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Desk Trickery
Studio album by Doldrums
Released	December 13, 1999
Recorded	1997 (1997) – 1999 (1999) in Texas and Virginia
Genre	Post-rock
Length	46:50
Label	Kranky
Doldrums chronology
Acupuncture (1997) Desk Trickery (1999) Feng Shui (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
NME	6/10
Pitchfork Media	8.7/10

Desk Trickery is a studio album by Doldrums, released in 1999 by Kranky.

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Doldrums "embrace playing for the fun of it, stretching out on extended improvisations that owe as much to the Grateful Dead and Balinese gamelan music as they do to Can and Popul Vuh."

Track listing

All music is composed by Doldrums

Personnel

Adapted from the Desk Trickery liner notes.

Release history

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Doldrums: Desk Trickery > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
2. columnist (January 15, 2000). "Doldrums: Desk Trickery". NME: 27.
3. Sirota, Brent S. "Doldrums: Desk Trickery". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
4. "Doldrums | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. Meyer, Bill (28 November 1999). "DoldrumsDesk Trickery (Kranky)Doldrums, a trio whose members..." chicagotribune.com.
6. Desk Trickery (booklet). Doldrums. Chicago, Illinois: Kranky. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Desk Trickery at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1999 albums
• Doldrums (band) albums
• Kranky (record label) albums