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~ Residents
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  • Audio CD (31 May 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Euro Ralph
  • ASIN: B000026VZ5
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 128,511 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Walrus Hunt
2. Birth
3. Arctic Hysteria
4. Angry Angakol
5. Spirit Steals A Child
6. Festival Of Death

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ESKIMO is one the penultimate titles in The Residents' vastcatalog Based very loosely on Eskimo rituals, these six pieces are as layered as most of the strange and mysterious group's projects. But there's a compelling sense of place to ESKIMO, as the sound of wind and the atmospherics of vast, frozen expanses set the stage for seemingly indigenous (though,in fact, fictional) instrumentation.
The Residents filter their disembodied voices through various electronic gadgets. In service to their invented ESKIMO mythology, these voices resonate with haunting playfulness. The devil sits on oneshoulder, an angel on the other, both whispering in your ears while some unseen higher power breathes down your back. This album succeeds in evoking glimpses of a people and theirheritage without succumbing to stereotype, mimicry, or ridicule.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Residents' Masterpiece, 1 Feb 2003
By Chinacatalba (Livingston Scotland) - See all my reviews
I am not sure if I can successfully convey to you all just how I feel about this album. This is no ordinary album of tunes and songs and if that is what you are looking for then read no further.

Eskimo was inspired by the sounds recorded and photographs taken by the Residents friend the mysterious N. Senada while he was in the North Pole; you may buy into this mythology or not but the end result is an album of soundscapes, far far ahead of it's time. A previous reviewer described the music as desolate and indeed it is desolate, but it is also inherently beautiful in the same way that deolate landscapes are or can be.

There are a collection of stories to read while listening to the strange sounds emitting from your speakers but after a while these are irrelevant as you are drawn into the Residents sound picture of Eskimo life and landscape. There are many unusual sounds on offer here and again a patient and adventurous listener will be rewarded. This is quite like no other album in modern popular music.

I have lived with this album since it's original release in 1979 and I have never tired of it, it always reveals new joys to me.

As the sleeve notes say..... keep a warm blanket handy.

Watch out for the DVD version with the Dolby 5.1 surround sound....... how DVD audio should be.........magnificent!

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intruigingly unconventional. Dank., 12 Dec 2000
By joycean_chap@hotmail.com (Sunderland, England) - See all my reviews
Now this is undeniably one of the strangest albums, not merely in music's august history but also in the canon of Residents albums. The glacial, desolate tones of this album are pretty unique, and well ahead of their time. There are few conventional tunes or understandable words, so some may baulk at "Eskimo". It's a fascinatingly desolate record with what I presume is an invented language and oddball invented instruments. The story of this concept album about perceived Eskimo life, is adept, and translated in the liner notes. This is worth a purchase if you're willing to open your mind to some completely new sounds.
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