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Dave Segal, Alternative Press, August, 1995

What they offer are nothing less than new forms of beauty in song. Phantasies and Senseitions overflows with a microcosmic (un)rock that offers succor to people bored rigid by the formulaic record-collection plundering that most groups call songwriting. Phantasies and Senseitions has the refreshing splendor of naive folk art, that sense of being timeless and utterly natural…Bugskull breathe ingenuity like the rest of us mortals inhale oxygen.

Steve Savoca, CMJ New Music Report, 4/10/95

Portland, Oregon’s lo-fi dreamers arc-weld electronic ambience and indie rock into an airtight container and cast it into a watery grave….The result is lavishly textured, rich with imagery and suffused with sad beauty and maddening isolation.

Kathy Molloy, Snipehunt, Spring 1995

Bugskull are the sleeping giants of Portland, amiable young men who are rather adept at building high-rise soundscrapers of sleepy guitar, whirring electronics and quivery vocals…The violin, spooky organ and assorted reeds, blips and beeps give one the impression of Pink Floyd and Chrome dueling in a submarine. If you thought all the hip Portland scene had to offer was grease monkey rock and its attendant introspective solo careers, get wise to the muzzy psychedelia of Bugskull.

Sweet Portable You, June, 1995

Bugskull is continuing to fashion a kind of honeycomb of their own atmospheric blurgh and this eighteen-tracker has to stand of such big strength as to be called the cornerstone. A real nineties record of ambiguous sway and sinew; a great accomplishment from all my angles.

Bronx Cheer #1

The vinyl output of these Portland fellows has been most impressive…On the race to drone pop heaven you’ve got Stereolab, Bugskull and Flying Saucer Attack and it’s anybody’s guess who’ll end up on top; just don’t do yourself the disservice of missing out on their efforts.

Dave Segal, Alternative Press, July, 1995

Bugskull…create some of the most expansive, distinctive lo-fi music of the 90s… Bugskull are the soul of subtle inventiveness, masters of seduction by sonic understatement.

Amazon Description

Bugskull’s debut album is sonically all over the map, though without annoying “genre hopping.” There are gorgeous reed-accented instrumentals, floating tape loop stun-whispers, space travels, lonely noise, scratchy guitar pop and outright weirdness. It all bears the distinctive Bugskull stamp of gentle dissonance, spacious melodicism and a cushy low end delivered with nary a cliche or heavy hand. People keep saying it’s diverse yet cohesive, and you should believe them.

2011
12.29

Phantasies and Senseitions

The first full length CD/LP release by Bugskull, on RoadCone records in 1994.

Intro

Shorty

Opening Theme

Inhuman

Elfin Majic

Recoder

Old Towne

Concave Life

Long Corridor #6

Almost Blue

Seguara

Big Ronnie

Sit On This

Concrete Boots

Olympic

Death Valley ’94

Choosegase

Space

The LP had a different cover:

2011
12.29

The Legend of Ross cassette features many great tracks including New Bad Things, Sone, Bugskull, Jupiteria, The Stowaways (Jeff Fucillo’s Dad’s band from the 60′s). I think this was Union Pole’s first release and was in collaboration with the short-lived Ross Records. The Bugskull track is ‘Goodbye Kitty’ and is on the Second side @ ~7:00

 

2011
12.29

Minnow is Brendan’s solo project. Drum machine & keyboards warped and distorted.

 

2011
12.29

All you Jarvik VII/Bone Cure lovers can at last get digital copies of the long lost Union Pole release on Union Pole. Jeff Fucillo has been busy posting all of his Union Pole releases.

2011
08.21

Sean has a bunch of recent material that was recorded in Berlin in 2010 with Aaron. It’s quite melancholy, but the recording, performance and the songs are pretty amazing.

Posted here is “Wolves”:

Wolves

Any labels interested in releasing this should contact Sean.

2011
01.21

Burning Holes?

2010
11.09

2010
11.09

Bugskull Show Nov. 13th

Hey anyone, I am playing a show on Sat. Nov 13th at the awesome Domy Books. It is a launch party for American Short Fiction, And Bill Callahan will be reading.
Link-http://www.americanshortfiction.org/blog/?p=3995

2010
08.27

Found this review … the translation is about what you would expect from Google

The most amazing, diverse and powerful album in the Year One – a wide- screen soundscapes familiar from spreading Draw transmission icon, hip-hop interlude BLEEPY variation and miniature – absolutely necessary It is.

Early 2000s and 1992, from folk singer , so in lo-fi avant-garde performer of traditional and Bugskull (aka Shonban) is Portland ( Oregon independent India’s finest) for selection of highly acclaimed columns of the work has been released.

Since then, Growing experimental and small scene NorthWest founder of America ‘s cities , so concentrated, but his name was circulating among them whisper that they are familiar.

His body of work by John Cage, from Syd Barrett attracted comparisons to everyone. And, hang with friends in Portland who contemporaries Pavement or Elliott Smith than like, the indie put him far outside the sound.

Their sound, his work draw icon, free jazz and the Dadaist psychedelic covers Derrick works. And new album “Communication”, heard earlier this year we record the most diverse, original and was expected to meet large. Strong melodic identity and the balance is lost in the texture elements are linked by a tendency towards contrast to the surface.

This album (the most in nearly 10 years) is a relaxing one of those, beat with psychedelic is divided between the pastoral environment and all-consuming. And appeal to a wide range of tastes and sensations.

Drive the beat with a first side, we “Exposed Wires” or ” Floppy Drive “in fancy lower the base line, J Dilla can hear an echo of.

However, heterogeneity is prepared with quality organic loose melody , and, “High Steppin’II” on the initial distortion of the Aphex Twin remind tape gentle bite, or, Hauntology pioneer Position Normal modified by the “Italy of Ra.H” the space of a circuit.

On the second, the title track strings , “Life On Earth “immediately for Edward Williams of the Chamber reminds. Stars Of The Lid. However, lo-fi in miniature, “Pondlife” hiss-texture on a dive into the illusion of field recordings and subtle voice, “What’s That Light” a gentle acoustic guitar before the end of happiness, Stars Of The Lid on played.

At least one far artists sound like the work area with a range of sounds on display here will be surprised, guitar , calimba, and the organ several contributions in aside, it’s modern music The invention of characters is very intriguing one. Unbelievable.

The most amazing, diverse and powerful album in the Year One – a wide- screen soundscapes familiar from spreading Draw transmission icon, hip-hop interlude BLEEPY variation and miniature – absolutely necessary It is.1992年と2000年代前半に、元フォーク 歌手ので、ローファイでアバンギャルドな吟遊楽人Bugskull(別名ショーンバーン)は、 ポートランドオレゴンの最もすばらしい独立した印)のセレクションのために、非常に称賛された作品の列をリリースしました。 Early 2000s and 1992, from folk singer , so in lo-fi avant-garde performer of traditional and吟遊Bugskull (aka Shonban) is Portland ( Oregon independent India’s finest) for selection of highly acclaimed columns of the work has been released.

それ以来、伸びゆく実験的な場面の創始者が小さなNorthWest アメリカ都市に集中したので、彼の名前はよく知られていて彼らの間でひそひそ声が循環しました。 Since then, Growing experimental and small scene NorthWest founder of America ‘s cities , so concentrated, but his name was circulating among them whisper that they are familiar.

彼の仕事の身体はジョン・ケイジからシド・バレットまでの皆に比較を引きつけました。 His body of work by John Cage, from Syd Barrett attracted comparisons to everyone. 仲そして、仲間のポートランド同時代の人がPavementまたはエリオット・スミスが好きであるより、 インディー音響の外側により遠くに彼を置きました。 And, hang with friends in Portland who contemporaries Pavement or Elliott Smith than like, the indie put him far outside the sound.

音的に、彼の仕事はドローン、 フリージャズダダイスト サイケデリックな作品をカバーします。 Their sound, his work draw icon, free jazz and the Dadaist psychedelic covers Derrick works. そして、新しいアルバム 「Communication」は、我々が今年聞いたレコードで最も多様で、オリジナルで、満足な大規模に予期しました。 And new album “Communication”, heard earlier this year we record the most diverse, original and was expected to meet large. 強いメロディックなアイデンティティとバランスがくずれてテクスチャの表面へ対照的要素に向かう傾向によって結びつけられます。 Strong melodic identity and the balance is lost in the texture elements are linked by a tendency towards contrast to the surface.

このアルバム (ほぼ10年で一番)はリラックスしたものの一方、 ビートによるサイケと心を奪うような牧歌的な環境の側の間で割られます。 This album (the most in nearly 10 years) is a relaxing one of those, beat with psychedelic is divided between the pastoral environment and all-consuming. そして、広範囲にわたる感覚と味に訴えます。 And appeal to a wide range of tastes and sensations.

ドライブされたビートの第1のサイドで、我々は「Exposed Wires」または「 Floppy Drive」の低めで派手なベースラインで、 J Dillaの反響を聞くことができます。 Drive the beat with a first side, we “Exposed Wires” or ” Floppy Drive “in fancy lower the base line, J Dilla can hear an echo of.

しかし、有機的でゆるい品質で準備される異質のメロディー 、そして、「High Steppin’II」の上の歪曲が初期のAphex Twinを思い出させるテープの穏やかな一かじり、あるいは、Hauntologyの先駆者Position Normalによる修正された「ItalyのRa.H」の宇宙的な回路。 However, heterogeneity is prepared with quality organic loose melody , and, “High Steppin’II” on the initial distortion of the Aphex Twin remind tape gentle bite, or, Hauntology pioneer Position Normal modified by the “Italy of Ra.H” the space of a circuit.

第2の側の上で、 タイトルトラックのストリングス 、「Life On Earth 」のためにすぐにエドワード・ウィリアムズ室内楽を思い出させます。 On the second, the title track strings , “Life On Earth “immediately for Edward Williams of the Chamber reminds. しかし、ローファイのミニチュアにおいて、「Pondlife」の上にhiss-textureのあるフィールドレコーディングと微妙な音声幻覚に飛び込んで、「What’s That Light」の優しいアコースティックギターの幸福に終わる前に、 Stars Of The Lidで遊びました。 However, lo-fi in miniature, “Pondlife” hiss-texture on a dive into the illusion of field recordings and subtle voice, “What’s That Light” a gentle acoustic guitar before the end of happiness, Stars Of The Lid on played.

はるかに1人以上の芸術家の仕事のように聞こえて、ここでディスプレーされた音の範囲と領域は驚愕されますが、 ギター 、calimba、およびオルガンにおけるいくつかの貢献は別として、それは近代音楽の1つの非常に好奇心をそそるキャラクタの発明です。 At least one far artists sound like the work area with a range of sounds on display here will be surprised, guitar , calimba, and the organ several contributions in aside, it’s modern music The invention of characters is very intriguing one. 信じられない。 Unbelievable.