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The High Llamas

Lollo Rosso - 2025 Reissue

    The remix album, with marvellously creative EDM remakes from some of the best powerbook players of the day: Mouse On Mars, Jim O’Rourke, Kid Loco, Schneider TM, Stock, Hausen & Walkman, Cornelius and The High Llamas themselves. In addition to showcasing this emerging new generation of digital masters, the treatments here also highlight an oft-undersung aspect of The High Llamas’ sound – the influence of Krautrock.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. ShowShowstop Hic Hup (Mouse On Mars Remix)
    2. Homespin Rerun (Cornelius Remix)
    3. Homerun Übershow (Schneider TM Remix)
    4. Milting Tindmills (The High Llamas Remix)
    5. Mini-Management (Jim O’Rourke Remix)
    6. The Space Raid (Kid Loco Remix)
    7. Reflections In A Plastic Glass (3 Point Remix)

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    Snowbug - 2025 Reissue

      After the high times and critical-mass arrangements of the previous two records, 'Snowbug' exuded a breezy, spare, morning-after vibe. Edified by all manner of world-folk, classic Brazilian pop and the first volumes of the Ethiopiques comp, the Llamas recorded in London with Fulton Dingley and in Chicago with Bundy K. Brown and Jim O’Rourke engineering at Electrical Audio and John McEntire mixing at Soma. Snowbug is an understated, underrated gem.

      TRACK LISTING

      1. Bach Ze
      2. Harpers Romo
      3. Hoops Hooley
      4. Cookie Bay
      5. Triads
      6. The American Scene
      7. Go To Montecito
      8. Janet Jangle
      9. Amin
      10. Daltons Star
      11. Cotton To The Bell
      12. Green Coaster
      13. Cut The Dummy Loose

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      Cold And Bouncy - 2025 Reissue

        Having passed – at least figuratively – through hundreds of years over the course of their previous two albums, the good ship High Llamas docked, fully loaded, into a congenial present moment for once in its life. O’Hagan’s continued work with Tim Gane and Stereolab caused a healthy dose of electronica to spike the Llamas’ already heady brew, creating an apex of late 90s-style neo-exotica. RIYL: Mouse On Mars, Oval, Grand Royal, Dots and Loops.


        TRACK LISTING

        1. Twisto Teck
        2. The Sun Beats Down
        3. HiBall Nova Scotia
        4. Tilting Windmills
        5. Glide Time
        6. Bouncy Glimmer
        7. Three Point Scrabble
        8. Homespin Rerun
        9. Painters Paint
        10. Evergreen Vampo
        11. Showstop Hip Hop
        12. Over The River
        13. End On Tick Tock
        14. Didball
        15. Jazzed Carpenter
        16. Lobby Bears

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        Santa Barbara - 2024 Reissue

          For the Llamas’ 1992 debut, Sean O’Hagan, working the sextant to navigate a post-Microdisney course in the musical world, posted them up as a guitar pop band (RIYL: NRBQ, Big Star, Steely Dan), with nine exquisitely crafted examples of the oft out-of-step sound. Had there been no more after this, Santa Barbara would still be sought-after buried treasure by the perennial waves of voyagers seeking these sweet, jangling spices to this very day.

          TRACK LISTING

          1. Put Yourself Down
          2. Birdies Sing
          3. Banking On Karma
          4. Market Traders
          5. Travel
          6. The Taximan’s Daughter
          7. Period Music
          8. Holland
          9. Apricots

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          Gideon Gaye - 2024 Reissue

            This brave foray into conceptual art music produced a jaw-dropping reset on the 20th century pop perspective. The High Llamas engaged songwriting and production with an eye toward filmmaking. Digging through ephemera of choice vintages with post-modern zest, they struck a rich vein they could call their own – a kind of gothic Americana, formal aspects pushed to extremes. The spirit of discovery here can be vibrantly felt over 30 years later.

            TRACK LISTING

            1. Giddy Strings
            2. The Dutchman
            3. Giddy And Gay
            4. Easy Rod
            5. Checking In, Checking Out
            6. The Goat Strings
            7. Up In The Hills
            8. The Goat Looks On
            9. Taog Skool No
            10. Little Collie
            11. Track Goes By
            12. Let’s Have Another Look

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            Hawaii - 2024 Reissue

              The High Llamas discover America – yes, it had been done before, but not via their envisaged pilgrims’ passage. Energized by the breakthroughs of 'Gideon Gaye', they went all-in, producing a wide-screen epic further exploring their unique agenda. The reference points multiplied, stretching through realms of classic pop and jazz, soundtrack music, exotica and neo-Americana, while charting a journey through musical landscapes of abiding lightness.

              TRACK LISTING

              1. Cuckoo Casino
              2. Sparkle Up
              3. Literature Is Fluff
              4. Nomads
              5. Snapshot Pioneer
              6. Ill-fitting Suits
              7. Recent Orienteering
              8. The Hot Revivalist
              9. Phoney Racehorse
              10. Dressing Up The Old Dakota
              11. D.C. 8
              12. Doo-Wop Property
              13. Theatreland
              14. A Friendly Pioneer
              15. Cuckoo’s Out
              16. Peppy
              17. There’s Nobody Home
              18. The Hokey Curator
              19. Campers In Control
              20. Double Drift
              21. Island People
              22. Incidentally N.E.O.
              23. Tides
              24. Nomad Strings
              25. Pilgrims
              26. Rustic Vespa
              27. Folly Time
              28. Hawaiian Smile
              29. Instrumental Suits


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