FDF Volume 4 Issue 387 - Papa M - Live from a Sharktank
Album – Live From A Shark Tank
Artist – Papa M
Key Players – David Pajo - everything
Produced By – David Pajo, Nat Gleason, Steve Albini and Tim Gane
Release Date- October 25, 1999
Overview – This is the first album by Papa M. This is a pseudonym used by David Pajo
FDF Comments (aka “the songs”) Clocking in at just under 60 minutes the 11 song album is bookended with “Arundel”. The first is a very short track, shortest on the record, at 1:04. Its simply Pajo on guitar. “Roadrunner” explores a bit more with a simple back beat and a looping keyboard progression. ”Pink Holler” is pretty acoustic track that has flashes of electric guitar tones played over, even banjo makes an appearance later in the track. The same feel of the record continues as “Plastic Energy Man” continues. This few tracks in to the record you need to realize we are not going to “rock out”. This is a really cool selection of tunes put together by Pajo. They have that late at night, lets run the recording machine, and see what happens. They are tighter and more complete than you’d ever imagine. We get electric guitar on “Drunken Spree”. The full nine minutes are a very moody, yet calm. The tension seems to arise as what almost appears to be a sitar starts its haunting tones. “Bups” is another very short tune that is a piano track (or toy piano). “Crowd of One” opens with a recorded phone message and is the sole track up to this point that has any sort of “vocals”. Everything has been instrumental up to this point. The phone messages keep phone #’s intact and give you a voyeuristic look in to someones life. The longest track on the album follows in “I am Not Lonely with Cricket” (just south of 15 minutes long). When it ends you are surprised. The time seems to pass effortlessly. David just finds a place and lets it take him over. Light guitar, keyboards etc, despite the length at the outset you are never bored. Banjo returns with “Knocking the Casket”. Filled out with acoustic guitars it’s a slow track, where the fewer notes played seem the better (on guitar). “Up North Kids” is the first track that feels like a “full band” with a bit more of a melody and structure. Feels like a “song”. Keep in mind that much of the record feels like “loose jams” (that are very good) this just feels…right. A lengthier version of “Arundel” closes the record.
Key Players – David Pajo - everything
Produced By – David Pajo, Nat Gleason, Steve Albini and Tim Gane
Release Date- October 25, 1999
Overview – This is the first album by Papa M. This is a pseudonym used by David Pajo
FDF Comments (aka “the songs”) Clocking in at just under 60 minutes the 11 song album is bookended with “Arundel”. The first is a very short track, shortest on the record, at 1:04. Its simply Pajo on guitar. “Roadrunner” explores a bit more with a simple back beat and a looping keyboard progression. ”Pink Holler” is pretty acoustic track that has flashes of electric guitar tones played over, even banjo makes an appearance later in the track. The same feel of the record continues as “Plastic Energy Man” continues. This few tracks in to the record you need to realize we are not going to “rock out”. This is a really cool selection of tunes put together by Pajo. They have that late at night, lets run the recording machine, and see what happens. They are tighter and more complete than you’d ever imagine. We get electric guitar on “Drunken Spree”. The full nine minutes are a very moody, yet calm. The tension seems to arise as what almost appears to be a sitar starts its haunting tones. “Bups” is another very short tune that is a piano track (or toy piano). “Crowd of One” opens with a recorded phone message and is the sole track up to this point that has any sort of “vocals”. Everything has been instrumental up to this point. The phone messages keep phone #’s intact and give you a voyeuristic look in to someones life. The longest track on the album follows in “I am Not Lonely with Cricket” (just south of 15 minutes long). When it ends you are surprised. The time seems to pass effortlessly. David just finds a place and lets it take him over. Light guitar, keyboards etc, despite the length at the outset you are never bored. Banjo returns with “Knocking the Casket”. Filled out with acoustic guitars it’s a slow track, where the fewer notes played seem the better (on guitar). “Up North Kids” is the first track that feels like a “full band” with a bit more of a melody and structure. Feels like a “song”. Keep in mind that much of the record feels like “loose jams” (that are very good) this just feels…right. A lengthier version of “Arundel” closes the record.
Where are they Now? – Pajo is one of the more prolific musicians. Most notably was as a founding member of Slint. He also played with Zwan, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many more. David had a sad turn of events and attempted suicide in 2015. He survived.
FDF Overall Take/Was it worth Dusting Off? – First, if you want to get a party started I wouldn’t put this record on. You are going to get some blank stares. If it gets later, and people are chill, toss it on…it may work wonders.
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