Pancake
The side-one closer of Blonder Tongue Audio Baton.
Swirlies, from Blonder Tongue Audio Baton (1993)
No fetched page credits its writers, so we credit it to Swirlies. It is track six on Wikipedia's count, which includes the prelude, and track five on the band's own lyrics page, at 3:15, recorded at Q Division in 1992 with Mark Rivers on drums per Wikipedia's drummer credits. It closes side one on vinyl, followed by the locked groove and the moth track. Pitchfork's Erlewine praised its gnarled noise, and Trouser Press found the noise appealing on it. Andy Bernick recorded an early version with Ron Rege Jr. The Brokedick Car EP carries "Pancake Cleaner" (3:15) and "House of Pancake", a 6:31 electronica remix by Costey and Gomi.
A review of the band's November 9, 2024 show at The Echo in Los Angeles says they abstained from playing it, calling it the band's top Spotify song. We found no chart history, video, covers, samples or setlist counts, and no explanation of the song from the band. Our upload is the album version.
Sources
- Blonder Tongue Audio Baton, Wikipedia
- KEXP exclusive interview: Swirlies, KEXP (2017-08-07)
- Swirlies at The Echo, UCLA Radio (2024-11-09)