Critters Buggin - Guest (1994)

Tracklist

01. Shag (4:41)
02. Kickstand Hog (6:52)
03. Critters Theme (6:20)
04. InSKI (3:12)
05. 5/4 f.t.d. (5:33)
06. Fretless Nostril (5:52)
07. Double Pot-Roast Backpack (1:19)
08. Naked Truth (5:19)
09. Los Lobos (12:56)

personnel :

Bass, Bass Clarinet – Brad Houser
Drums, Other [Backflips, Waffles] – Matt Chamberlain
Guitar, Organ [Sound], Other [Saxitar] – Nalgas Sin Carne
Percussion, Loops – John Bush (3)
Keyboards – Dave Palmer
Vocals – Shawn Smith

The first album from Seattle's Critters Buggin' was probably the least-pretentious of the bunch, mildly swaying between background electronic effects and the gazed-out art funk rock that would predominately reappear in later years. Hindered by awkward sub-torrential jazz in tracks like "Kickstand Hog," the album's best bits were often difficult to find on initial listens, but they were there. "T-Ski" goes a bit thrashy like Marilyn Manson alternately picking up and battering in a sax and "Shag" and "Los Lobos" use the crackly sample effect to create a psychologically loose chatter of suggestive basslines and cymbal-heavy percussion.~Dean Carlson