Julius Caesar (album)
Julius Caesar is the third album by Bill Callahan (also known as Smog), released in 1993 on Drag City. It was re-released in Europe in 2001 on Domino Records. After his two first LPs, which were recorded at home with an experimental lo-fi approach, Callahan decided to record this album in a professional studio. Nevertheless, he kept control over the recording process, with only Kim Osterwalder helping out on cello.
| Julius Caesar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 5, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Lo-fi | |||
| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Bill Callahan | |||
| Smog chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | 8/10[2] |
| Q | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The song "One Less Star" appeared in Above the Below, a 2003-documentary about a stunt by David Blaine. "Chosen One" was covered live by The Flaming Lips in a record store in Minneapolis on December 12, 1993, a recording which later appeared on their EP Due to High Expectations... the Flaming Lips Are Providing Needles for Your Balloons. The song also appeared (as a Peel Session) on Callahan's rarities compilation Accumulation: None in 2002.
The song "37 Push Ups" appeared in the record company Kill Rock Stars' compilation album, Rock Stars Kill.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bill Callahan
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strawberry Rash" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Your Wedding" | 2:42 |
| 3. | "37 Push Ups" | 2:17 |
| 4. | "Stalled on the Tracks" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "One Less Star" | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Golden" | 1:14 |
| 7. | "When You Walk" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "I Am Star Wars!" | 2:49 |
| 9. | "Connections" | 2:10 |
| 10. | "When the Power Goes Out" | 1:25 |
| 11. | "Chosen One" | 3:12 |
| 12. | "What Kind of Angel" | 3:25 |
| 13. | "Stick in the Mud" | 5:02 |
References
- Phares, Heather. "Julius Caesar – Smog". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- "Smog: Julius Caesar". NME. July 23, 1994. p. 39.
- "Smog: Julius Caesar". Q. No. 176. May 2001. p. 137.
- Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Smog". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 754–55. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Rock Stars Kill at Amazon.com
External links
- Julius Caesar at Discogs (list of releases)