Thigmotactic
Studio album by
Negativland
Released2008
Recorded2008 at Olympia, Oakland, San Francisco and the Sonoran Desert
Length39:29
LabelSeeland
Negativland chronology
No Business
(2005)		 Thigmotactic
(2008)		 It's All in Your Head
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes[2]
The A.V. ClubC+[3]

Thigmotactic is the eleventh album by sound collage group Negativland. Unlike previous efforts by the band, it is primarily the expression of one member, Mark Hosler, though other members contributed, as did Thomas Dimuzio. Hosler created the bulk of its audio content as well as the visual collages and assemblages of found objects that are pictured in the liner notes. It is also notable as the band's "first entirely song-based project"[4] and features fifteen songs and two instrumental pieces.

The title Thigmotactic refers to thigmotaxis, an instinctive reflex in response to physical touch, as mentioned in a passage from Ann Zwinger's The Mysterious Lands about a desert lizard with this property. These sentences are excerpted on the inside of the CD cover.

Track listing

  1. "Richard Nixon Died Today" – 2:24
  2. "Lying On The Grass" - 2:03
  3. "Extra Sharp Pencils" - 2:31
  4. "It's Not A Critique" - 1:02
  5. "Basketball Plant" - 2:46
  6. "Two Light Bulbs Flickering" - 1:35
  7. "By Truck" - 1:19
  8. "Jack Pastrami (Flower Bum)" - 2:41
  9. "Influential You" - 2:22
  10. "Virginia's Trip" - 2:26
  11. "Steak On A Whim" - 3:13
  12. "Pork In The Store" - 3:14
  13. "Perfect Little Cookies" - 1:55
  14. "Kind Of Grumpy" - 1:59
  15. "Your Skin Is Gelatin" - 2:35
  16. "Omnipotent Struggle" - 2:46
  17. "Rancho Pancho" - 2:28

References

  1. ↑ "Negativland". Alternative Press. February 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli. "Music Review: Negativland - Thigmotactic". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  3. ↑ Sean O'Neal (July 14, 2008). "Negativland: Thigmotactic". The A.V. Club.
  4. ↑ "Negativland Presents... Thigmotactic", NegativWorldWideWebLand, accessed May 6, 2010.
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