Wack Ass Tuba Riff
| Wack Ass Tuba Riff | |
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| Released | October 8, 1996 |
| Label | Scratchie Records |
| Producer | James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Adam Schlesinger |
Wack Ass Tuba Riff is a 1996 album by the American alternative rock band Fulflej. The previous year they were signed to James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky's new record label, Scratchie Records, and this was the first full LP from them following 1995's The Microwave EP.
Both Iha and Wretzky co-produce much of the album with Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy). "Work In This Universe" and features an ascending guitar solo by Iha. He also provided E-Bow guitar on "Microwave". Wretzky provided background vocals on "Trust Flushed With Colors". Both appeared on "Shells", with backing vocals by Wretzky and a guitar solo and acoustic guitar from Iha. Schlesinger (who later started Tinted Windows with Iha) provided tambourine and organ on two other tracks.
Cellist Eric Remschneider ("Disarm" and "Luna" off of Siamese Dream, among others) made several appearances on the record, providing cello on "Microwave", "Trust Flushed With Colors", and "Silver".
The album was largely recorded in Wretzky and Kerry Brown's barn (the pair were married at the time) and in Iha's basement, known as Jump Steady Studios. Wretzky's vocals on "Shells" was recorded at TMF Studios in New York City.
Critical reception[edit | edit source]
AllMusic wrote that "Fulflej owes a certain debt to the Smashing Pumpkins' fusion of styles," adding that the opening track "Quite Like This" could be a Siamese Dream B-side.[1] MTV similarly wrote that "employing some of the same breathless rock energy found on the Pumpkins first two albums, Fulflej blend swirling, psychedelic guitars with the breathy delivery of MC No Joke and the muscular rhythm pounding of drummer Maff-Yoo Nilsun and bass player Augi Fill-Ups, to create a blast furnace of moody pop that always seems to be climbing some unbelievably tall sonic wall."[2]
Track listing[edit | edit source]
All tracks are written by Fulflej.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Work In This Universe" (Iha: guitar solo) | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Shells" (Wretzky: background vocals; Iha: guitar solo and acoustics) | 6:04 |
| 7. | "Microwave" (Iha: e-bow guitar) | 5:33 |
| 10. | "Trust Flushed With Colors" (Wretzky: background vocals) | 4:07 |
Release history[edit | edit source]
| Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 1996 | Scratchie | 314 534 022-2 | CD | US | Discogs | MusicBrainz | [1] |
More releases: Discogs • MusicBrainz
Credits[edit | edit source]
- James Iha – guitar, production
- D'arcy Wretzky – background vocals, production
- Adam Schlesinger – tambourine, organ, production
- Eric Remschneider – cello
- Maff-Yoo Nillsun – tambourine
- Auggie Phillips – piano
- Andy Chase – mixing
- Chris Shaw – mixing
- David Kahne – mixing
- Jim Caruana – engineering assistance
- Eric Tew – engineering assistance
- Danny Madorsky – engineering assistance
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Fulflej – Wack-Ass Tuba Riff review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ↑ Kaufman, Gil. "While You Were Sleeping #11: Fulflej's Wack-Ass Tuba Riff". MTV News. Retrieved March 29, 2022.