Pynchon Music: Ed Hall
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Ed Hall (1985–1996)
A band hailing from Austin, Texas, Ed Hall released several albums of bizarre and often humorous music in the tradition of their mentors, the Butthole Surfers. They also made an appearance in Richard Linklater’s great film, Slacker. As to their Pynchon influence, “Steve” writes to Spermatikos Logos:
The early-nineties rock band Ed Hall were pretty influenced by Pynchon … admitting as much in interviews. Their lyrics were dense, smart, and—in their later albums—drenched in Gnostic themes. Their album Gloryhole even has a song on it called “Rachel Hourglass” (sic), and another called “Roger Mexico!”
Additional Information
Track Listing
1. Rachel Hourglass (4:17)
2. Hortense Buttermilk (4:00)
3. Luke Flukenstock (3:26)
4. Scam Cobliber (3:32)
5. Bernie Sticky (5:12)
6. Destamona P. (3:32)
7. Guido O’Brien (4:16)
8. Roger Mexico (4:24)
9. Buster Enamel (4:23)
10. Sandra Gubernatorial (3:05)
2. Hortense Buttermilk (4:00)
3. Luke Flukenstock (3:26)
4. Scam Cobliber (3:32)
5. Bernie Sticky (5:12)
6. Destamona P. (3:32)
7. Guido O’Brien (4:16)
8. Roger Mexico (4:24)
9. Buster Enamel (4:23)
10. Sandra Gubernatorial (3:05)
Musicians
Gary Chester—electric guitar, vocals
Larry Strub—bass guitar, vocals
Kevin Whitley—drums, vocals
Gary Chester—electric guitar, vocals
Larry Strub—bass guitar, vocals
Kevin Whitley—drums, vocals
Listen to “Roger Mexico” — The song is available to hear on YouTube.
Ed Hall Facebook Page — The group maintains a Facebook page.
Ed Hall Wikipedia Page — You can read more about Ed Hall on Wikipedia.
Ed Hall Discog Page — Collects album covers and information on Ed Hall’s releases.
Gloryhole Page — A nice write-up of Gloryhole on the wonderfully-named blog, “Ducks Battle Satan.”
Gloryhole Review — Trouser Press. Jason Ferguson reviews Gloryhole.
Pynchon on Record
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Author: Dr Larry Daw
Last Modified: 6 November 2021
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Last Modified: 6 November 2021
Main Pynchon Page: Spermatikos Logos
Contact: quail(at)shipwrecklibrary(dot)com