| Artist |
Grails |
| Album Title: |
Black Tar Prophecies Vol's 1, 2, & 3 |
| Album Cover: |
 |
| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
08/11/2006 |
| Reissue Date |
03/17/2017 |
| Label |
Temporary Residence Ltd. |
| Catalog No |
TRR 284 |
| Bar Code No |
6 56605 32842 3 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Digipack |
| Tracks |
| 1.
|
Back To The Monastry (5:06)
|
| 2.
|
Bad Bhang Recipe (4:04)
|
| 3.
|
Belgian Wake-Up Drill (3:57)
|
| 4.
|
Smokey Room (3:09)
|
| 5.
|
Black Tar Frequencies (5:09)
|
| 6.
|
Stray Dog (5:58)
|
| 7.
|
Erosion Blues (4:55)
|
| 8.
|
More Erosion (5:17)
|
| 9.
|
Black Tar Prophecy (8:02)
|
|
| Date Acquired |
03/27/2017 |
| Personal Rating |
 |
| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
11.49 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide entry:
Discogs entry:
MusicBrainz entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Tracks 2, 6 and 9 previously published as As The Black Wind Withers In The Sky, We Are Graced Dimly In Our Dreams / Black Tar Prophecies Vol. I by Robotic Empire.
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 previously published as Black Tar Prophecies Vol II by Aurora Borealis.
Tracks 7, 8 previously unpublished.
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar [6 & 12-string Acoustic Guitar], Banjo – Wm Zak Riles
Bass, Piano, Organ, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Vocals – William Slater
Mastered By – Carl Saff
Sampler [Samples], Guitar [Guitars], Saxophone – Alex John Hall
Tape [Tapes], Drums, Bouzouki, Guitar [Guitars], Melodica, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Emil Amos
Companies, etc.:
Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 20951-CD-0146
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (On security seal): 6 56605 32842 3
Barcode: 656605328423
Matrix / Runout: 37927 20951-CD-0146 18-362-11
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LK13
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2017-03-31 00:23:33
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analyzed: Grails / Black Tar Prophecies, Volumes 1, 2, & 3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR8 -0.30 dB -11.50 dB 5:06 01-Back to the Monastery
DR5 -0.30 dB -9.89 dB 4:04 02-Bad Bhang Recipe
DR5 -0.30 dB -7.85 dB 3:57 03-Belgian Wake-Up Drill
DR13 -0.30 dB -16.02 dB 3:09 04-Smokey Room
DR7 -0.30 dB -11.53 dB 5:09 05-Black Tar Frequencies
DR8 -0.30 dB -12.45 dB 5:58 06-Stray Dog
DR7 -0.30 dB -9.52 dB 4:55 07-Erosion Blues
DR6 -0.30 dB -9.51 dB 5:17 08-More Erosion
DR6 -0.30 dB -12.58 dB 8:02 09-Black Tar Prophecy
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 636 kbps
Codec: FLAC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Thom Jurek:
Now this is more like it. Grails had basically fallen into a post-rock rut by the time their tour ended in 2005. They began a series of 12" releases called Black Tar Prophecies. The first was a split disc with Red Sparowes and the second was their own; this disc collects them with new pieces not available on the two previous limited-edition vinyls. As a band, Grails have embraced something far more experimental about themselves. Sonically, the disc is clean -- even when the plentiful fuzzed-out and distorted electric guitar is present. But Black Tar Prophecies is more speculative and more solid. There is a focus on ideas and execution rather than on repetition. Some things sound like they were recorded live in the studio; others sound like the sonic effects were added on not as an afterthought but as part of the process. The spirit of the great '60s and '70s experimenters is in here (from Can and Faust to Jean-Claude Vannier, early Eloy, and Flower Travelling Band), but Grails sound like themselves. Rock, jazz, free-form freakouts, droning soundscapes, plodding dubbed-up and out bass -- they are all here, making for one of the most adventurous records to come out in 2006 and perhaps, when all is said and done, one of the very best.
|
|
| Cover 1 |
 |
| Cover 2 |
 |
| Cover 3 |
 |
| Cover 4 |
 |
| Cover 5 |
 |
| Cover 6 |
 |
| Cover 7 |
 |
|
