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The Residents

The Residents are an American art collective and art-rock band, based in San Francisco since the early 1970s, best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since Meet the Residents (1974) they have released more than sixty albums, among them Eskimo, The Commercial Album and the Mole trilogy, on their own Ralph Records and elsewhere. Throughout the group's existence the members have tried to work anonymously, preferring that attention go to the art, and speculation about their identities has been part of the show.

The Residents are an American art collective and art-rock band, based in San Francisco since the early 1970s, best known for their avant-garde music and multimedia works. Since Meet the Residents (1974) they have released more than sixty albums, among them Eskimo, The Commercial Album and the Mole trilogy, on their own Ralph Records and elsewhere. Throughout the group's existence the members have tried to work anonymously, preferring that attention go to the art, and speculation about their identities has been part of the show.

Duck Stab
The classic Residents fourth album (originally two EPs) from 1978. Musically, it's difficult to describe this diverse album. There is a silky, seductive, and murky aspect which creates a supporting liquid background upon which the lyrics float. There is a balance between the music and the lyrics. They never step on each other as they take turns moving in and out of the foreground. The lyrics play a very dominant role on this album. They are like rhyming instruments that project pictures before o…
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CD EDITION: While there are a million stories about The Residents, one of the more intriguing concerns the recording of their second LP, Not Available. Early in the career of the band, the "theory of obscurity" was introduced to them by the German avant-guardist, N. Senada. The plan called for the creation of complete projects that were literally not intended to be heard by anyone other than its creators. The Residents realized the truth in this ideal: that music really was difficult to record w…
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