Black Snakes Explained

Black Snakes
Type:	album
Artist:	The Red Krayola with Art & Language
Cover:	Red Krayola - Black Snakes.jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	Sunrise Studio, Switzerland
Genre:	Experimental rock
Length:	47:22
Label:	RecRec (original release) Drag City (reissue)^[1]
Prev Title:	Kangaroo?
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Sighs Trapped by Liars
Next Year:	2007

Black Snakes is a collaboration between the experimental rock band Red Krayola and the conceptual art group Art & Language.^{[2] [3]} It was released in 1983 by RecRec Music.^[4] The album was adopted by Drag City and re-issued on CD in 1997.^[5]

Critical reception

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, referred to the album as an "avant-garde theater [soundtrack] without the theater to explain what was happening."^[6]

Personnel

Musicians

• Ben Annesley – bass guitar
• Chris Taylor – drums
• Allen Ravenstine – synthesizer, saxophone
• Mayo Thompson – guitar, vocals

Production

• Etienne Conod – recording
• Eric Radcliffe – mixing
• Robert Vogel – recording

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Red Crayola with Art & Language – Black Snakes | Drag City. www.dragcity.com.
2. Web site: Thompson's twins. June 17, 1999. Dallas Observer.
3. Web site: The Red Krayola: Outside The Lines. Eric T.. Miller. June 2, 2006.
4. Web site: Glenn . Kenny . Steven . Grant . Ira . Robbins . Red Crayola . . 2007 . May 26, 2016.
5. Web site: The Red Krayola: Black Snakes . . 2012 . August 11, 2012.
6. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. August 9, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.