The Residents - Lonely Teenager

Artist: The Residents
Album: Lonely Teenager
Year: 2011
Genre(s): Avant-garde

Studio versions of material from the Talking Light tour.

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Posted by DW.

The Residents - The Ughs

Artist: The Residents
Album: The Ughs
Year: 2009
Genre(s): Avant-garde

Another cool Residents album. This one is instrumental for the most part- there are vocals, but no words really.

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The Residents - Animal Lover

Artist: The Residents
Album: Animal Lover
Year: 2005
Genre(s): Avant-garde

This album is worth it for My Window alone, which is easily one of their best tracks, and all the other tracks on it are great too. This is probably the best Residents album from the last ten years. Presented here with both discs.

Download disc one.

Download disc two.

Posted by DW.

The Residents - Smell My Picture

Artist: The Residents
Album: Smell My Picture
Year: 2008
Genre(s): Avant-garde, electronic

Consisting of instrumental outtakes from The River Of Crime, Tweedles!, and The Voice Of Midnight, the 1000-copy limited Smell My Picture is fun for the whole family. I got this recently at a fantastic live show on their Talking Light tour and got a very high number for my copy, 994/1000. Enjoy.

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Posted by DW.

The Residents - God In Three Persons and Instrumental Excerpts From God In Three Persons

Artist: The Residents
Album: God In Three Persons
Year: 1988
Genre(s): Avant-garde

Another weird Residents album, this one about a character, Mr. X, and two conjoined twins.

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Artist: The Residents
Album: Instrumental Excerpts From God In Three Persons
Year: 1988
Genre(s): Avant-garde

I wasn't even aware this existed until today. I stopped in a record shop, and, thinking I had found God In Three Persons, grabbed it. I realized instead it was this strange instrumental version. Not particularly exciting compared to the original album, as it is not too different aside from being instrumental. Still, a sort of rare obscure release that seems like the sort of thing we should post here.

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Posted by DW.

The Residents - Not Available

Artist: The Residents
Album: Not Available
Year: 1978
Genre(s): Avant-garde

My favorite Residents album. Recorded in 1974 but not released until 1978, it was originally meant to be the follow-up to Meet The Residents. They decided not to release it until 1978, when continued delays on Eskimo prompted the Residents to release this masterpiece.

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The Residents - Diskomo

Artist: The Residents
Album: Diskomo
Year: 1980
Genre(s): Avant-garde, experimental

Diskomo was an attempt for the Residents to take elements of 1979's Eskimo and put them in a catchier, dancier, more "disco" fashion. The result isn't disco at all. Moreover, this is the Residents at some of their creepiest and weirdest. The snarling vocals and military march of the live rendition of Diskomo is my favorite part of this whole thing.

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Posted by DW.