Camoufleur
title: "Camoufleur" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1998-albums", "gastr-del-sol-albums", "drag-city-(record-label)-albums", "domino-recording-company-albums", "p-vine-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camoufleur" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Camoufleur |
| type | studio |
| artist | Gastr del Sol |
| cover | Camoufleur.jpg |
| border | yes |
| released | |
| studio | |
| genre | |
| length | |
| label | Drag City |
| prev_title | Upgrade & Afterlife |
| prev_year | 1996 |
| next_title | We Have Dozens of Titles |
| next_year | 2024 |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the Gastr del Sol album ::
| name = Camoufleur | type = studio | artist = Gastr del Sol | cover = Camoufleur.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = Drag City | producer = | prev_title = Upgrade & Afterlife | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = We Have Dozens of Titles | next_year =2024 Camoufleur is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Gastr del Sol, released on February 23, 1998, on Drag City.
Critical reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Chicago Tribune | rev2score = | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly | rev3score = A− | rev4 = NME | rev4score = 7/10 | rev5 = Uncut | rev5Score = Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Camoufleur as "a subdued, meditative affair, bringing together elements of folk, jazz, film music, and the avant-garde", which gradually "opens up, revealing layers of modest beauty".
In 2018, Pitchfork placed Camoufleur at number 38 on its list of the 50 best albums of 1998. In an accompanying write-up, staff writer Marc Hogan described the album as "meticulous, introspective chamber-pop, unfurling a bit like Van Dyke Parks' work with Brian Wilson."
Track listing
| title1 = The Seasons Reverse | writer1 = | length1 = 5:52 | title2 = Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder | writer2 = | length2 = 6:31 | title3 = Black Horse | writer3 = | length3 = 5:24 | title4 = Each Dream Is an Example | writer4 = | length4 = 5:41 | title5 = Mouth Canyon | writer5 = | length5 = 3:48 | title6 = A Puff of Dew | writer6 = | length6 = 6:20 | title7 = Bauchredner | writer7 = | length7 = 7:09
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Jim O'Rourke – composition, performance, recording
- David Grubbs – composition, performance
- Markus Popp – composition, performance
- Edith Frost – vocals
- Stephen Prina – vocals
- Darin Gray – bass guitar
- John McEntire – drums, recording
- Steven Butters – steel drums
- Jeb Bishop – trombone
- Rob Mazurek – cornet
- Ken Vandermark – clarinet
- Jeremy Ronkin – French horn
- Julie Pomerleau – viola, violin
- Maureen Loughnane – violin
- Phil Bonnet – recording
- Markus Oehlen – artwork
References
References
- "Gastr del Sol – Camoufleur". [[Drag City (record label).
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Camoufleur – Gastr del Sol". [[AllMusic]].
- Kot, Greg. (February 27, 1998). "Gastr del Sol: Camoufleur (Drag City)". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- Brunner, Rob. (April 10, 1998). "Camoufleur".
- Udo, Tommy. (January 24, 1998). "Gastr Del Sol – Camoufleur".
- Keenan, David. (February 1998). "Sunny side of the street".
- Klein, Joshua. (March 29, 2002). "Gastr Del Sol: Camoufleur".
- (February 12, 2018). "The 50 Best Albums of 1998".
- (April 20, 2016). "The 30 best post-rock albums of all time".
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