Things That Play Themselves

Things That Play Themselves
Studio album by
King Snake Roost
Released1989 (1989)
Recorded1987 (1987)–1988 (1988)
StudiosSound Barrier Studios
(Sydney, AU)
GenreNoise rock
Length40:37
LabelsAberrant (original release)
Amphetamine Reptile (reissue)
ProducerDave Boyne
King Snake Roost chronology
From Barbarism to Christian Manhood
(1987)		 Things That Play Themselves
(1989)		 Ground Into the Dirt
(1990)
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Things That Play Themselves is the second studio album by noise rock band King Snake Roost, released in 1989 by Aberrant Records.

Release and reception

Critic David Sprague of the Trouser Press called the record a "feverish disc" that warrants comparison to early Pere Ubu.

In 1989, the album was adopted by Amphetamine Reptile Records and re-issued on vinyl.

Track listing

All music is composed by King Snake Roost, except "Talking Turkey" by Sharron Weatherill.

Side one
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Worm's Eye View"Tolnay3:16
2."D.T.'s"Hill3:41
3."The Ledge Does Vegas"Hill4:13
4."Everything Falls Apart"Bostle3:24
5."Hammerhead"Bostle2:15
6."Acid Heart"Quinn2:39
Side two
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Fried"Tolnay5:10
2."Trogman's Buried"Quinn2:41
3."Talking Turkey"Bostle4:46
4."Shunting Yard"Trigger2:11
5."That Again?"Tolnay3:59
6."Gutterbreath"Quinn2:18

Personnel

Adapted from the Things That Play Themselves liner notes.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Australia 1989 Aberrant LP 1THING
Netherlands Megadisc MD 7906
United States Amphetamine Reptile CS, LP ARR 89168

References

  1. ↑ "King Snake Roost: Things That Play > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Sprague, David (2007). "King Snake Roost". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Things That Play Themselves (sleeve). King Snake Roost. Sydney, Australia: Aberrant Records. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)