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Mitch Easter and Helium: Helium chronology; Superball E.P. (1995) No Guitars (1997) The Magic City ... No Guitars is an EP by the alternative rock band Helium. ...
Mitchell Blake Easter (born November 15, 1954) is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. Frequently associated with the jangle pop style of guitar music, he is known as producer of R.E.M. 's early albums from 1981 through 1984, and as frontman of the 1980s band Let's Active .
Was really bummed out to find that this EP has lots of guitars. They even bring in Mitch Easter for extra gtrs on thee opening cut, but I'm not sure an all-Casio affair would've been better since this does lean more towards Magic City than Dirt of Luck, 'n' "13 Bees" is just keyed out melodies from their first full length squashed-up to thee point that thee song has nothing really to offer.
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- November 1996
- Helium
- 8 April 1997
Notes. 2017 reissue that combines the Magic City and No Guitars EP together. Gatefold sleeve. The Magic City Recorded winter/spring '97 at the Fidelitorium by Mitch Easter, produced by Mitch Easter and Helium... songs A1, A3, A5, B8 pt 2, B9, C12, C14 Budokan Music BMI... Special thanks to Chris Stamey at Modern Recording for technical assistance!
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- 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Remastered
Apr 8, 1997 · View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1997 CD release of "No Guitars" on Discogs.
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- US
- 10
- CD, EP
Jul 1, 1997 · Calm, calm. No Guitars ain’t as bad as all that. In fact, it’s pretty darn fine pop, luminous enough to stay the granola-folk gag reflex the stated concept, butterfly cover art, and song titles like “Dragon #2” and “Riddle of the Chamberlin” may arouse. Sure there’s pipes, Mellotron, and even a freakin’ gong on the thing, but ...
You’ll hear familiar fuzzy and strained guitar tones and the same forward-facing production quality—courtesy of Adam Lasus and Mitch Easter—that signal these as ‘90s records.
