Frontierland (album)

Frontierland
Studio album by Ed Kuepper
Released	September 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Hot
Producer	Ed Kuepper & Phil Punch
Ed Kuepper chronology
Exotic Mail Order Moods (1995) Frontierland (1996) Starstruck: Music for Films & Adverts (1996)

Frontierland is the twelfth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1996 and released on the Hot label.^[1]

Reception

Frontierland was nominated for an ARIA for the Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1997.^[2]

The Allmusic review by Jack Rabid awarded the album 4 stars and states "here we find Kuepper more successfully tackling mood rock... a non-compromising, neo-ambient, warm soundtrack-like post-punk album".^[3]

Musician Dave Graney said, "I don't think Ed Kuepper's Frontierland was lauded and respected as the major work of a great songwriter, player, and studio cat that it was."^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ed Kuepper

1. "All of These Things" - 4:45
2. "Fireman Joe" - 4:23
3. "The Weepin' Willow" - 4:49
4. "How Would You Plead?" - 3:20
5. "M.D.D.P. Limited" - 4:37
6. "Pushin' Fear II" - 6:41
7. "Rough Neck Blues" - 3:20
8. "Someone Told Me" - 3:30
9. "Poor Howard" - 4:59

Personnel

• Ed Kuepper - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin
• Charlie Cole - mellotron, keyboards, military drums
• Clayton Doley - organ, pedal bass
• Jerome - electric bass
• Adam Armstrong (track 5), Paul Burton (track 2) - double bass
• Mark Collins - banjo
• Christian Marsh - chromatic harmonica
• James Greening - trombone, tuba
• Miroslav Bukovski - trumpet
• Sir Alfonso - loops, samples
• Mark Dawson - drums, octopad
• Phil Hartel - violin (track 1)
• Mark Punch - electric guitar, backing vocals (track 1)
• Chad Wackerman - drums (track 2)
• Paula Punch Singers (track 9), The Sergeants Three (tracks 3 and 6) - backing vocals

References