Frustration Plantation
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Frustration Plantation, the fourth studio album recorded by cello
-dominated rock group Rasputina, was released by Instinct Records
on March 16, 2004. While not exactly a concept album
, Frustration Plantation does have many songs darkly relating to women's lives in the Old South
.
unless otherwise noted.
Poor Relations in the Shed Out Back (bonus disc)
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
-dominated rock group Rasputina, was released by Instinct Records
Instinct Records
Instinct Records is a New York City electronic-music record label that first gained prominence in 1990. It is best-known for releasing much of Moby's early work. The label has several sublabels, which include Evolver, Instinct Ambient, Kickin Records USA, Liquid Music, Shadow Records, and Sonic...
on March 16, 2004. While not exactly a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
, Frustration Plantation does have many songs darkly relating to women's lives in the Old South
Old South
Geographically, Old South is a subregion of the American South, differentiated from the "Deep South" as being the Southern States represented in the original thirteen American colonies, as well as a way of describing the former lifestyle in the Southern United States. Culturally, the term can be...
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Track listing
All songs written by Melora CreagerMelora Creager
Melora Creager, formerly Melora Mather, is an American cellist and singer-songwriter best known for her role as lead singer and chief composer of the cello rock trio Rasputina....
unless otherwise noted.
- "Doomsday Averted" – 2:34
- "Secret Message" – 3:16
- "Possum of the Grotto" – 2:56
- "If Your Kisses Can't Hold the Man You Love" (Jack YellenJack YellenJack Selig Yellen was an American lyricist and screenwriter.-Life and career:Born in Poland, Yellen emigrated with his family to the United States when he was five years old. The oldest of seven children, he was raised in Buffalo, New York and began writing songs in high school...
, Vivian Ellis) – 3:07 - "The Mayor" – 4:37
- "When I Count..." – 0:26
- "High on Life" – 3:31
- "Wicked Dickie" (Lead Belly)– 2:23
- "My Captivity by Savages" – 3:00
- "Saline the Salt Lake Queen" – 4:06
- "Oh, Injury" – 4:10
- "When I Was a Young Girl" – 1:36
- "Momma Was an Opium Smoker" – 1:52
- "Nov. 17dee" (Lyrics by Hollis Lane)– 1:08
- "Girls' School" – 5:29
Poor Relations in the Shed Out Back (bonus disc)
- "Yellow Fever" (Frustration Plantation Out-take) – 1:27
- "Momma Was an Opium-Smoker" (Melora mix) – 1:57
- "November 17dee" (long version) – 3:34
- "Secret Message (Melora mix)" – 3:17
- "Crazy Swan" (Cabin Fever remnant) – 3:07
- "Sanchez" (Frustration Plantation sketch) – 0:55
- "Mr. Romberg" (from Lakme by Delibes) – 1:30
- "My Soul" (Traditional) – 0:30
- "Oh, Injury (reprise)" – 2:10
Credits
- Melora CreagerMelora CreagerMelora Creager, formerly Melora Mather, is an American cellist and singer-songwriter best known for her role as lead singer and chief composer of the cello rock trio Rasputina....
– CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, dulcimerAppalachian dulcimerThe Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, producer, engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including... - Zoë KeatingZoë KeatingZoë Keating is a Canadian-born cellist and composer based in San Francisco, California.In her solo performances and recordings , she uses live electronic sampling and repetition in order to layer the sound of her cello, creating rhythmically dense musical structures...
– Cello, vocals, engineer - Jonathon TebeestJonathon TeBeestJonathon S. TeBeest is an American drummer, born and raised in Montevideo, Minnesota best known for his work in the cello-based group Rasputina. He was a member of the band from 2002 - 2008 and previously been associated with the act 3 Minute Hero where he garnered the nickname "ATHENS-manservant"...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Joseph Bishara – Producer, drum programming, mixing, engineer
- Kenny Dykstra – Engineer
- Tom Baker – Mastering
- Hollis Willa Lane (daughter of Creager) - Vocals on track 14
- Symon Chow – Photography, typography, graphic realization