Released 2006 Length 79:52 Artist The Residents Producer The Residents | Recorded 2005-2006 The River of Crime (Episodes 1-5) (2006) Tweedles
(2006) Release date July 2006 Label Cordless Recordings | |
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Genres Avant-garde, Experimental rock Similar The Residents albums, Avant-garde albums | ||
The River of Crime (Episodes 1–5) is a release by The Residents, originally released online as a five-episode podcast through both iTunes and Cordless Recordings' website. The Residents also sold a two-disc package of blank CD-Rs to burn the episodes and bonus material (via the Cordless site only) for those who wanted a standard audio disc. Later, Mute Records issued a standard audio CD version, without the bonus material from the Cordless release, but with instrumental versions of each of the episodes.
Contents
The River of Crime project was an attempt at a noir-style of storytelling, with each episode being a different story that involved crime in some way, with the protagonist of each being a character who "collected" crimes.
Track listing
Disc 1
- "The Kid Who Collected Crimes!" - 16:23
- "Gator Hater!" - 14:55
- "Misdelivered Mummy!" - 15:14
- "The Beards!" - 17:07
- "Termites from Formosa!" - 16:13
Disc 2 [Bonus]
- "The Kid Who Collected Crimes!" [instrumental] - 9:58
- "Gator Hater!" [instrumental] - 9:13
- "Misdelivered Mummy!" [instrumental] - 8:29
- "The Beards!" [instrumental] - 9:52
- "Termites from Formosa!" [instrumental]
Songs
1Episode 1 - The Kid Who Collected Crimes!16:23
2Episode 2 - Gator Hater!14:55
3Episode 3 - Misdelivered Mummy!15:14