El Producto (Walt Mink album) explained

El Producto
Type:	Album
Artist:	Walt Mink
Cover:	Waltminkelproducto.jpg
Released:	January 16, 1996
Recorded:	April–May 1995
Genre:	Alternative rock, math rock, psychedelic rock
Length:	38:39
Label:	Atlantic^[1]
Producer:	John Agnello, Walt Mink^[2]
Prev Title:	Bareback Ride
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Colossus
Next Year:	1997

El Producto is the third album by the American alternative rock band Walt Mink, released in 1996.^{[3] [4]} On release, it received a 10/10 rating from Pitchfork Media.^[5]

The band promoted the album by touring with Fig Dish.^{[6] [7]}

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Still one of the most imaginative extreme-guitar activists in pop, Kimbrough has likewise expanded his vocal repertoire, adding Beatlesque stylings and a middle register to tether the higher reaches of his eccentric stop-start-hold-rush phrasing."^[8] Spin determined that the album's "melodic guitar swirls, sharp syncopation, and helium-sucking vocals keep you guessing what's next."^[9] The Indianapolis Star concluded: "Switching fluidly between gentle and roaring tempos—sometimes in the same song—this trio reaches levels of melody-writing, energy and performance that are consistently, remarkably high."^[10]

Track listing

All songs written by John Kimbrough.

1. "Stood Up" – 3:31
2. "Everything Worthwhile" – 2:42
3. "Betty" – 3:01
4. "Overgrown" – 3:23
5. "Settled" – 3:11
6. "Me & My Dog" – 3:11
7. "Little Sister" – 2:59
8. "Up & Out" – 2:59
9. "#246" – 3:20
10. "Listen Up" – 2:27
11. "Sunshine M." – 3:57
12. "Love in the Dakota" – 3:58

Personnel

• John Kimbrough – guitar, vocals
• Candice Belanoff – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Orestes Morfin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• John Agnello – producer, engineer, mix
• Keith Cleversley – mix
• Wayne Dorell – assistant engineer
• Juan Garcia – assistant engineer
• Sue Kapa – assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Ken Schles – photography

External links

• "Releases" page on Walt Mink's official site @ The Internet Archive (includes lyrics)

Notes and References

1. Stewart . Allison . Reviews . CMJ New Music Monthly . Mar 1996 . 31 . 45.
2. News: McCarty . Patrick . WALT MINK BAND NOTHING LIKE A TYPICAL TRIO . Richmond Times-Dispatch . February 22, 1996 . D25.
3. Web site: Walt Mink Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
4. News: Sherr . Sara . WALT MINK . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 9 Feb 1996 . FEATURES WEEKEND . 13.
5. Web site: The Complete History of the Pitchfork 10.0. Rob. Harvilla. May 11, 2020. The Ringer.
6. News: Thompson . Steven . WALT MINK, FIG DISH DOUBLE-BILL SHIFTS TO O'CAYZ . Wisconsin State Journal . 29 Feb 1996 . Rhythm . 6.
7. News: Jordan . Chris . HEAVY METAL COLLIDES WITH POWER POP . The Record . 15 Mar 1996 . LIFESTYLE/PREVIEWS . 26.
8. Web site: Walt Mink . Trouser Press . 15 April 2022.
9. Heavy Rotation . Spin . Feb 1996 . 11 . 11 . 24.
10. News: Allan . Marc . Walt Mink, El Producto . The Indianapolis Star . 19 Mar 1996 . D1.