Overview
Super Raoul is the debut LP from Fishtank Ensemble. The album was recorded live at Fishtank in Oakland, California in early 2004 and completed over the course of two weekends. At this time, the band had only been playing together for three weeks.
Track listing
All tracks feature traditional music and/or lyrics except where noted.
"Bordeas" – 6:55
"Itty Bitty Snitty Little Frenchman" (A. Seeman, 2004) – 3:44
"Papirosen" (lyrics by H. Yablokoff, 1932) – 3:02
"Troll Wedding" – 6:37
"Pegasus Vaulters" (A. Seeman, 2004) – 3:33
"Ringo Bushi" (Narita Unchiku, 1954) – 2:51
"Arabu Andaluz" – 4:36
"Hora di Bucharest / Hora de Fabrice" – 6:48
"Le Kidnappeur"" (D. Smolens, K. Kmetz, 2004) – 6:22
"Hopa di Bida" – 4:10
"The Last Shamisen Master" (K. Kmetz, 2003) – 4:39
"Suite Romaine" – 4:42
"Doina Sonnambule" – 4:49
First and second editions
Super Raoul has been released in two editions. The first edition was released through a limited Mimicry pressing and has a cover with a photograph montage that refers to the band as "Fishtank". There is no copyright on the disc.
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