan's sound and provides twists and edges to the folky style of its predecessor...
. "Lize" features Callahan's occasional creative partner Cynthia Dall
Cynthia Dall
Cynthia Dall is a lo-fi musician and photographer. Dall also gained notoriety in the fanzine world of the 90s for her frequent transgressive-styled cover shots and appearances in Lisa Carver's Rollerderby magazine.-Biography:Dall started recording and performing with then-boyfriend, Bill Callahan...
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Track listing
- "You Moved In" – 4:34
- "Somewhere in the Night" – 2:10
- "Lize" – 5:58
- "Spread Your Bloody Wings" – 3:27
- "Carmelite Light" – 0:42
- "Everything You Touch Becomes a Crutch" – 2:34
- "All Your Women Things" – 6:47
- "Whistling Teapot (Rag)" – 3:39
- "Four Hearts in a Can" – 4:12
- "Hangman Blues" – 4:49