''Beheaded'' is the second studio album by Texas-based
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band
Bedhead, released 1996 through
Trance Syndicate
Trance Syndicate was an independent record label founded in 1990 by King Coffey, drummer of Austin, Texas band the Butthole Surfers.Larkin, Colin (1999) "Trance Syndicate Records" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books, , p. ...
. The album was released in the United Kingdom through
Rough Trade, and was reissued on compact disc format through
Touch & Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. Tou ...
on February 20, 2001, along with the band's other two albums ''WhatFunLifeWas'' and ''
Transaction de Novo''. The album was included in
the Numero Group
The Numero Group is an archival record label that creates compilations of previously released music, reissues original albums, and creates album reconstructions from a variety of musical genres. The label, known as Numero, was founded in 2003 b ...
's 2014 boxset ''
1992–1998''
and was also released separately on
LP format.
Critical reception
''
CMJ New Music Monthly'' wrote that the album "reveals the band's mastery of its technique: Matt and Bubba Kadane's whispered, spoken or half-sung vocals trickle through the plodding, strangely dynamic songs, which are bolstered by the band's three-guitar approach, though not in a predictable strength-in-numbers fashion."
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Beheaded'' liner notes.
Bedhead
* Kris Wheat – bass
* Trini Martinez – drums
*
Bubba Kadane – guitar, vocals
("Left Behind", "Smoke", and "Withdraw")
* Tench Coxe – guitar
*
Matt Kadane
Matt and Bubba Kadane is an American musical duo that consists of two brothers, Matt Kadane and Bubba Kadane. They have founded three indie rock bands, serving as producers, songwriters, vocalists, and guitarists in all of them. The first, Bedhea ...
– guitar, vocals
Production
* John Golden – mastering
*
Adam Wiltzie
Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969, New York City, NY) is a composer and sound engineer based in Brussels, Belgium.
Early life
Wiltzie was born in New York City, NY. Originally a champion youth tennis player, a knee injury sustaine ...
– mixing, recording
*
Bedhead – production, recording, mixing
Release history
References
External links
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1996 albums
Bedhead (band) albums