The Dirt of Luck
The debut album, twelve tracks recorded in 1994.
Helium, 1995
Timony plays guitars and sings, and also bass, keyboards, drums, organ, xylophone and piano on various tracks; Ash Bowie plays bass, drone guitar, piano and keyboards, Devlin drums and percussion, with Greg Calbi mastering. Part was recorded by Timony and Devlin before Bowie joined, and the studio is not stated. Trouser Press hears doubled vocals, a clear childlike track layered with a distorted one, and calls the lyrics of "Silver Angel" and "Medusa" proto-Wiccan. AllMusic gave 4.5 of 5, NME 8 of 10 and Pitchfork 8.0 in 2017; the Chicago Tribune heard dark, pummeling rhythms and off-kilter, clanging melodies creating a funhouse atmosphere. Timony told Aquarium Drunkard that around The Dirt of Luck she started to feel okay about it.
Track listing
- Pat's Trick3:20
- Trixie's Star2:44
- Silver Angel2:54
- Baby's Going Underground6:24
- Medusa3:10
- Comet #92:09
- Skeleton4:11
- Superball2:35
- All the X's Have Wings3:13
- Oh, the Wind and Rain5:29
- Honeycomb4:22
- Flower of the Apocalypse3:46
More from Helium
The Magic City (1997)
Sources
- The Dirt of Luck, Wikipedia
- Helium, Trouser Press
- Plant a seed there, Pilot Magazine