John Vanderslice
Pixel Revolt
(August 23, 2005)

1 letter to the east coast
2 plymouth rock
3 exodus damage
4 peacocks in the video rain
5 trance manual
6 new zealand pines
7 radiant with terror
8 continuation
9 dear sarah shu
10 farewell transmission
11 angela
12 dead slate pacific
13 the golden gate
14 crc 7173, affectionately

recorded at tiny telephone and 15th st
engineered by scott solter
mixed at tiny telephone by scott solter
mastered by bernie grundman

the music of pixel revolt is a collaboration between jv and scott solter

the lyrics of pixel revolt have been edited, expanded and otherwise improved upon by john darnielle

string arrangements by erik friedlander

songs by jv, except:
radiant with terror lyrics adapted from robert lowell’s “fall 1961”
primers of the pulse sound BMI 2004
thanks to dcb for titles

all artwork by joe williams

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letter to the east coast
jv: guitar, wurlitzer, moog source
erik friedlander: cello

plymouth rock
jv: acoustic and electric guitar, arp odyssey, rhodes
alex decarville: drums
john hofer: drums
scott solter: acoustic, electric, and ebowed guitar, percussion, boxharp, tape manipulation, landscapes

exodus damage
jv: acoustic guitars
matt cunitz: mellotron vocal choir/pipe organ and mellotron strings/flute
alex decarville: drums
dave douglas: drums
scott solter: theme, ad202 baldwin organ, baritone, baya drum, vibraphone, treated tabla drums, wahed guitar

peacocks in the video rain
jv: piano, wurlitzer
alex decarville: drums
dave douglas: drums
rob douglas: bass
nedelle: vocals
bill rousseau: electric guitar
scott solter: wurlitzer, hammond b3
outer mission sambanista battery: chris mcgrew, alex decarville, scott solter

trance manual
jv: moog subs, mellotron flute, mellotron strings
erik friedlander: cello
scott solter: H3000 church bells, ebowed landscape guitar, sky saw guitar, varispeed steel drums

new zealand pines
jv: rhodes, guitar, space station
matt cunitz: celeste, orchestron choir, pump organ, hohner claviola
nedelle: vocals

radiant with terror
jv: acoustic guitar
dave douglas: timpani, orchestral bells, crotales, glockenspiel, conga

continuation
matt cunitz: bass guitar
erik friedlander: cello
john hofer: drums
scott solter: electric guitar, baritone, vibraphone, hammond b3 drawbars, tar drum

dear sarah shu
jv: gated acoustic, moog source
alex decarville: drums
erik friedlander: cello
matt greenberg: trumpet
scott solter: hammond spinet

farewell transmission
jv: piano, guitar
scott solter: vibraphone, steel drum

angela
jv: rhythm ace, piano, moog source, guitar, mellotron flute, space station
dave douglas: drums
matt henry cunitz: orchestron cello, celeste, mellotron vibes

dead slate pacific
jv: acoustic guitar

the golden gate
jv: acoustic guitar
keith cary: aluminum upright bass
erik friedlander: cello
scott solter: ebowed landscapes, tape manipulations, looped guitar

crc7173, affectionately
matt cunitz: bass, hammond B3, piano, orchestron choir
alex decarville: drums
scott solter: javanese percussion, tom toms, vibraphone, tape loops

bonus track: the kingdom
erik friedlander: cello
matt greenberg: piano, trumpet
scott solter: roberts tape deck feedback
matt henry cunitz: bass