Reptile Tile - Reptile Tile vs. Human Man (2019)
Reptile Tile - Reptile Tile vs. Human Man (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 443.85 Mb | 01:10:44 | Cover
Neo-Psychedelia, Synthpop, Art Pop, Experimental Rock | Label: Picky Choosie Records (USA) - PCR001
WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 443.85 Mb | 01:10:44 | Cover
Neo-Psychedelia, Synthpop, Art Pop, Experimental Rock | Label: Picky Choosie Records (USA) - PCR001
Reptile Tile is one of the most remarkable bands working in this era of music. They have enough musicians to start a soccer team. The core members all use cheeky pseudonyms: Terry Cloth, Ellen Degenerate, Ken Shiro, Kiwi Clementine, Bury White, Peter Chopoff, Tanith Fox, Door Ajar, and Lorenzo Mozo. They frolic through genres like sonic Scott Bakulas in Quantum Leap and continue to put out more music — sometimes on a single record — than some acts do in an entire career. Stolen sounds that defined past decades come alive in new ways while absurd experiments burst into flame… some flaring out and others occasionally surging into the realm of the indispensably catchy, wickedly hilarious, or quietly contemplative.
In November of 2015, someone suggested I review Reptile Tile’s latest offering. RTT Greatest Hits, a witches brew of 63 tracks lasting nearly three hours, sounded like Talking Heads and the cast of Monty Python hijacked Pink Floyd while they were recording The Wall. I quickly did the math and said no thanks.
By the following June, Reptile Tile doubled down with Hot Tropic, with 134 tracks clocking in at almost seven hours. Driving home from New Orleans in July, I started listening to Reptile Tile en route to Virginia. The idea of pairing two long journeys convinced me to scale the Hot Tropic mountain; I call it my Mount Everest.
Four months later, I reached the peak, writing an article featuring an impressionistic account of every single track. Reptile Tile captured my attention and imagination, evident in over eighty pop culture references and comparisons. Ken Shiro joked that they were trying to help me get my Master’s in music journalism. I haven’t written about an album since, but Reptile Tile remains the audio trainwreck I can’t stop listening to.
A prevailing question has lingered for two and a half years: how might Reptile Tile one-up themselves after giving birth to one of the largest, longest, and strangest musical creations in recorded history? The simple answer only leads to more questions about the labor involved in Reptile Tile vs Human Man, an album manufactured by tough choices. Which songs should be included? Where should they live on the track list? What experiments should be set aside? Does this song need an extra layer of synths or a brassy conclusion? What sounds should be pushed to the front or back during the mixing?
~ D. T. Jones
Track List:
01 Drink the Potion [06:27]
02 Lemon Meringue [03:02]
03 Split Spirit [02:25]
04 Judy Boon [01:55]
05 Crimes of the Times [03:40]
06 Free Radical [02:19]
07 Ecoterrorist [03:36]
08 Mystery Friend [05:07]
09 Perfect [03:19]
10 Shinto Weather Station [01:15]
11 We Are Not a Cult (feat. Mandek Penha) [02:49]
12 Sex Club Nazi [03:14]
13 Use the Honey Sweetie [01:51]
14 3 A.M. Meteor Shower [02:06]
15 Puffins [01:08]
16 Bull in a China Shop [01:41]
17 Blue Pocket [04:39]
18 Bridgette Midnight [02:18]
19 Phantom of Time [02:24]
20 Tickets to Be an Extra [02:27]
21 The Party Is Cancelled [02:56]
22 The First Call [02:41]
23 To Daniel [07:30]
Reptile Tile is:
Terry Cloth, Tanith Foxe, Susan Sandra, Ken Shiro, Bury White, Lorenzo Mozo, Lillian Starvation, Peter Chopoff, Burner Herzog, Ellen DeGenerate, Kiwi Clementine, Teenage Brain, Door Ajar
with assistance from qualified humans:
Bryn Lootacow: modular synth (1)
Grace Elizabeth: trombone (16)
Jamie Ingraham: saxophone (4)
Robert Alex Seawell: saxophone (6, 17)
Zach OIiver: saxophone (16, 19)
Ziji Casey: vocal (9)
Brendan Ginsberg: drums (9)
Michael Thornton: backing vocal (11) guitar (16)
The Current Earthly Embodiment Mandek Penha: vocal (11)
written and recorded by Reptile Tile
except for "We Are Not a Cult" written by Reptile Tile with Mandek Penha
mixed in Summer 2018 by Mozo/Cloth/Shiro at the Infinite Cage, Virginia Beach
mastered by Mozo at the Oubliette, Norfolk
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 22. The First Call.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 21. The Party Is Cancelled.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 20. Tickets to Be an Extra.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: EE1E77014DD9869B2689A59919D017D32CD81523
FILE: 19. Phantom of Time.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 18. Bridgette Midnight.flac
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FILE: 17. Blue Pocket.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 54%
Signature: 038BEA15425E706C05DBC7347A99D885C9C1B5D4
FILE: 16. Bull in a China Shop.flac
Size: 11320558 Hash: 492264BA14D03F53A74B4CDF285AAE32 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 21FC72DBCE22483C10CB3868B164DBD9683499E7
FILE: 15. Puffins.flac
Size: 6074999 Hash: F7C6EAD0FBDE6A5BBA2C20C1A4CDB92A Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 85%
Signature: D44A1AD3518A41B4F96D3D9C2D310C39E464CEC7
FILE: 14. 3 A.M. Meteor Shower.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 49%
Signature: 33DFC23C2527DE76AD2BB8549933ACFD11AE7A54
FILE: 13. Use the Honey Sweetie.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 12. Sex Club Nazi.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 11. We Are Not a Cult (feat. Mandek Penha).flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 32B08FBB05A0020C7A980294FDEA596F021F5274
FILE: 10. Shinto Weather Station.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 43%
Signature: 6C85A822192E4E585058B7F09559BF7E10E14EAA
FILE: 09. Perfect.flac
Size: 20456842 Hash: 14A8895A0B927A8393687A54833C3075 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: E867F2AC034E11DB3CCB8D082446AB631A71EE95
FILE: 08. Mystery Friend.flac
Size: 38570383 Hash: 430237BC296A31A4403F2F239EBD642D Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 1DC17B172CAE1A490BDFCA452D0E117E4533E8C3
FILE: 07. Ecoterrorist.flac
Size: 23419806 Hash: BA92FE1121A24E2FCE6BA0F3E9DE2C71 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: AC4EFCCE7427D95D39180433166336B77B752D06
FILE: 06. Free Radical.flac
Size: 12572819 Hash: D122175D90F9E5FE8960E674DB3C8FE9 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 62%
Signature: 8A28A3725B49F5ACA3347F6F9CEFBA9F373DAAAC
FILE: 05. Crimes of the Times.flac
Size: 25691478 Hash: 5EF1EDBF14D39AF149A028031900492A Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 9D7D94F947880F3DF5658F7038C88AC2B4D0E354
FILE: 04. Judy Boon.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 44187FD4E9957C2E67725F36AD362EE63C1E5158
FILE: 03. Split Spirit.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 02. Lemon Meringue.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 01. Drink the Potion.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 23. To Daniel.flac
Size: 39514037 Hash: DC88A75A3E355FF1BAB9C976536CE98F Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 43D1D8658F0920A0E3D9EEDC4D7B2906046972F5
FILE: 22. The First Call.flac
Size: 17783205 Hash: 65C4F11A94D74AF1B7DD3C6611315B90 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: F80D681D2A6284FAD8830536184B7770E9F60DA0
FILE: 21. The Party Is Cancelled.flac
Size: 17825767 Hash: 7549B39A78D82917F44740B8553827A4 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 477D2FA0538EFC7CD0BE04952C0D109BF93F6A56
FILE: 20. Tickets to Be an Extra.flac
Size: 16265952 Hash: 08EA656D19E961CBFAAD3CA5977F8461 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: EE1E77014DD9869B2689A59919D017D32CD81523
FILE: 19. Phantom of Time.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 18. Bridgette Midnight.flac
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Conclusion: ???
Signature: 37BE99FEFC629A48890BADE50A32E4A112FB553D
FILE: 17. Blue Pocket.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 54%
Signature: 038BEA15425E706C05DBC7347A99D885C9C1B5D4
FILE: 16. Bull in a China Shop.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 15. Puffins.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 85%
Signature: D44A1AD3518A41B4F96D3D9C2D310C39E464CEC7
FILE: 14. 3 A.M. Meteor Shower.flac
Size: 14334191 Hash: F976611E12D5021B09308C6995DFD199 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 49%
Signature: 33DFC23C2527DE76AD2BB8549933ACFD11AE7A54
FILE: 13. Use the Honey Sweetie.flac
Size: 11232341 Hash: 3A3E9A514AF968A9A332E09FADA7D715 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 12. Sex Club Nazi.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 127210EDF874B3AE2BD52FF5D132A97809FBC1C3
FILE: 11. We Are Not a Cult (feat. Mandek Penha).flac
Size: 21554995 Hash: 7EAA7C5BCE9AF99A65EE1552C823AF66 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 32B08FBB05A0020C7A980294FDEA596F021F5274
FILE: 10. Shinto Weather Station.flac
Size: 6005184 Hash: BFDFC6762A27C75E3AA286925C0C200A Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 43%
Signature: 6C85A822192E4E585058B7F09559BF7E10E14EAA
FILE: 09. Perfect.flac
Size: 20456842 Hash: 14A8895A0B927A8393687A54833C3075 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: E867F2AC034E11DB3CCB8D082446AB631A71EE95
FILE: 08. Mystery Friend.flac
Size: 38570383 Hash: 430237BC296A31A4403F2F239EBD642D Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 1DC17B172CAE1A490BDFCA452D0E117E4533E8C3
FILE: 07. Ecoterrorist.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 06. Free Radical.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 62%
Signature: 8A28A3725B49F5ACA3347F6F9CEFBA9F373DAAAC
FILE: 05. Crimes of the Times.flac
Size: 25691478 Hash: 5EF1EDBF14D39AF149A028031900492A Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 9D7D94F947880F3DF5658F7038C88AC2B4D0E354
FILE: 04. Judy Boon.flac
Size: 13498870 Hash: 740569611CCC5F3403BF20610D90D2B4 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 44187FD4E9957C2E67725F36AD362EE63C1E5158
FILE: 03. Split Spirit.flac
Size: 14623903 Hash: 3BB59AFCC6CD1C06B025BB9D251AF564 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 99%
Signature: 983D77DF066186DC62D714F2EA42ABA132EDFCB3
FILE: 02. Lemon Meringue.flac
Size: 22556296 Hash: C73440BDC717F8434FEC8EB6E89FF0A7 Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 4928869D055970727599C9B29F10762E44D0A4C4
FILE: 01. Drink the Potion.flac
Size: 43549967 Hash: FF00ECCBF2DB5FEFDECD0E4FC0F8C13C Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: EFD9409F78842673A58A15A1FC6045B1150CF7C4
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