1 / 3

Carnival by Limbo District

$29.99

A limited repress of “Carnival” on gold vinyl with all the various bits and bobs that accompanied the first edition. Includes an extensive oral history of the time around the recording of Carnival written by Chad Radford, a Limbo sticker, handwritten lyrics by Craig Woodall, poster originally by Kelly Crow and postcard. The postcard is one of 9 in the "Carnival Decay" series showing unretouched scans from Marlys Lenz Cox which have been in varying levels of destruction. Collect 'em all! PLUS!!!! An exact repro of one of the five track sheets from when the band recorded at Mitch Easter’s in 82. Edition of 90.

Includes unlimited streaming of Carnival via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.

A limited repress of “Carnival” on gold vinyl with all the various bits and bobs that accompanied the first edition. Includes an extensive oral history of the time around the recording of Carnival written by Chad Radford, a Limbo sticker, handwritten lyrics by Craig Woodall, poster originally by Kelly Crow and postcard. The postcard is one of 9 in the "Carnival Decay" series showing unretouched scans from Marlys Lenz Cox which have been in varying levels of destruction. Collect 'em all! PLUS!!!! An exact repro of one of the five track sheets from when the band recorded at Mitch Easter’s in 82. Edition of 90.

Includes unlimited streaming of Carnival via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.

"When I moved to Georgia in 1991, the only Athens band I was looking for was Limbo District. For decades, I remained empty handed. And now, the crown jewel of the Limbo story is unearthed: Carnival. Chunklet is proud to have excavated this apparition and it is now time to celebrate the band's delirious, cryptic and in-the-moment existence. Behold my Moby Dick. Behold: Limbo District!"
Henry Owings, Chunklet Industries

In August 1982, Limbo District—percussionist Jerry Ayers, vocalist Craig Woodall, bass player Davey Stevenson, Farfisa player and vocalist Dominique Amet, and guitarist Tim Lacy—traveled from Athens, GA to Winston-Salem, NC to record at Mitch Easter’s Drive-In Studio. The session took place just two months after fellow Athens band R.E.M. had gone there to record their debut Chronic Town EP.

With Easter, Limbo District recorded a five-song set of bewitching rhythms and guttural poetry, chants, and howls that culminated in a Dionysian, avant-garde pulse.

These songs later accompanied photographer Marlys Cox’s images brought to life in Jim Herbert’s experimental film, “Carnival.” Aside from the few seconds of “Carnival” that appeared in Tony Gayton’s documentary “Athens, GA: Inside/Out,” Limbo District...  more

credits

released October 24, 2024

All music performed and written by Limbo District
Lyrics by Craig Woodall and Dominique Amet
Dominique Amet Farfisa/Vocals
Jerry Ayers Percussion
Tim Lacy Guitar/Sitar
Davey Stevenson Bass
Craig Woodall Vocals/Farfisa
Kelly Crow Guitar Understudy
Recorded at Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, NC, by Mitch Easter August 1982
Mixed by David Barbe and Jason NeSmith at Chase Park Transduction 2023
Mastered by Jason NeSmith
Cover photography by Marlys Lenz Cox
Used by permission of The Chunklet Music Preservation Project
Photo colorizing by Chris Bilheimer
Recombination of original logo by Bill Georgia
Liner notes written by Chad Radford
Proofing by Arthur Johnson
Flyer originally by Kelly Crow from the collection of Bryan Lilje
Handwritten lyrics by Craig Woodall
"Carnival Decay" postcard series by Marlys Lenz Cox
Insert photographs by Sam McNair, Barbara McKenzie and Kelly Crow
Everything else by H2ø

license

© all rights reserved

You Might Also Like