Chris Anderson: Chinatown (bg242)

by Chris Anderson - BG

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price

1.	Chinatown #1 02:56	buy track
2.	Take The Sun And Sing 05:12	buy track
3.	Jericho's Wall 03:33	buy track
4.	Listen To The Band 02:14	buy track
5.	Luke Perry Is A Hoser 03:12	buy track
6.	Chinatown #2 03:01	buy track
7.	January Rain 02:16	buy track
8.	Rodger Jones 09:14	buy track
9.	Choke Me 03:46	buy track
10.	Wind 05:55	buy track
11.	Engine 51 04:50	buy track
12.	Another One 05:18	buy track
13.	Bound To Fall 04:21	buy track
14.	April Rose 04:52	buy track
15.	All The Way Home 00:54	buy track

about

I recorded my first album, Dialects, in October 1992. Even though it is lo-fi and totally trashy, it was still a huge step for me and I was very happy with the concept. Immediately, I set my sights on a follow-up. Originally the plan was to try and get as many people as possible to contribute to the record (a plan that I have had many times over the years, and a plan that has never once panned out). The problem was - I didn't really have any songs for the album. I had a few songs laying around, and then I wrote a bunch of lyrics with the intent to set them to music and then proceed with the album.

Unfortunately, the majority of those songs turned out to be really bad. It took a very long time before I was able to set music to an existing lyric, and the only one that really worked out was "Take The Sun And Sing", which went on to be a standard in my repertoire for a number of years. That didn't stop me from getting started on the project. This set collects all of the demos that were recorded for the album, which was to be titled Chinatown. I was underwhelmed by many of the songs but still pressed forward, as the songs could have been solidified during the recording process.

I started the tracking for the album with a fiery song called "This Is The Last Time" but the recording turned out so bad, so distorted, so messy, that I totally lost heart and abandoned the project. Which was a blessing, since I really didn't have much to work with.

Three months later, I stumbled upon inspiration and wound up with a bunch of songs that wound up forming the basis for Welcome To Dreamtown - my actual second album, and my first real creative "triumph". Two songs from the Chinatown sessions wound up making the cut - "This Is The Last Time" and "Wind", while "Take The Sun And Sing" was revisited for my third album, Dreamora, and went on to be one of the cornerstones of the Carpe Diem repertoire. The rest of these songs, however, will stay right here where they belong.

-CA, 4/16/20

credits

released November 17, 2020

"produced" by Chris Anderson
Recorded at Disarray Studios, December 1992

CA: acoustic and electric guitars & vocals
Jon Weinhagen: guitar on "Rodger Jones"

All songs written by Chris Anderson
"Rodger Jones" written by CA & Jon Weinhagen
(c) CA / Flying Dachshund Music (BMI)

"Listen To The Band" written by Michael Nesmith
"Luke Perry Is A Hoser" is sung to the tune of "Chance" by Stuart Adamson
"All The Way Home" written by Nigel Tufnel & David St. Hubbins

license

about

Chris Anderson - BG Alexandria, Virginia

Bootleg Records is my way of organizing recordings that wouldn't be considered for release on the Flying Dachshund Music label. Songwriting demos, outtakes, live sets, band projects, pseudonym projects, and experimental sessions are what can be found on the BG label, The kind of stuff that would be bootlegged. What started out in 2005 as a limited run of 20 titles has grown to 200 and counting.... ... more

contact / help

Contact Chris Anderson - BG

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like Chris Anderson - BG, you may also like:

Accelerator
by The Convenience

The New Orleans duo use a pastiche of 80’s sounds to create a glittery pop sound all their own. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 30, 2021
go to album
Perfect Blue
by mattstranger

The Swedish artist marries pop and hip-hop influences to create an album with lush textures and dreamy production. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 23, 2023
go to album
Jolie Laide
by Jolie Laide

Nina Nastasia & Jeff MacLeod join forces as Jolie Laide, playing noir-y songs that glow soft as moonlight. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 17, 2023
go to album
Komm in Bewegung
by Der Frühling

Berlin songwriter and multi-instrumentalist spins krautrock and new wave influences into synthpop gold. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 8, 2023
go to album
Genuine Pleasure EP
by Genuine Leather

Effervescent pop without a drop of irony, perfectly geared for fans of the more dance-oriented side of indie music and Tears for Fears. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 2, 2023
go to album
Passion Fruit Boys
by Passion Fruit Boys

Nashville’s Passion Fruit Boys nail the effervescent janglepop of ’80s college radio with bright guitars and immediate hooks. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 1, 2022
go to album
Finally
by The Birds I Heard

This Bay-Area based band offer modern indie songs with intertwining harmonies and searching refrains. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 3, 2022
go to album