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<i>'''Ruby Vroom'''</i> was [[Soul Coughing]]'s [[1994]] debut [[album]]. This LP's sound was a bit less reliant on [[guitar]] and [[digital sampler|samples]] than later ones; though Soul Coughing was always at least a bit more concerned with [[rhythm]] than [[melody]], this one had a greater focus on [[Yuval Gabay]]'s [[hip-hop]] [[drum kit|drum]]-playing, as seen in the tracks "Mr. Bitterness" and "Bus to Beelzebub", and [[Sebastian Steinberg]]'s [[jazz]]-flavored [[double bass|bass]]-work, as in "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago" and "Uh, Zoom Zip". M. Doughty's lyrics were as meaningless and colorful as ever, aside from a rare moment of near-coherence, "Screenwriter's Blues". Another departure from the later style was the inclusion of two unusually soft, [[acoustic guitar]]-focused tracks, "Janine" and "True Dreams of Wichita". |
<i>'''Ruby Vroom'''</i> was [[Soul Coughing]]'s [[1994]] debut [[album]]. This LP's sound was a bit less reliant on [[guitar]] and [[digital sampler|samples]] than later ones; though Soul Coughing was always at least a bit more concerned with [[rhythm]] than [[melody]], this one had a greater focus on [[Yuval Gabay]]'s [[hip-hop]] [[drum kit|drum]]-playing, as seen in the tracks "Mr. Bitterness" and "Bus to Beelzebub", and [[Sebastian Steinberg]]'s [[jazz]]-flavored [[double bass|bass]]-work, as in "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago" and "Uh, Zoom Zip". [[Mark De Gli Antoni]]'s sampling was as everpresent in the [[audio mixing|mix]] as it ever would be, although not as subtle as it would be in later albums; listen to "Bus to Beelzebub" 's [[Raymond Scott]] sample or "Down to This" 's [[Andrews Sisters]]/[[Howlin' Wolf]] chorus, for example. [[M. Doughty]]'s lyrics were as meaningless and colorful as ever, aside from a rare moment of near-coherence, "Screenwriter's Blues". Another departure from the later style was the inclusion of two unusually soft, [[acoustic guitar]]-focused tracks, "Janine" and "True Dreams of Wichita". |
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<i>Ruby Vroom</i>'s track listing is: |
<i>Ruby Vroom</i>'s track listing is: |
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Revision as of 00:17, 22 January 2004
Ruby Vroom was Soul Coughing's 1994 debut album. This LP's sound was a bit less reliant on guitar and samples than later ones; though Soul Coughing was always at least a bit more concerned with rhythm than melody, this one had a greater focus on Yuval Gabay's hip-hop drum-playing, as seen in the tracks "Mr. Bitterness" and "Bus to Beelzebub", and Sebastian Steinberg's jazz-flavored bass-work, as in "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago" and "Uh, Zoom Zip". Mark De Gli Antoni's sampling was as everpresent in the mix as it ever would be, although not as subtle as it would be in later albums; listen to "Bus to Beelzebub" 's Raymond Scott sample or "Down to This" 's Andrews Sisters/Howlin' Wolf chorus, for example. M. Doughty's lyrics were as meaningless and colorful as ever, aside from a rare moment of near-coherence, "Screenwriter's Blues". Another departure from the later style was the inclusion of two unusually soft, acoustic guitar-focused tracks, "Janine" and "True Dreams of Wichita".
Ruby Vroom's track listing is:
- "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago"
- "Sugar-Free Jazz"
- "Casiotone Nation"
- "Blueeyed Devil"
- "Bus to Beelzebub"
- "True Dreams of Wichita"
- "Screenwriter's Blues"
- "Moon Sammy"
- "Supra Genius"
- "City of Motors"
- "Uh, Zoom Zip"
- "Down to This"
- "Mr. Bitterness"
- "Janine"