Browse by Artist: RESIDENTS, THE

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	Commercial Album
Label:	MUTE USA
Format:	DVD
Price:	$17.50
Catalog #:	MUTE 9275DVD

"The DVD will both complement and complete the project with an amazing collection of 56 one-minute films based on the original 40 Commercial Album songs. In order to produce this large number of films, in addition to themselves, The Residents have assembled an outstanding group of 42 visual artists from around the world. Working in various forms ranging from animation, live action, and puppetry to drawing, photography and sculpture, the DVD is a virtual mini-film festival. In addition, the DVD has an innovative game-like interface that allows viewers to explore a maze in the process of viewing the videos."

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	Animal Lover
Label:	MUTE USA
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	MUTE 9284CD

"Animal Lover is The Residents' new album. When Charles Darwin first proposed in the late 1800s that homo-sapiens had evolved from and were in fact a species of animal, many humans were horrified; humans had an unusual need to feel superior. Taking a step beyond Darwin, Sigmund Freud believed that the human was an animal in conflict, and informing the human of that very simple concept seemed to only increase the conflict. In The Residents' Animal Lover, the creatures who don't really mind if they are animals take an existential look at the upright animal whose normality is sliding toward the wrong end of the spectrum. The human beasts live in a world of primal darkness, their heads forever stuck in the ground like frightened ostriches living in a constant murky dream state. In creating this picture book of animal tales, The Residents wanted to include a soundtrack that related directly to 'animal love'. The result is an imaginative CD whose rhythm tracks are based entirely on animal noise mating patterns generated primarily by cicadas and frogs. Also the actual sounds of mating whales and humans were used for longer tonal passages. (They weren't mating with each other, by the way.)"

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	Mark of the Mole/Intermission
Label:	MUTE USA
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	MUTE 9306CD

The Residents classic Mole Trilogy reissued over 2 double CDs, presently beautifully in mini-hardcover book packages. This first disc includes the first album in the series, Mark Of The Mole (originally released 1981), plus the Intermission release from 1983 (the "extraneous music from the Mole Show -- studio version"). "The Mole Trilogy is an older masterpiece from The Residents, a metaphor about civilization. The Mole Trilogy was designed to tell an epic story, connecting several generations of two fictitious races, and to serve as musical 'illustrations' for this story. More than any of their previous albums, with the possible exception of Eskimo, Mark Of The Mole is pure electronic music...based on rhythm and noise, and often industrial in sound, Mark Of The Mole veers heavily to the abstract side of The Residents musical ledger. The importance of these albums is huge as it presents new visions on electronic music and live performance."

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	The Tunes of Two Cities/The Big Bubble
Label:	MUTE USA
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	MUTE 9307CD

2nd volume, which completes the Mole Trilogy with The Tunes Of Two Cities (originally released 1982) and The Big Bubble (originally released 1985). "Two Cities is essentially a prequel to Mark Of The Mole. Consisting of a dozen instrumental tracks...comparable to the earlier Eskimo, with The Residents once again inventing the ritualistic music of a 'primitive' society...quintessential Residents, opening new cavities into their humor, symbolism, ambiguity, and pure random weirdness."

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	Freak Show
Label:	MUTE USA
Format:	CD/DVD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	MUTE 9342CD

"After their 1990 Cub-E tour, The Residents needed to recharge their creative batteries, and the Freak Show project was born. Freak Show created a marvelous cast of quirky freaks, each with their own all-too human failings & haunting theme songs worming their way into the listener's brain. Feeling their ideas had more life, The Residents met with comic artists Brian Bolland (visual creator of Judge Dread and the 'Dark Knight' Batman) & Edwin 'Savage Pencil' Pouncey and crafted the idea of a Freak Show graphic novel, which was released by Dark Horse comics a year later. The Freak Show project also spawned a CD-ROM in 1994, and a theatrical stage show complete with orchestra a few years later. Originally released in 1991 with a bonus CD-ROM, Mute's Freak Show reissue contains a special 32-page book in hardbook packaging." The DVD video disc is NTSC format, approx running time: 55 minutes.

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	Not Available
Label:	MVD AUDIO
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MVD 5122CD

"Recorded in 1974, originally released in 1979 and now reissued with seven minutes of material originally edited out. While there are a million stories about The Residents, one of the more intriguing concerns the recording of their second LP, Not Available. Early in the career of the band, the 'theory of obscurity' was introduced to them by the German avant-guardist, N. Senada. The plan called for the creation of complete projects that were literally not intended to be heard by anyone other than its creators. The Residents realized the truth in this ideal: that music really was difficult to record without considering the audience. They thought the experience gained by completing such a project would prove worthwhile toward achieving an independent attitude toward music. Not Available was completed in 1974 and stored. Several years later, in 1978, The Residents were severely over scheduled on their opus, Eskimo. The record company pulled Not Available from the masters room and released it. Surprisingly, The Residents were not upset by this fact since it in no way violated their original intent."

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	Not Available
Label:	MVD AUDIO
Format:	LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	MVD 5122LP

LP version. "Recorded in 1974, originally released in 1979 and now reissued with seven minutes of material originally edited out. While there are a million stories about The Residents, one of the more intriguing concerns the recording of their second LP, Not Available. Early in the career of the band, the 'theory of obscurity' was introduced to them by the German avant-guardist, N. Senada. The plan called for the creation of complete projects that were literally not intended to be heard by anyone other than its creators. The Residents realized the truth in this ideal: that music really was difficult to record without considering the audience. They thought the experience gained by completing such a project would prove worthwhile toward achieving an independent attitude toward music. Not Available was completed in 1974 and stored. Several years later, in 1978, The Residents were severely over scheduled on their opus, Eskimo. The record company pulled Not Available from the masters room and released it. Surprisingly, The Residents were not upset by this fact since it in no way violated their original intent."

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	Present Sonidos De La Noche: Coochie Brake
Label:	MVD AUDIO
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MVD 5294CD

"A million years ago, a big rock fell out of the sky and landed right in the middle of Louisiana. Well, it wasn't Louisiana at that time. But that rock fell, and it hit hard making a giant dent. It gradually filled in but no matter what, it still left a dent. And that dent held just enough water that it became a primeval swamp known as Coochie Brake. Some young guys used to camp in Coochie Brake. They climbed the massive granite boulders that common sense said should not be there. They explored the caves. They sat still and let the Brake speak to them as only the Brake can. Those teens grew up to become the Residents."

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	The Third Reich 'n' Roll
Label:	MVD AUDIO
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MVD 5368CD

"The Residents' third album, originally released in 1976. People have speculated whether the Residents were hinting that rock 'n' roll has brain-washed the youth of the world. When confronted with this possibility, they replied, 'Well, it may be true or it may not, but we just wanted to kick out the jams and get it on.' The Third Reich 'n' Roll consists of two suites, Swastikas on Parade and Hitler was a Vegetarian. Both are semi-phonetic interpretations of top forty hits from the sixties. 'Our roots,' say the Residents, a bright orange carrot clutched lovingly in their hands."

Artist:	RESIDENTS, THE
Title:	Fingerprince
Label:	MVD AUDIO
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MVD 5369CD

"The Residents' fourth album back on vinyl! Recorded in 1976, Fingerprince is The Residents' fourth album. However, when it was being recorded it was not called Fingerprince. In 1976 it was called Tourniquet of Roses and was so long that it would have consumed three LP sides. The album was cut back to the standard length of two sides, which was renamed Fingerprince. Thanks to the length of CD, the original Tourniquet of Roses was restored. The title Fingerprince is still in use for the longer version however. Vinyl version includes digital download card featuring everything on the CD version!"

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