''What Burns Never Returns'' is the third
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by American math rock band
Don Caballero
Don Caballero (often shortened by members as 'Don Cab') was an American instrumental rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Although the band has had numerous lineup changes with co-founder Damon Che (drums and percussion) being the only cons ...
. ''What Burns Never Returns'' was released on
Touch and 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 ...
in 1998 and was a reunion of sorts for the band—it was their first album after a two-year hiatus and marked the return of the original line-up.
The album is notable for guitarist
Ian Williams' first significant experimentation with pedals and other electronic effects. This style would be prevalent in both Williams' and the band's subsequent work.
It is the final studio album to feature guitarist Mike Banfield and bassist Pat Morris, both of whom were in the original line-up of Don Caballero.
Track listing
Track 5 is a
medley of the songs "Trey Dog's Acid" and "Room Temperature Lounge", both of which were released as a seven-inch single on Touch and Go Records in 1997, then re-released on ''
Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)'' in 1999.
Personnel
;Don Caballero
*
Damon Che
Damon Che (born Damon Che Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a rock drummer and guitarist. He has contributed to indie rock and progressive rock through his work with math rock pioneers Don Caballero since 1991. His style is heavily influ ...
– drums, guitar
(track 3, 8)
*
Ian Williams – guitar
* Pat Morris –
bass guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
* Mike Banfield – guitar
;Technical
* Al Sutton –
producer
* Robert Ebeling – mixing
* Andy Vogt – photography, artwork
References
External links
TGRec.com''What Burns Never Returns'' on Touch and Go Records
Don Caballero albums
1998 albums
Touch and Go Records albums
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