''Drveće i rijeke'' ( en, Trees and Rivers) is the fifth studio album by the
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alternative rock
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band
Pips, Chips & Videoclips
Pips, Chips & Videoclips are a Croatian rock band from the capital Zagreb. They formed in the early 1990s and have released seven studio albums and a number of singles.
The band first came to prominence in 1992 when they recorded ''Dinamo ja vo ...
, released in April 2003.
Additional mixing and production was done by
Dave Fridmann
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Career
From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore, Neon Indian, Wolf Gang, ...
at the Tarbox Road Studios in
Cassadaga, New York
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.
The album received mixed reviews and failed to repeat the success of the band's earlier albums such as ''
Fred Astaire
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'' and ''
Bog
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''. Still, Croatian rock critic
Aleksandar Dragaš compared it favorably with some of the band's latter works, and described it as "
Ripper
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* Ripper (surname)
* Paul Burchill, ring name "The Ripper", a professional wrestler based on Jack the Ripper
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's perceptive, intriguing and intimate album".
Track listing
#"Dobro" – 4:50
#"Susjedi" – 4:45
#"Sebastian" – 5:22
#"Baka Lucija" – 4:05
#"Ne igraj se Isusa" – 4:53
#"Vjetar" – 4:22
#"Lula s dedom" – 2:13
#"Mrgud, gorostas i tat" – 4:23
#"Kako funkcioniraju stvari" – 3:17
#"Mak"– 4:45
#"Glavom pod vodom" – 3:17
#"Bajka" – 4:54
#"Porculan" – 3:25
#"2x2" – 6:01
#"Spava" – 2:50
References
External links
Pips, Chips & Videoclips discography
2003 albums
Pips, Chips & Videoclips albums
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