Desk Trickery is a studio album by Doldrums, released in 1999 by Kranky.[4]

Desk Trickery
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 1999
Recorded1997 (1997) – 1999 (1999) in Texas and Virginia
GenrePost-rock
Length46:50
LabelKranky
Doldrums chronology
Acupuncture
(1997)
Desk Trickery
(1999)
Feng Shui
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME6/10[2]
Pitchfork Media8.7/10[3]

Critical reception

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The Chicago Tribune wrote that Doldrums "embrace playing for the fun of it, stretching out on extended improvisations that owe as much to the Grateful Dead and Balinese gamelan music as they do to Can and Popul Vuh."[5]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Doldrums

No.TitleLength
1."Office Scene"0:45
2."Sparkling Deadheadz"5:36
3."Fritland"3:40
4."Grill Out Time"8:04
5."Free Festival of the Stonebridge"13:17
6."Who Shot J.R.?"9:51
7."Godspeed You Young Actress"5:36

Personnel

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Adapted from the Desk Trickery liner notes.[6]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1999 Kranky CD krank 040

References

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  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Doldrums: Desk Trickery > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  2. ^ columnist (January 15, 2000). "Doldrums: Desk Trickery". NME: 27.
  3. ^ Sirota, Brent S. "Doldrums: Desk Trickery". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Doldrums | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Meyer, Bill (28 November 1999). "DoldrumsDesk Trickery (Kranky)Doldrums, a trio whose members..." chicagotribune.com.
  6. ^ Desk Trickery (booklet). Doldrums. Chicago, Illinois: Kranky. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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