Thanks for the Ether
Thanks for the Ether | ||||
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Sear Sound, New York City[1] | ||||
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Length | 55:45 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Jimmy Boyle, Melora Creager | |||
Rasputina chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Thanks for the Ether is the debut studio album by American rock band
On October 1, 1996, the band appeared as the musical guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien to promote the album.[3][4] In 1998, the track "Transylvanian Concubine" was featured in the season 2 episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Surprise".[5][6]
Reception
In a review for AllMusic, Vincent Jefferies called the album "a rare accomplishment", saying "If only more mope rockers, shoegazers, death metalers, and other dour stylists could be so clever, their music would become many times more listenable," and "Rasputina paint a completely new gothic landscape on this debut, and fans of the genre or anything dark and artful simply must own it."[1] In a review for CMJ, Douglas Wolk praised the band's "sly humor and self-awareness", and said of the album, "Thanks For The Ether has a couple of conceptual misfires, but even the lesser stuff is pleasingly unlike anything else: they err on the side of adventurousness, which is always a good idea."[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Personnel
- Melora Creager – Cello, vocals, producer, art direction
- Julia Kent – Cello
- Carpella Parvo – Cello
- Norm Block– Drums
- Jimmy Boyle – Producer
- Michael Brauer – Mixing
- Greg Calbi – Mastering
- Greg Gordon – Engineer
- Dave Shiffman – Engineer
References
- ^ a b c "Thanks for the Ether – Rasputina". AllMusic.
- ^ "Rasputina – Thanks for the Ether CD Album". CD Universe.
- ^ "Rasputina Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "1996 EPISODE #0662". Late Night Archives. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Original TV Soundtrack Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) Surprise (1998) Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (July 1996). "Reviews - Rasputina Thanks For The Ether". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 42. Retrieved December 6, 2021.