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== Background == | == Background == | ||
* "Sighs Trapped | * "[[Sighs Trapped by Liars]]" is a series by [[Art & Language]] that began in the 1990s | ||
* ''"Sighs Trapped by Liars'', which Michael Baldwin explained to me was based on a pornographic S&M passage which in original reading was “Thighs wrapped by wires...”<ref>https://www.meer.com/en/63643-sighs-trapped-by-liars</ref> | * ''"Sighs Trapped by Liars'', which Michael Baldwin explained to me was based on a pornographic S&M passage which in original reading was “Thighs wrapped by wires...”<ref>https://www.meer.com/en/63643-sighs-trapped-by-liars</ref> | ||
* Many of the songs adapt texts or ideas that frequently appear in Art & Language works | * Many of the songs adapt texts or ideas that frequently appear in Art & Language works | ||
Revision as of 18:55, 8 May 2023
| Sighs Trapped by Liars | |
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| Studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language | |
| Released | September 25, 2007 |
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| Label |  Drag City
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fairest of All" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Jumping Through the Mirror" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Laughing at the Foot of the Cross" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Il Ne Reste Qu'a Chanter" | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Hostage" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Jerry Fodor's Story" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "The Big Vacation" | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Four Stars: The Ideal Crew" | 8:13 |
| 9. | "Igor Zabel's Song" | 3:53 |
| 10. | "A Pest" | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Perfection" | 2:16 |
| 12. | "Forty Thousand Words on a Chair" | 3:20 |
| 13. | "Sighs Trapped by Liars" | 4:41 |
Background
- "Sighs Trapped by Liars" is a series by Art & Language that began in the 1990s
- "Sighs Trapped by Liars, which Michael Baldwin explained to me was based on a pornographic S&M passage which in original reading was “Thighs wrapped by wires...”[1]
- Many of the songs adapt texts or ideas that frequently appear in Art & Language works
- Previewed in a Whole Foods[2]
- Art & Language wrote a script for The Jackson Pollock Bar about the album:
Art & Language Sings a Song
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Poster -
10 Posters, 2018
Related works
Personnel
Vocals
Instruments
- Noel Kupersmith - bass
- Jim O'Rourke - acoustic guitar, harmonica, backing vocals, synth bass
- Mayo Thompson - acoustic guitar, piano
- John McEntire - drums
- Tom Watson - electric guitar, bass
Technical
- Jim O'Rourke - mixing, engineer
- Elisa Randazzo - engineer
- John McEntire - engineer
- Scott Benzel - engineer
- Roger Seibel - mastering
Cover art
- Art & Language - cover, design, photography
- Dan Osborn - layout
- Arthur Ou - photography
Reviews
Pitchfork
September 18, 2007[3]
Mike Powell
Map
Winter 2007[4]
N.C.
AllMusic
References
- ↑ https://www.meer.com/en/63643-sighs-trapped-by-liars
- ↑ https://chicagoreader.com/blogs/weekend-happenings/
- ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10638-sighs-trapped-by-liars/
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/mapyouareherejou0000unse/page/63/mode/1up?q=%22Sighs+Trapped+By+Liars%22
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/sighs-trapped-by-liars-mw0000748942?1666935476917