Civilization and Its Discotheques
Civilization and Its Discotheques is the sole LP release of Los Angeles art rock band The Fibonaccis, released in 1987 on Blue Yonder Sounds. The album's title is an obvious reference to Sigmund Freud's 1929 book Civilization and Its Discontents.
Like all of the Fibonaccis' work, Civilization and Its Discotheques is out of print, though the album is currently available for download on the band's official website. The majority of its tracks were later featured on the band's 1992 retrospective compilation album, Repressed - The Best of the Fibonaccis.
Track listing
Song information
- "Narcissist" is based on the book The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch.
- "Crickets" is a spoken word rendition of an untitled Emily Dickinson poem.
- "Leroy" is a spoken word piece composed of dialogue from The Bad Seed.
Personnel
The Fibonaccis
- John Dentino - piano, Mellotron, synthesizer, vocoder
- Magie Song - vocals
- Joseph Berardi - drums, percussion, cello
- Tom Corey - bass guitar, mandolin, guitar, slide guitar
- Ron Stringer - vocals, guitar
Guest musicians
- Bruce Fowler - trombone
- Lynn Johnston - bass clarinet, oboe
- Mike Price - trumpet
- Bill Rhea - violin
- Stan Ridgway - harmonica
- Bill Roper - tuba
Production
- Engineered by Steve Sharp and Charles Ramirez
- Recorded at Juniper Studios in Burbank, California and Casbah Studios in Fullerton, California
- Mixed at Juniper Studios.
- Mastered by Jeff Sanders at KM Records in Burbank, California.