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Fruit Bats

Siamese Dream

Release Date
July 23, 2021
MRG747
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Originally released on vinyl in August 2020 via Turntable Kitchen’s SOUNDS DELICIOUS subscription series, Fruit Bats full-album cover of Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins is now available digitally!

From Eric D. Johnson:

In 1993, I was the prime age to be swept up in alternative radio. But truth be told, while I loved Nirvana and Jane’s Addiction, in my heart I was still secretly wearing a hole in my cassette copy of Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits 1974–78. Somehow, Smashing Pumpkins spoke to all sides of me—angsty on the surface but really filled with a kind of Midwest mysticism that spoke directly to my 17-year-old-kid-from-Illinois brain. It’s also the first tape I ever listened to while driving a long distance alone. I’m pretty sure my version of this album is based on subconscious memories of that drive. I played all the instruments on this. And no, of course I’m not going to be able to recreate Billy Corgan’s crushing, epic guitar tone. Nor could I dream of touching Jimmy Chamberlin’s floaty (yet ever-shredding) drumming. This version is all about hazy memories for me, and how Corgan’s brilliant pop hooks can travel through time and exist in any possible instrumental configuration.

Tracklist

1 Cherub Rock (3:44)
2 Quiet (1:22)
3 Today (4:16)
4 Hummer (6:11)
5 Rocket (3:19)
6 Disarm (3:00)
7 Soma (3:03)
8 Geek U.S.A. (3:11)
9 Mayonaise (3:53)
10 Spaceboy (3:14)
11 Silverfuck (4:19)
12 Sweet Sweet (1:45)
13 Luna (3:12)