Piasa... Devourer of Men, by Sun City Girls

Piasa... Devourer of Men

by Sun City Girls

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1.	Thunderbird 01:37	buy track
2.	Hatchling (Folklore of the Nest) 02:11	buy track
3.	At the Base of the Mountain of Noise 04:08	buy track
4.	Warning to Massatoga 02:58	buy track
5.	The Flying Leather Jackets of Pajarito 01:23	buy track
6.	Wingspan Eclipse the Moon 05:40	buy track
7.	Brilliant Pebbles 01:29	buy track
8.	Nighthunting 02:17	buy track
9.	Perhaps One Woman of the Dark 01:21	buy track
10.	Glowing Red Eyes 02:39	buy track
11.	Dolores 02:00	buy track
12.	A Lovely Demon Danced Upon 01:03	buy track
13.	Struggle Under Talons 01:43	buy track
14.	A Previously Unknown Sacrifice 03:14	buy track
15.	Ouatogo's Death Song 02:30	buy track
16.	17 Mighty Arrows 01:10	buy track
17.	Lizard Copter 02:11	buy track
18.	Devourer of Men (Finale) 01:53	buy track

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One of the strangest and most overlooked Sun City Girls recordings, Piasa... Devourer of Men was originally released on vinyl in 1994 and went out of print almost immediately. The record contains a series of short, folk-based tracks of raw beauty and intense moods. Most of the tracks were recorded in 1993 right after the completion of the Juggernaut soundtrack and some of the same ideas carried over into this project. A young and enthusiastic Italian director by the name of Antonio Pomola contracted SCG to create these recordings for his new film. The film was never completed and perhaps it was only an idea, but if it were to ever manifest, this music would certainly seem to fit the story line and the director's vision; the legend of a giant pre-historic flying reptilian terrorizing an early 1800s Indian tribe in Midwest America. Most of the tracks were created with acoustic instruments and voice and, with the exception of two tracks, the entire score was improvised. Recorded live to 4-track cassette by Scott Colburn, there is a strange, cohesive feel that runs throughout the album including several ceremonial and pan-ethnic tracks. Some cuts are completely indescribable. Here is your chance to finally hear the cigarette played as a percussive instrument in an ashtray on the track "Nighthunting," among many other highly unique SCG tracks.

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released November 18, 2014

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