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'''''Purge & Slouch''''' is an album by the American band ], released in 1993 through the German label Brake Out Records.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Higgins |first1=Polly |title=Artist, radio station at musical confluence |work=Tucson Citizen |date=April 26, 2001 |page=L17}}</ref> It was released by ] the following year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Manuel |title=Plundering Pop's Past |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=January 16, 1994 |page=1C}}</ref> The band supported the album with a UK tour.<ref name="ST">{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Stewart |title=Raised in Arizona |work=The Sunday Times |date=February 4, 1996 |pages=10, 14}}</ref> |
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'''''Purge & Slouch''''' is an album by the American band ], released in 1993 through the German label Brake Out Records.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Higgins |first1=Polly |title=Artist, radio station at musical confluence |work=Tucson Citizen |date=April 26, 2001 |page=L17}}</ref> It was released by ] the following year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Manuel |title=Plundering Pop's Past |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=January 16, 1994 |page=1C}}</ref> The band supported the album with a UK tour.<ref name="ST">{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Stewart |title=Raised in Arizona |work=The Sunday Times |date=February 4, 1996 |pages=10, 14}}</ref> Frontman ] referred to the music as "smash jazz".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sprague |first1=David |title=Recordings |work=Newsday |date=January 23, 1994 |department=FanFare |page=19}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
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The album was recorded at a house in the ] area; frontman ] allegedly taped his vocals and guitar playing while lounging on a couch.<ref name="LA">{{cite news |last1=Crisafulli |first1=Chuck |title=Rock in a Hard Place |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 16, 1994 |department=Calendar |page=6}}</ref> The band improvised most of the music, which they had a difficult reproducing in a live setting.<ref name=ST/> ] and ] sang on "Corridor".<ref name=RS/> ] played guitar on many of the tracks; ] contributed on bass.<ref name=AD/> "]" is a cover of the ] song.<ref name=AD/> Gelb later acknowledged the informality and low stakes of the sessions, saying the he enjoyed what many journalists criticized.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ohler |first1=Shawn |title='Like three radio stations playing at once': Band's style defies description |work=Edmonton Journal |date=July 24, 1997 |page=D3}}</ref> ''Stromausfall'', the band's next album, released in a press run of 2,000 copies, included music recorded during the same sessions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Armstrong |first1=Gene |title=Normal Records also is responsible... |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=December 23, 1994 |page=9E}}</ref> |
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The album was recorded at a house in the ] area; Gelb allegedly taped his vocals and guitar playing while lounging on a couch.<ref name="LA">{{cite news |last1=Crisafulli |first1=Chuck |title=Rock in a Hard Place |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 16, 1994 |department=Calendar |page=6}}</ref> The band improvised most of the music, which they had a difficult reproducing in a live setting.<ref name=ST/> ] and ] sang on "Corridor".<ref name=RS/> ] played guitar on many of the tracks; ] contributed on bass.<ref name=AD/> "]" is a cover of the ] song.<ref name=AD/> Gelb later acknowledged the informality and low stakes of the sessions, saying the he enjoyed what many journalists criticized.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ohler |first1=Shawn |title='Like three radio stations playing at once': Band's style defies description |work=Edmonton Journal |date=July 24, 1997 |page=D3}}</ref> ''Stromausfall'', the band's next album, released in a press run of 2,000 copies, included music recorded during the same sessions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Armstrong |first1=Gene |title=Normal Records also is responsible... |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=December 23, 1994 |page=9E}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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