Tiger, My Friend Explained

Tiger, My Friend
Type:	Album
Artist:	Psapp
Cover:	Tiger My Friend.jpg
Caption:	Cover art by Galia Durant
Released:	November 2, 2004
Recorded:	2004
Studio:	Fishtank Studios, London
Genre:	Electronica
Length:	41:06
Label:	Domino Recording Company
Producer:	Carim Clasmann Galia Durant
Prev Title:	Buttons and War EP
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	The Only Thing I Ever Wanted
Next Year:	2006

Tiger, My Friend is the first album by electronica band Psapp. It was originally released on The Leaf Label and was later reissued by Domino Records, which now controls Psapp's entire catalog.

Reception

Gemma Padley in a review for BBC called it a "highly skillful album but not one for the masses", and said, "the unfussy quirky instrumentation and simple cylindrical melodic fragments create an intensity bubbling just below the surface. Every tiny fragment is carefully placed creating uniquely woven canvases".^[1]

Personnel

Psapp

• Carim Clasmann
• Galia Durant

Additional personnel

• Shawn Lee - drums, "Rear Moth"
• Matt Wasser - beer can, "Tiger, My Friend"
• Splodge the cat - squeaks, "About Fun"

Notes

• Several of the tracks were originally available on EPs released earlier by the band:
  • "Curuncula" was on the Japanese Northdown mini album.
  • "Calm Down" was on Do Something Wrong.
  • "Velvet Pony" and "About Fun" were on Buttons and War.
• "Leaving in Coffins" has been released under the titles "Electricity In Pine Boxes" and "Attention Tokyo."

External links

• Psapp jumble shop (official)
• Psapp official website
• Tiger, My Friend at Domino Records
• Psapp at Domino Records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Padley . Gemma . Psapp Tiger My Friend Review . BBC - Music . 8 October 2021 . 2007.