studio album
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Sun City Girls
Sun City Girls were an American experimental rock band, formed in 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1981, the group consisted of Alan Bishop (bass guitar, vocals), his brother Richard Bishop (guitar, piano, vocals), and Charles Gocher (drums, voc ...
, released in 1991 by Majora Records. It was remastered and reissued in 2019.
Critical reception
'' Trouser Press'' wrote: "There are pieces that stay on an even keel throughout — 'The Court Magicians of Agartha' puts an avant twist on kroncong (an Indonesian form of tango music) — but, for the most part, the album’s hazy insularity (perfectly captured in a sleeve photo that pictures the trio, back to its audience, lost in the throes of an improv high) doesn’t kowtow to stylistic neatniks." '' Paste'' wrote that the album "is evidence of three very close friends who have long since mastered the art of jamming on traditional rock tunes together and decided to use their mystical interpersonal connection to aim higher and deeper and weirder." The ''
Spin Alternative Record Guide
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'' praised the "hyperkinetic sonic disruption."
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Dawn of the Devi'' liner notes.
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Alan Bishop
Alan Bishop is an American musician best known for being the bassist and vocalist of experimental rock band Sun City Girls.bass guitar
* Richard Bishop – guitar
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Charles Gocher
Charles Gocher Jr. (November 12, 1952 – February 19, 2007) was an American musician, writer and visual artist, most famous for being a founding member, lyricist and drummer of the experimental rock group Sun City Girls. He also released '' Pi ...
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drums
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, percussion
;Production and additional personnel
* John Belluzzi – engineering (A1)
* Kevin Crosslin – engineering (B1)
* Marlene Healey –
cover art
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* Chuck Holder – editing
* Larry Nix – mastering
* David Oliphant – engineering (B2)
* Sun City Girls – mixing, engineering (A2, A3)