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LP
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FTR 836LP
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$25.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 9/4/2026
You Should'nt try to barrow other People's skin [sic] was recorded professionally with quality vintage microphones, while a few tracks were self-recorded. Each song was recorded live in the studio -- no overdubs, no edits -- giving the album a raw, authentic edge. All songs were recorded analog to two-track tape or four-track tape, with the exception of one song being recorded on a portable tape recorder. Overall, the guitar sound is heavy, hypnotic, and catchy. And at times drone-y and chorus-y. The whole release starts out with a somewhat jarring piece, "Hair Productions Presents Lucas Gunn's Petertag," a very quick thick drone and high-end burst, more expected on a noise record, but showing Lucas' range and playfulness. It actually sounds like it could be the introduction to a low budget horror movie. It has an infectious nursery rhyme quality at times, yet leads into unexpected, unpredictable territories, paving the way for what is to come. The next three pieces feel like a triptych -- all move in and out of emotional stories, raga/raag at times, and always head-nod and toe-tap inducing. Each song utilizes a distinct left field sonic modulation, transforming the structure into an unpredictable journey.
"Grandma Rainbow Nervous flew away tomorrow" starts side 2, continuing on with the perfect combination of left and right hand American Primitive styling ala Fahey. Luc then performs a great instrumental rendition of Mississippi John Hurt's "Monday Morning Blues." "Last Creepy Ever" take one starts with a vocal introduction, and then proceeds to its haunting minor key theme in a natural chorus-y tone. "My Flower and my Yellow skinned bird" has a spontaneous and unscripted quality unlike the other songs, a more home-recording sound, with herky-jerky plucking at times, like a peak behind the curtains. "Petertag's mom and dad love theme" is a short keyboard/synth based ditty that feels like a very unexpected shift after the previous wandering guitar piece, but works well. "Swallow the Bird Floating in Sunlight" then returns to the guitar, and has the feeling, like the title conjures, of watching birds floating and soaring in the sunlight, possibly in the late-day golden hour's glow, right when the sun is laying its head down for the night.
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