Field Studies
Encyclopedia
Field Studies is an album by the American
indie
band Quasi
. It was released on September 7, 1999, on Up
.
except "Two By Two" by Janet Weiss
.
United States
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indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
band Quasi
Quasi
Quasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by ex-husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss . Since 2007 the group has been a trio, following the addition of bassist Joanna Bolme.-History:In 1990 , Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat...
. It was released on September 7, 1999, on Up
Up Records
Up Records is a Seattle based independent record label founded in 1994 by Chris Takino and Rich Jensen.Some of the label's best known artists are 764-Hero, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Quasi and Tad.Chris Takino died of leukemia in 2000...
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Track listing
All tracks by Sam CoomesSam Coomes
Samuel J. Coomes is an American musician, and currently one-third of the Portland-area indie band Quasi, along with drummer and ex-wife Janet Weiss and bassist Joanna Bolme...
except "Two By Two" by Janet Weiss
Janet Weiss
Janet Lee Weiss was the drummer of now defunct Sleater-Kinney and is currently a member of Quasi and Wild Flag. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album Mirror Traffic.-Early life:...
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- "All the Same" – 4:05
- "The Golden Egg" – 5:16
- "The Skeleton" – 1:41
- "The Star You Left Behind" – 4:35
- "Empty Words" – 3:53
- "Birds" – 2:32
- "A Fable with No Moral" – 7:31
- "Under a Cloud" – 2:32
- "Me and My Head" – 3:30
- "Two by Two" – 2:04
- "It Don't Mean Nothing" – 1:48
- "Bon Voyage" – 4:01
- "Smile" – 3:29
- "Let's Just Go" – 2:10
Personnel
- Sam CoomesSam CoomesSamuel J. Coomes is an American musician, and currently one-third of the Portland-area indie band Quasi, along with drummer and ex-wife Janet Weiss and bassist Joanna Bolme...
– vocals, guitars, Roxichord, keyboards - Janet WeissJanet WeissJanet Lee Weiss was the drummer of now defunct Sleater-Kinney and is currently a member of Quasi and Wild Flag. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album Mirror Traffic.-Early life:...
– vocals, drums - Elliott SmithElliott SmithSteven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...
– bass on "All the Same", "Empty Words", and "Under a Cloud" - Strings on "All the Same" and "Smile" by:
- Brent Arnold – cello
- Jen Charowhas – violin
- Frances Woods – viola