Gastr del Sol were a U.S. band formed in Chicago in 1991 consisting of, in their most famous line-up, David Grubbs, Jim O'Rourke and John McEntire. Between 1993 and 1998 they put out six records ranging in genre from post rock, the scene they were most associated with, to avant-garde jazz and Musique concrète.

Formed by Grubbs, a former member of the Louisville, Kentucky based Squirrel Bait Gastr del Sol released their first album The Serpentine Similar in 1993. This early line up saw Grubbs joined by Bundy K. Brown on bass guitar and John McEntire on drums. Brown left to play in Tortoise in 1994 and Grubbs and McEntire were joined by the guitarist, composer and producer Jim O'Rourke. At this point Gastr del Sol became mainly a collaboration between Grubbbs and O'Rourke, the two names being the ones most commonly associated with the band.

The bulk of this line-up's catalogue was released by Chicago's Drag City Records, beginning with 1994's acoustic guitar-based Crookt, Crackt, or Fly. "Work From Smoke,", the centerpiece of this album fused Grubbs and O'Rourke's penchant for atonal guitar interplay with bass clarinet and Grubbs's increasingly absurdist lyrics.

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jasonlayneWFNX (Jason Layne WFNX) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:25:59 -0000
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@pgwp my inclination is to ask how punk AC is compared to how punk Gastr del Sol was
cmetz (cmetz) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:07:27 -0000
@pgwp my inclination is to ask how punk AC is compared to how punk Gastr del Sol was
@cmetz I recently found something I wrote in '95 calling Gastr del Sol the most punk band I'd heard. Also, Low.
pgwp (scott tennent) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:02:11 -0000
@cmetz I recently found something I wrote in '95 calling Gastr del Sol the most punk band I'd heard. Also, Low.
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vinylscrobbler (Samuel) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:28:42 -0000
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mantako (saskai rikoyoni) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:01:22 -0000
Now Playing:'Sea Incrertain'-Gastr del Sol"Upgrade & Afterlife",M-3/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E5gxVYhaPg 'Hello Spiral'を挟む二曲は地味に泣ける。
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