The Residents - Shadowland (2015) mp3@ 320{1337x}-kawli

The Residents are an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since their first official release, Meet The Residents (1974), the group has released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects, and ten DVDs. They have undertaken seven major world tours and scored multiple films. Pioneers in exploring the potential of CD-ROM and similar technologies, the Residents have won several awards for their multimedia projects. Ralph Records, a record label focusing on avant-garde music, was started by the band.

Throughout the group's existence, the individual members have ostensibly attempted to operate under anonymity, preferring instead to have attention focused on their art output. Much outside speculation and rumor has focused on this aspect of the group. In public, the group appears silent and costumed, often wearing eyeball helmets, top hats and tuxedos—a long-lasting costume now recognized as its signature iconography.

Chuck & Bob celebrated their 40th anniversary with a trilogy of tours: Talking Light, Wonder of Weird and Shadowland. Imitating a band no more, they unexpectedly morphed into a power trio, gleefully plundering their vast catalog of songs. Shadowland is part three of the Randy, Chuck & Bob Trilogy.

Recorded live in Nantes, France May 2014 and released on March 10, 2015 on the MVDaudio label.

It began in 2010 with the “Talking Light Tour” and CD which was a meditation on ghosts and death. This was followed by the “Wonder of Weird Tour” in 2013 which explored love and sex.
And now, the group finally comes full circle with Shadowland, which combines themes of birth, rebirth, reincarnation, and near death experiences. No bubblegum pop here.

Tracklist:
1. Fever Dreams
2. Golden Guy
3. Herman The Human Mole
4. Harry The Head
5. Benny The Bouncing Bump
6. Judas Saves
7. Blue Rosebuds
8. Weightlifting Lulu
9. Betty’s Body
10. Caring
11. Mickey Macaroni
12. Is He Really Bringing Roses?
13. Melon Collie Lassie
14. Hard and Tenderly
15. Ship of Fools
16, Mourning Glories
17. Forty-Four

Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3



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