The Serpentine Similar

The Serpentine Similar
The Serpentine Similar
Studio album by Gastr del Sol
Released	June 1, 1993
Recorded	September – November 1992
Studio	Experimental Sound (Chicago, Illinois); 5th Floor (Minneapolis, Minnesota);
Genre	Post-rock
Length	31:02
Label	TeenBeat
Producer	Brian Paulson
Gastr del Sol chronology

The Serpentine Similar is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on June 1, 1993 by TeenBeat Records.^[2] The album was re-released by Drag City on June 16, 1997.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Background edit

Guitarist David Grubbs and drummer John McEntire had played together in the post-hardcore band Bastro with bassist Clark Johnson. When Johnson left Bastro in 1991 to attend law school, Bundy K. Brown joined and the group began writing new material, later documented as the instrumental live album Antlers: Live 1991. These songs were then reworked as quieter, acoustic versions for The Serpentine Similar as Bastro became Gastr del Sol.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Bundy K. Brown and David Grubbs

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Watery Kentucky"	9:18
2.	"Easy Company"	1:08
3.	"A Jar of Fat"	2:10
4.	"Ursus Arctos Wonderfilis"	4:46
5.	"Eye Street"	1:50
6.	"For Soren Müeller"	4:19
7.	"Serpentine Orbit"	0:45
8.	"Even the Odd Orbit"	6:50

Personnel edit

Adapted from The Serpentine Similar liner notes.^[4]

Gastr del Sol

Bundy K. Brown – instruments
David Grubbs – instruments

Additional musicians

John McEntire – additional percussion

Production and additional personnel

Michael O'Bannon – cover art
Brian Paulson – production, recording

Release history edit

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1993	TeenBeat	CD, LP	TEENBEAT 95
United States	1997	Drag City	CD, LP	DC106

References edit

^ Anderson, Jason. "The Serpentine Similar – Gastr del Sol". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
^ "Teen-Beat 95. Gastr Del Sol. The Serpentine Similar". TeenBeat Records. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ "Gastr del Sol – The Serpentine Similar". Drag City. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ The Serpentine Similar (booklet). Gastr del Sol. Arlington, Virginia: TeenBeat Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links edit

The Serpentine Similar at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Anderson, Jason. "The Serpentine Similar – Gastr del Sol". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

[2] "Teen-Beat 95. Gastr Del Sol. The Serpentine Similar". TeenBeat Records. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[3] "Gastr del Sol – The Serpentine Similar". Drag City. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[linearnotes-4] The Serpentine Similar (booklet). Gastr del Sol. Arlington, Virginia: TeenBeat Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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