Rux Revue

Rux Revue is the debut album by Carl Hancock Rux, released by Sony 550 Records and produced in Los Angeles by the Dust Brothers;Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf; featuring drummers Joey Waronker (formerly of R.E.M.) and James Gadson; bassists Atom Ellis (of Link Wray/The New Cars) and Carol Kaye; keyboardist James Hall and bass guitarist Wah-Wah Watson. Incorporating a gospel influenced Sprechgesang and Vocalese style reliant upon an African American influenced alliteration, consonance and assonance while abstaining from the common techniques of poetic monologue popular in spoken word and slam poetry. Rux's music mixes soul, gospel, blues, rock, classical and hip-hop into a collage of machine samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects.

Track listing

1. "Intro To Evolution - (3:23)
2. "Asphalt Yards - (5:07)
3. "Gut Bucket Blues - (4:20)
4. "Languid Libretto (I Can't Love You Better) - (5:56)
5. "Miguel - (3:13)
6. "Wasted Seed - (6:44)
7. "Fall Down - (4:38)
8. "Elmina Blues Opus - (6:09)
9. "My Coon Gal - (4:45)
10. "No Black Male Show - (7:42)
11. "Blue Candy - (6:14)
12. "I Recall (There I Am) - (6:02)

Critical reception

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The CD was voted one of the top ten alternative music CDs of 1999 (New York Times/Year in Music).^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Rux Revue at Discogs